GOVERNOR GREEN DELIVERS 2026 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS, DOUBLING DOWN ON HIS BOLD VISION FOR HAWAI‘I’S FUTURE
GOVERNOR GREEN DELIVERS 2026 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS, DOUBLING DOWN ON HIS BOLD VISION FOR HAWAI‘I’S FUTURE HONOLULU —...
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Alexander Silvert: ‘Our Work Is Not Done Yet’ The fact that the AG is now investigating the $35,000 potential bribe is a good thing. But it doesn’t let the Legislature off the hook.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/alexander-silvert-our-work-is-not-done-yet/
A Voters Guide To The 2026 Legislative Session And Beyond Let lawmakers know even before they convene that your support at the ballot box hinges on what they do starting next month.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/a-voters-guide-to-the-2026-legislative-session-and-beyond/
Domestic Abuse Allegations Prompt Democrats To Scuttle Legislative Nominee The party has pulled back its nomination of Inam Rahman of Waipahu as one of three choices to fill a legislative vacancy.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/domestic-abuse-allegations-prompt-democrats-to-scuttle-legislative-nominee/
Hawaiʻi’s Biggest Public Worker Union Makes Early Endorsement For Maui Mayor Political analysts say the move could deter potential challengers in the race.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/hawaiis-biggest-public-worker-union-endorses-maui-mayor/
Why Doesn’t The Hawaiʻi Legislature Have An Electronic Voting System? Most states have them, and some lawmakers argue it would improve transparency and jolt some of their colleagues out of their complacency.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/why-doesnt-the-hawaii-legislature-have-an-electronic-voting-system/
Council Member Accuses Mayor’s Administration Of Coercion Over Housing Vote Council member Val Okimoto said a “senior administration official” threatened to withhold funding to her district, but she won’t say who did it.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/council-member-accuses-mayors-administration-of-coercion-over-housing-vote/
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION ISSUES DECISION AFFIRMING NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER AGAINST BRENTON AWA, REQ-2024-0222
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION ISSUES DECISION AFFIRMING NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER AGAINST BRENTON AWA, REQ-2024-0222 The Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission...
Hawaiʻi’s GOP Continues To Fight Amongst Itself As The 2026 Elections Loom The state Republican Party just elected its third chair in six months while several party officials have recently resigned over fights with leadership.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/hawai%ca%bbis-gop-continues-to-fight-amongst-itself-as-the-2026-elections-loom/
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/elections-commission-panel-calls-for-a-shakeup-in-how-hawai%ca%bbi-votes/
