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Lawmaker Worries Ige Is Moving Too Slowly On COVID Relief Plans Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Lawmaker Worries Ige Is Moving Too Slowly On COVID Relief Plans

The House money committee chair says the governor told state departments to hold off on spending.

Candidate Q&A: U.S. House District 1 — James Dickens

Candidate Q&A: U.S. House District 1 — James Dickens

“We are promising Hawaii we will do more in our first 100 days in office than the other party has done in the last 50 years.”

Megan Kau Promises To ‘Prosecute All Crimes’ In New TV Ad Screenshot/2020

Megan Kau Promises To ‘Prosecute All Crimes’ In New TV Ad

UPDATED 7/22/00 at 11:55 a.m.: The candidate for city prosecutor also touts the backing of well-known law enforcement figures.

How Kym Pine Is Using the ‘Power Of Incumbency’ In Mayor’s Race KuÊ»u Kauanoe/ Civil Beat/2020

How Kym Pine Is Using the ‘Power Of Incumbency’ In Mayor’s Race

The term-limited Honolulu councilwoman is making use of her city platform as she seeks higher office. 

House Approves Measure Introduced By Gabbard Allowing Military Hemp Use Cory Lum/Civil Beat

House Approves Measure Introduced By Gabbard Allowing Military Hemp Use

The latest iteration of the National Defense Authorization Act loosens restrictions on hemp and cannabis use for active duty troops and veterans.

Candidate Q&A: State House District 7 — David Tarnas Jonathan Rawle

Candidate Q&A: State House District 7 — David Tarnas

“It is time to unveil the plan to reopen quarantine-free out-of-state travel.”

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 11 — Brian Taniguchi

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 11 — Brian Taniguchi

“I have been in office for 40 years and from Day One, I have believed that we needed to diversify our economy.”

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 15 — Glenn Wakai BRAD-*-GODA PHOTOGRAPHY

Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 15 — Glenn Wakai

“I have offered the ‘Triple A Economic Plan’: aerospace, aquaculture and alternative energy. In all three areas, Hawaii has a strategic advantage.”

Kai Kahele Says He Wants Police Reform, But His Vote Says Otherwise Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2019

Kai Kahele Says He Wants Police Reform, But His Vote Says Otherwise

The presumptive Democratic nominee for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District has a clear path to Washington, D.C.

Candidate Q&A: Kauai County Prosecutor — Justin Kollar

Candidate Q&A: Kauai County Prosecutor — Justin Kollar

“I will be continuing to do all I can to advance our profession away from the failed mass incarceration policies of the 1980s and 1990s.”