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Topics of discussion included doomed cannabis bills and a potential override of the governor’s first veto.

Lawmakers killed bills to make it easier to oust bad board members and create a condo ombudsman.

Besides the Senate override, lawmakers in both chambers worked through numerous bills Tuesday, including some dealing with taxes and guns.

The hemp industry is poised for a legislative win after several years of negotiation.

Hawaii lawmakers are steering millions of dollars to facilities on the Big Island, Maui and Kauai for capital improvements.

But the “green fee” to slap extra charges on tourists failed, and bills to change the state tax code turned out to be more modest than the governor proposed in January.

The initiative comes after Hawaii saw more than 100 cases of traffic-related fatalities in 2022, many near schools. 

Lawmakers agreed to double tax credits for working families, limit guns in sensitive places and tax e-cigarettes but failed to reach consensus on HTA.

House Concurrent Resolution 58 asks the state to review the current youth work permit system.

The state has amended its primary governing document 269 times, most recently in 2016.