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From Fundraisers To Favors, Ethics Panel Wants To Crack Down On State Workers New reform measures would prohibit high level state officials from holding fundraisers and stop state employees from doing favors for former employers.

November 16, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/from-fundraisers-to-favors-ethics-panel-wants-to-crack-down-on-state-workers/

House Speaker Seeks Answers About The $35,000 Mystery Money The FBI Revealed Pressure has been building on legislative leaders to launch their own investigation into the possible bribe of one of their members.

November 9, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/house-speaker-seeks-answers-about-the-35000-mystery-money-the-fbi-revealed/

Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Introduce A Lot Of Bills. See Whose Pass — And Fail Committee chairs and legislative veterans have the best track record, a review of the data shows. But even they only get a fraction of what they introduce through.

October 10, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/hawaii-lawmakers-introduce-a-lot-of-bills-see-whose-pass-and-fail/

Elections Commission Wants State Auditor To Examine Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Vote The commission also asked the Legislature to consider returning to one-day, in-person voting, and narrowly rejected firing chief election officer Scott Nago.

October 2, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/elections-commission-wants-state-auditor-to-examine-hawai%ca%bbis-2024-vote/

‘There Can Be Peace’: Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green Wants To Heal The Country In a wide-ranging conversation, the governor makes it pretty clear where his head is at when it comes to combining his ongoing efforts for Hawaiʻi with his future national ambitions.

September 28, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/09/there-can-be-peace-hawaii-gov-josh-green-wants-to-heal-the-country/

Look Who’s Talking — Or Not — At Hawaiʻi’s Legislature For some lawmakers, quietly is the most effective way to legislate. Others feel the public should hear exactly where they stand.

September 25, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/09/look-whos-talking-or-not-at-hawai%ca%bbis-legislature/

Pay-To-Play: Hawaiʻi CEO Pressured Staff To Make Political Gifts Court documents in an ongoing felony case reveal new details about how employees were reimbursed for making campaign donations.

September 24, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/09/pay-to-play-hawaii-ceo-pressured-staff-to-make-political-gifts/

Are Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Just Rubber-Stamping Bills Every Session? A new research tool shows the vast majority of bills pass out of the Legislature with no opposition.

September 21, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/09/are-hawai%ca%bbi-lawmakers-just-rubber-stamping-bills-every-session/

Suit Challenges How Legislators Turn Blank Bills Into Mid-Session Surprises League of Women Voters targets the use of short-form measures that start out as empty shells.

September 7, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/09/suit-challenges-how-legislators-turn-blank-bills-into-mid-session-surprises/

Clock is ticking on how to spend new green fees

September 3, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/09/03/hawaii-news/clock-is-ticking-on-how-to-spend-new-green-fees/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Elections Commission Panel Calls For A Shakeup In How Hawaiʻi Votes The subcommittee wants to end all-mail elections and fire Elections Chief Scott Nago, but it’s unclear whether it has the votes to do either.

August 28, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/elections-commission-panel-calls-for-a-shakeup-in-how-hawai%ca%bbi-votes/

Two Members Quit Just Before Elections Panel To Meet On Disputed Vote Count One of the departed commissioners was the lead author of an investigation that determined complaints about the Kauaʻi election were valid.

August 26, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/two-members-quit-just-before-elections-panel-to-meet-on-disputed-vote-count/

How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered? We analyze discrepancies in Kauaʻi’s 2024 general election vote count, which the Elections Commission says were a big deal and the Elections Office says were not.

August 24, 2025 0

How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered? We analyze discrepancies in Kauaʻi’s 2024 general election...

Data Dive: Campaign Donations Plummeted During Legislative Session Lobbyists are still the top donors, but they no longer can give lawmakers money while they’re in session.

August 11, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/data-dive-campaign-donations-plummeted-during-legislative-session/

Reducing Access To Voting Is Not The Way To Deal With Ballot Problems We need more polling places and drop boxes, not fewer.

August 10, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/reducing-access-to-voting-is-not-the-way-to-deal-with-ballot-problems/

Data Dive: Buying Lei Is A Cost Of Doing Politics In Hawaiʻi Here’s a look at how much City Council members spend on the colorful and often fragrant garlands.

August 4, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/data-dive-buying-lei-cost-of-politics-in-hawaii/

Hawaiʻi Elections Officials Tackle Big Island Ballot Discrepancies After finding major discrepancies in how many Kauaʻi ballots were cast, a state commission is looking at the Big Island numbers.

August 3, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawai%ca%bbi-elections-officials-tackle-big-island-ballot-discrepancies/

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Political

From Fundraisers To Favors, Ethics Panel Wants To Crack Down On State Workers New reform measures would prohibit high level state officials from holding fundraisers and stop state employees from doing favors for former employers.

House Speaker Seeks Answers About The $35,000 Mystery Money The FBI Revealed Pressure has been building on legislative leaders to launch their own investigation into the possible bribe of one of their members.

Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Introduce A Lot Of Bills. See Whose Pass — And Fail Committee chairs and legislative veterans have the best track record, a review of the data shows. But even they only get a fraction of what they introduce through.

Elections Commission Wants State Auditor To Examine Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Vote The commission also asked the Legislature to consider returning to one-day, in-person voting, and narrowly rejected firing chief election officer Scott Nago.

‘There Can Be Peace’: Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green Wants To Heal The Country In a wide-ranging conversation, the governor makes it pretty clear where his head is at when it comes to combining his ongoing efforts for Hawaiʻi with his future national ambitions.

Look Who’s Talking — Or Not — At Hawaiʻi’s Legislature For some lawmakers, quietly is the most effective way to legislate. Others feel the public should hear exactly where they stand.

Pay-To-Play: Hawaiʻi CEO Pressured Staff To Make Political Gifts Court documents in an ongoing felony case reveal new details about how employees were reimbursed for making campaign donations.

Are Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Just Rubber-Stamping Bills Every Session? A new research tool shows the vast majority of bills pass out of the Legislature with no opposition.

Suit Challenges How Legislators Turn Blank Bills Into Mid-Session Surprises League of Women Voters targets the use of short-form measures that start out as empty shells.

Clock is ticking on how to spend new green fees

Elections Commission Panel Calls For A Shakeup In How Hawaiʻi Votes The subcommittee wants to end all-mail elections and fire Elections Chief Scott Nago, but it’s unclear whether it has the votes to do either.

Two Members Quit Just Before Elections Panel To Meet On Disputed Vote Count One of the departed commissioners was the lead author of an investigation that determined complaints about the Kauaʻi election were valid.

How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered? We analyze discrepancies in Kauaʻi’s 2024 general election vote count, which the Elections Commission says were a big deal and the Elections Office says were not.

Data Dive: Campaign Donations Plummeted During Legislative Session Lobbyists are still the top donors, but they no longer can give lawmakers money while they’re in session.

Reducing Access To Voting Is Not The Way To Deal With Ballot Problems We need more polling places and drop boxes, not fewer.

Data Dive: Buying Lei Is A Cost Of Doing Politics In Hawaiʻi Here’s a look at how much City Council members spend on the colorful and often fragrant garlands.

Hawaiʻi Elections Officials Tackle Big Island Ballot Discrepancies After finding major discrepancies in how many Kauaʻi ballots were cast, a state commission is looking at the Big Island numbers.

Gov. Josh Green raises possibility of 2028 run for president

Rule by Decree: Is Hawaii’s Democracy Broken?

GOVERNOR GREEN ELECTED TO LEADERSHIP ROLES BY GOVERNORS ASSOCIATIONS TO ELEVATE HAWAI‘I’S VOICE ON BIPARTISAN PRIORITIES

THE KOHALA CENTER: Employment/Opportunities/Events

This New Technology Uses Sound Waves To Put Out Fires In Seconds

How The Legislature Is Violating A 187-Year-Old Constitutional Right The Legislature has always acted quickly on petitions. Why is it delaying this one? Especially in the face of strong citizen support.

Wahiawā Dam Takeover: State Signs Off On Acquisition The state is one step closer to acquiring the dam, which has a price tag for repairs in excess of $60 million.

Kaua‘i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai‘i Funded by a county grant, the project tracks coconut rhinoceros beetle feeding, breeding, treatment and trap sites.

How To Stop Your North Shore Farm From Flooding? Move, Developer Says Waialua farmers were flooded again last weekend, the fifth time since February. A local developer says it’s time to look for new land, but for many that’s unfathomable.

HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION ANNOUNCES CHARGES IN TAX CASE; DEFENDANT ARRESTED

BIIF boys basketball: Kauka, Huihui lead All-League selections; Kapeliela, Awa named Coaches of the Year

Tree maintenance project begins in Lili‘uokalani Gardens

Hearing set for two East Hawaii men accused of smuggling fireworks

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