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Sen. Slom Undergoing ‘Routine Testing’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Sen. Slom Undergoing ‘Routine Testing’

The medical treatment follows his hospitalization last month for a “stubborn infection.”

Landlords Shouldn’t Ban Ex-Convicts

Landlords Shouldn’t Ban Ex-Convicts

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued new guidance this week concluding that discriminating against renters who have been arrested or convicted of any crime violates the Fair Housing Act.

California Raises Minimum Wage To $15 PF Bentley/Civil Beat

California Raises Minimum Wage To $15

Hawaii has a higher cost of living than California, but lawmakers in the Aloha State rejected a proposal this year to raise the minimum wage to $16 by 2020.

Pod Squad: Uber-Taxi Legislative Battle Is Also A Culture Clash Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Pod Squad: Uber-Taxi Legislative Battle Is Also A Culture Clash

As they battle it out at Honolulu Hale and the Capitol, ride-hailing and taxi companies also vie for the hearts of riders.

Pod Squad Transcript: Uber-Taxi Legislative Battle Is Also A Culture Clash

As they battle it out at Honolulu Hale and the Capitol, ride-hailing and taxi companies companies also vie for the hearts of riders

Retired Judge Amano To Hear TMT Case Thirty Meter Telescope

Retired Judge Amano To Hear TMT Case

A Supreme Court ruling is resulting in a second contested case hearing for the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope.

The Final Arguments Against NextEra Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Final Arguments Against NextEra

Intervening parties in the NextEra-Hawaiian Electric merger have made their final arguments.

Marsy’s Law Rally At The Capitol Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Marsy’s Law Rally At The Capitol

Advocates of a bill about rights for victims of criminals聽are pressuring the聽Hawaii Legislature to pass聽the measure.

SCOTUS Tie A Win For Hawaii Unions Cory Lum/Civil Beat

SCOTUS Tie A Win For Hawaii Unions

A ruling in favor of the California teacher suing her union could have had major ramifications for organized labor in Hawaii.

Richard Ha’s Farm Ends Operations Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Richard Ha’s Farm Ends Operations

Hamakua Springs Country Farms on the Big Island plans to share the fruit of its final harvest.