Embattled Public Safety director confirmed by Senate for another 4 years
KAILUA-KONA —The state Senate voted today to confirm Department of Public Safety director Nolan Espinda…
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Lawmakers approve statewide mail-in voting By Kevin Dayton
Leading lawmakers have finally agreed on a plan to switch to statewide mail-in balloting starting…
Funding measures for HINET, Hawaii Promise sent to Ige
Dozens of Hawaii Community College students will be among those who will benefit if legislation…
Office of Information Practices says ad hoc budget panel could violate state Sunshine Law
Behind-the-scenes budget meetings could run afoul of the state Sunshine Law, County Council members learned…
Mass Transit mismanagement could hurt entire state’s federal funding
Millions of dollars in federal funding could be in jeopardy because the county Mass Transit…
(Oahu)Battle lines take shape as 2 vacation rental bills advance By Gordon Y.K. Pang
When it comes to the thorny issue of vacation rental homes on Oahu, it seems…
Gov. David Ige urges Hawaii Legislature to resurrect water rights bill opposed by environmentalists By Sophie Cocke
Gov. David Ige is prodding state lawmakers to resurrect a controversial bill that would give…
Council begins three days of combing through departmental spending plans
A full 38% of the county’s proposed 2019-20 budget is eaten up by employee pensions,…
County Council District 9 update: 04-15-19 By Tim Richards County Council
Aloha! Once again, it is time for the monthly update from our office. BUDGET SEASON…
Council approves lava disaster aid measures
The Hawaii County Council gave final approval to all but one of three lava disaster…
Ranked voting could make its way to Hawaii
Ranked voting, a new way to elect candidates for political office, could be coming to…
Council members say Big Pharma should help fix opioid crisis, vote to join class action lawsuit
Hawaii County is jumping into a multi-state class action lawsuit against Big Pharma manufacturers and…
Gabbard reaches donor threshold to qualify for debate
Gabbard reaches donor threshold to qualify for debate WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard says her 2020…
State closer to forcing Airbnb to collect taxes on rentals
State lawmakers on Tuesday, eager to gather tax revenue from Hawaii’s flourishing, yet mostly unpermitted,…
Charter Commission to consider special election
The Charter Commission will consider holding a special election later this year, rather than adding…
Revitalizing Banyan: Bill to create agency on its way to final vote
A bill creating a new redevelopment district for the Waiakea Peninsula is headed for its…
House committee kills flavored e-cigarette ban By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press
HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers on Thursday killed a proposal that would have banned flavored electronic…
Bill to allow solar farms on prime agricultural land fails By Sophie Cocke
The state Senate on Wednesday killed a bill that would have allowed solar farms on…
Open space fund draws most opinion at charter meeting
KAILUA-KONA — The Charter Commission afforded West Hawaii citizens a platform Wednesday to make their…
Hawaii County holds final hearing on vacation rental rules
Hawaii County planning officials heard from residents on all sides of the short-term vacation rental…