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Utilities, insurers, large landowners and the state would pay into a “wildfire relief fund” to help pay for property damage claims.

Captivating speeches should compel the audience to do something about a collective problem or continue acting on a successful solution.

Lawmakers are considering making it easier for counties to do away with short-term rentals altogether.

The Legislature passed a similar bill in 2018, but the state Supreme Court invalidated the ballot measure for using vague and unclear language.

Gov. Josh Green’s administration has moved quickly to shift thousands of acres out of DLNR’s control to boost ag production but more remains on the table.

Kali Watson is asking lawmakers for more time to spend $600 million for Native Hawaiian homesteads as well as more influence.

More families are set to receive subsidies to alleviate tuition costs, but the state is struggling to expand its early learning workforce.

This is part of a larger, troubling pattern of antagonistic behavior and incitement by the Hawaii State Senate.

Ethnicity impacts whether students from different Indigenous and ethnic groups are admitted to the UH system, whether they graduate and their future employment.

In his dual roles as lawmaker and state party chair, Adrian Tam talks about why reform happens so slowly in the Hawaii Legislature.