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‘The Clock Is Ticking:’ Hawaii Lawmakers Back Environmental Measures Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

‘The Clock Is Ticking:’ Hawaii Lawmakers Back Environmental Measures

A number of bills introduced by the Environmental Legislative Caucus address green fees, carbon pricing, habitat conservation, Red Hill and more.

Senate Bill: Raise Minimum Wage To $12 By October 1 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Senate Bill: Raise Minimum Wage To $12 By October 1

Legislative measures seek to raise minimum hourly wages to $18 by 2026.

Hawaii Tourism Officials Are Seeking ‘Mindful, Respectful And High-Value Travelers’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Tourism Officials Are Seeking ‘Mindful, Respectful And High-Value Travelers’

The state tourism authority is asking the Legislature for funding to rebrand Hawaii and attract visitors who might volunteer to plant trees, clean beaches and care for taro patches.

Civil Beat Is Partnering With UH To Teach Journalism Students Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Is Partnering With UH To Teach Journalism Students

A class of student reporters, most of them college seniors, have already produced stories out of the Legislature’s opening day.

House Plans To Commit A ‘Historic’ $600 Million To Hawaiian Homelands Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

House Plans To Commit A ‘Historic’ $600 Million To Hawaiian Homelands

The Senate includes affordable housing and more services for the homeless on its priority list.

Illegal Gambling Rooms Keep Springing Up But Police Have Few Tools To Shut Them Down Honolulu Police Department

Illegal Gambling Rooms Keep Springing Up But Police Have Few Tools To Shut Them Down

Honolulu police conduct dozens of raids every year and have seized more than 700 machines that still sit, unclaimed, in a warehouse on Oahu.

State Suspends Contract For Security Guards That Watch Over The Hawaii Capitol Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

State Suspends Contract For Security Guards That Watch Over The Hawaii Capitol

The original plan was that private security would help with mask and vaccination requirements as the Capitol reopened. Then omicron hit.

The University Of Hawaii Asks Legislators For An Additional $75 Million Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

The University Of Hawaii Asks Legislators For An Additional $75 Million

The university says it needs the funds to make up for severe budget cuts last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

House Panel On State Audits Needs More Time Screenshot/2022

House Panel On State Audits Needs More Time

The investigative committee has received hundreds of new pages of documents to review.

Gambling Is Illegal In Hawaii. But Las Vegas Is Only A Plane Ride Away Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Gambling Is Illegal In Hawaii. But Las Vegas Is Only A Plane Ride Away

Hawaii residents pump millions of dollars a year into southern Nevada’s economy. Would any of that money come home if Hawaii legalizes gambling?