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Ben Lowenthal: Turning Chronic Unlicensed Drivers Into Felons Is A Bad Idea Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Ben Lowenthal: Turning Chronic Unlicensed Drivers Into Felons Is A Bad Idea

The governor should veto a misguided measure legislators passed in reaction to a teen’s tragic death.

Gov. Josh Green Is Poised To Sign A Big Income Tax Cut. But Can Hawaii Really Afford It? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Gov. Josh Green Is Poised To Sign A Big Income Tax Cut. But Can Hawaii Really Afford It?

The tax cut bill on the governor’s desk would slash tax collections by billions of dollars, money that could help with the affordable housing shortage, Maui recovery and more.

Hawaii Moves To Improve Water Testing At Popular Beaches Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaii Moves To Improve Water Testing At Popular Beaches

Advocates have been pushing the state for years to increase how often it tests popular swimming and surfing beaches for harmful bacteria.

Environmental Working Group’s Fire-Related Recommendations Die In Legislature Courtesy: Andrea Kealoha/2023

Environmental Working Group’s Fire-Related Recommendations Die In Legislature

Bills to provide funding for long-term air and water quality monitoring failed to pass as a new study cites growing health concerns from the fires.

Feral Chickens In Hawaii: Are Lawmakers Doing Enough? Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Feral Chickens In Hawaii: Are Lawmakers Doing Enough?

Hawaii legislators want to give each county $50,000 to address feral chickens. Some say it’s not enough.

Hawaii Governor May Nix Plan To Put More Money Into The State Rainy Day Fund David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaii Governor May Nix Plan To Put More Money Into The State Rainy Day Fund

Green says the state cannot afford to put another $300 million into the budget reserve fund, which already has about $1.5 billion.

Hawaii Lawmakers Had Big Ideas For How To Prevent Another Lahaina. Few Became Law Courtesy: DLNR

Hawaii Lawmakers Had Big Ideas For How To Prevent Another Lahaina. Few Became Law

A House working group found a long list of things Hawaii needs to do to protect itself from fire, but many of those recommendations will fall to the new state fire marshal to implement.

Russell Ruderman: Gestures From The Legislature Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Russell Ruderman: Gestures From The Legislature

The shaka is one thing, but a different kind of salute was given to serious ethics reform by lawmakers this year.

Chad Blair: Senate Interrogations And House Lovefests When The Money Committees Meet David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Chad Blair: Senate Interrogations And House Lovefests When The Money Committees Meet

Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz and Rep. Kyle Yamashita take different approaches to crafting the state budget.

Bills Would Increase Protection For Hawaiian Burial Sites Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Bills Would Increase Protection For Hawaiian Burial Sites

Hawaii has some of the strongest laws in the United States governing historic burial locations, but lawmakers say more needs to be done to protect privately owned historic areas.