DOT plans community meetings to discuss road usage charge demonstration project
Should Hawaii drivers be charged per mile driven instead of a fuel tax for maintenance of roads and bridges? That’s...
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County Council Update
Aloha! Once again, it is time for the monthly update from our office. Rules for short term vacation rentals (STVR)...
Tobacco tax increase, red light camera bills moving
West Hawaii Today’s following a lot of bills in the state House of Representatives and Senate this legislative session, from...
Alcohol ban for DUI offenders, shark and ray protection move forward
West Hawaii Today’s been following a lot of bills in the state House of Representatives and Senate this legislative session,...
Tulsi Gabbard Says She Has The Best Weed (Bill) In Congress
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is running for president (it's hard to keep track of them all), and like almost every Democrat...
Hawaii lawmakers pass automatic recount, voter registration
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers have passed several bills to make it easier to vote and boost confidence in elections....
Hawaii Legislature News
These are not the bills you are looking for. The state Senate Ways and Means Committee gutted and replaced at...
Behind closed doors: Council holds secret budget meeting, discussions off agenda
A behind-the-scenes workshop and attempts to get commitments from colleagues on an item not on the agenda are two ways...
Kim Proposes Budget Hike, 35 New Police, $573.5M
Thirty-five new police personnel, including 10 officers each for Ka‘u and Puna, nine new sergeants and six dispatchers, along with...
Ethics Complaint Targets Puna Councilwoman
Opponents of a water bottling facility proposed for Hilo have filed an ethics complaint against Hawaii County Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz....
Bills would establish statewide regulations for ‘transportation network companies’ — including Uber and Lyft
A pair of bills in the state Legislature would codify the state’s management of ride-sharing networks such as Uber and...
Kua Bay Lifeguard Bill Advances
For the first time since Big Island legislators began seeking lifeguards for Kua Bay in 2013, a measure to secure...
Oahu Lawmaker Proposes Fireworks Ban
A bill that would make fireworks illegal for consumer use throughout the state will go before a House committee on...
Puna Boat Ramp Bill Advances
A bill funding a study for a new boat ramp in Puna cleared the Senate Ways and Means Committee on...
Las Vegas-based company asking for more time to develop Alii Drive property
A Las Vegas-based vacation ownership company is asking the Leeward Planning Commission for more time to develop what was years...
Special purpose revenue bonds eyed for Kona Jet Center
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means will consider a bill Tuesday morning that would authorize the issuance of up...
Council Members File Financial Disclosures
The island’s newest County Council members are finding the job takes more time than they expected, and the three freshmen...
Bills tackle coffee industry labeling concerns
When it comes to Kona coffee, farmers are almost as concerned with what’s scrawled on the outside of the packaging...
Liquor Control Department seeks to split investigator position
Most of the action at island watering holes happens at night and on weekends, so that’s when the liquor investigators...
Independent Corporation to Oversee State’s Airports?
A bill that would shift authority over the state’s airports from the Department of Transportation to an independent airports corporation...
