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Should Hawaii Amend Its Statute of Limitations For Civil Cases Of Sexual Assault Against Minors? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Should Hawaii Amend Its Statute of Limitations For Civil Cases Of Sexual Assault Against Minors?

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Supporters of the effort vowed to keep trying after three bills trying to change the statute of limitations failed this legislative session.

Little Fire Ant Program Gets Funding, But It May Be Too Late For Eradication UH CTAHR

Little Fire Ant Program Gets Funding, But It May Be Too Late For Eradication

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The Hawaii Ant Lab was cut off from the majority of its funds in 2021. This year, the Legislature gave it $500,000.

Naka Nathaniel: Here’s One Thing The Legislature Got Right Suevon Lee/Civil Beat/2017

Naka Nathaniel: Here’s One Thing The Legislature Got Right

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Early investments in kids reduces reliance on government support later in life.

DOE Tells Schools To Reject Federal Funding For Local Food That It Helped Apply For Anita Hofschneider/Civil Beat/2014

DOE Tells Schools To Reject Federal Funding For Local Food That It Helped Apply For

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Local food producers and advocates are vexed by the department’s U-turn.

Jonathan Okamura: How A Bill To Benefit Filipinos Was Almost Defeated By A Few Filipino Lawmakers David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Jonathan Okamura: How A Bill To Benefit Filipinos Was Almost Defeated By A Few Filipino Lawmakers

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New positions at UH Manoa should help with recruitment and retention activities for students to increase their numbers.

Supporters Say Hawaiian Diacritical Marks On License Plates Would Boost The Language David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Supporters Say Hawaiian Diacritical Marks On License Plates Would Boost The Language

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The change in plate design would only have affected the word 鈥淗awai鈥榠”, but the bill supporting the effort failed.

Green Picks Former Legislator Tokioka To Lead DBEDT Green Administration

Green Picks Former Legislator Tokioka To Lead DBEDT

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The outgoing nominee, Chris Sadayasu, will return to the Department of the Attorney General.

Lawmakers End Session Amid Criticism Of The Budget And Use Of Surplus David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Lawmakers End Session Amid Criticism Of The Budget And Use Of Surplus

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Gov. Green was given the power to restore funding to the Hawaii Tourism Authority, but some Democrats decried budget cuts to public schools and the University of Hawaii.

Lawmakers Deep Six Legislation That Would Enable Counties To Redistrict Lands Civil Beat/2010

Lawmakers Deep Six Legislation That Would Enable Counties To Redistrict Lands

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The bill was substantially altered during conference committee drawing scrutiny.

‘Fox Watching The Henhouse’: Last Minute Tweaks To Land Use Bill Create A Stir David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

‘Fox Watching The Henhouse’: Last Minute Tweaks To Land Use Bill Create A Stir

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Updated: The bill was recommitted to conference committee Thursday, effectively killing it.