Parade disinvites Hawaii lawmaker after pride flag comments
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/25/hawaii-news/parade-disinvites-hawaii-lawmaker-after-pride-flag-comments/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
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Senate ‘Bullies’ Are Creating Chaos At The Capitol This Year 0 Donovan Dela Cruz and Michelle Kidani have taken political strong-arming to an alarming level as they work to control business and financial issues, their colleagues say.
Two powerful state senators are pressuring colleagues to derail confirmation of Scott Glenn to lead the Hawaii Office of Planning...
Hawaii abortion protection bill heads to governor
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/03/19/hawaii-news/abortion-protection-bill-heads-to-governor/
Senators Reject Governor’s Pick For Economy Chief But Give Thumbs-Up To New DHHL Director 1 Gov. Josh Green said Chris Sadayasu “would have made a good DBEDT director” and they’ll discuss “next steps.”
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/senators-reject-governors-pick-for-economy-chief-but-give-thumbs-up-to-new-dhhl-director/
Hirono questions defense official on COLA reduction
Service members stationed in Hawaii, home of the country’s highest cost of living, are facing a 50% reduction in their...
House touts state budget
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/03/16/hawaii-news/house-touts-state-budget/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Maror Roth’s Entire State of the County Speech 2023
MAYOR ROTH DELIVERS STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS IN HILO Mayor Roth delivered his State of the County Address earlier...
Plenty Of Legislators Support Term Limits. So Why Won’t They Let The Public Vote On Them? Civil Beat surveyed many of Hawaii’s 76 lawmakers or researched their positions on term limits. Here’s what we found.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/plenty-of-legislators-support-term-limits-so-why-wont-they-let-the-public-vote-on-them/
Hawaii Lawmakers Are Wary Of Revenue Shortfalls As They Roll Out A Proposed 2-Year Spending Plan 0 The House Finance Committee unveiled its first draft of an ambitious new budget on Wednesday, but the chairman warned that a decline in tax collections may force changes.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/hawaii-lawmakers-are-wary-of-revenue-shortfalls-as-they-roll-out-a-proposed-2-year-spending-plan/
House moves on standards of conduct package
The state House of Representatives’ efforts to address corruption and win back public trust continued Wednesday with a committee hearing...
Should Hawaii’s Legislature Meet Year-Round? 0 Supporters believe the idea could increase transparency, but restrictions on employment have met with pushback.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/should-hawaiis-legislature-meet-year-round/
House Judiciary Chair David Tarnas Is A ‘Gatekeeper’ For Sunshine Bills The Big Island lawmaker leads the committee tasked with tackling a slew of government reform proposals.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/house-judiciary-chair-david-tarnas-is-a-gatekeeper-for-sunshine-bills/
Green appoints two to fill House vacancies
HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green has appointed former Kauai County Council member Luke Evslin and former executive director of the...
Senate Committee Votes Against Ikaika Anderson’s Nomination To DHHL 2 Gov. Josh Green accused the Senate of “playing politics.”
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/senate-committee-votes-against-ikaika-andersons-nomination-to-dhhl/
‘Pay To Play’: Hawaii Moves To Expand The Ban On Contractor Campaign Donations 0 State contractors contributed about $360,000 to campaigns in 2022.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/pay-to-play-hawaii-moves-to-expand-the-ban-on-contractor-campaign-donations/
Hawaii Senators Move To Keep Public Records Secret 1 The state Supreme Court ruled Hawaii law has no ‘deliberative process privilege’, but Senators are trying to create one.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/hawaii-senators-move-to-keep-public-records-secret/
Hirono invites trafficking survivor to State of the Union address
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, has invited Kalei Grant, a Native Hawaiian trafficking survivor, to be her guest at Pres....
Hawaii’s Affordable Housing Law Sparks Battles At The Capitol 0 At a time when housing is a priority for the island state, some lawmakers are pushing back against a law that eases development.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/hawaiis-affordable-housing-law-sparks-battles-at-the-capitol/
Hawaii committee OKs proposed constitutional amendment on abortion
(The Center Square) - Hawaii's Senate Judiciary Committee moved forward a bill on Friday that would allow voters to decide...
