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...
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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...
Bill would allow more leeway to fight invasive species on private property
Obstacles in the fight against invasive species are several, but one sometimes overlooked is simple access to lands playing host....
Four-Year Council Terms
Council terms could be extended from two to four years under a ballot measure advanced by the Charter Commission last...
Funding Boost for Career Criminal Unit
A bill to boost funding for a specialized unit targeted for repeat offenders passed its first committee last week. A...
Bills Take on Helicopter Noise
A slew of bills before the state legislature aim to address helicopter noise in Hawaii. Proposed legislation from Puna Sen....
Shark, Ray Protection Bills Pass Committees
Protection for sharks and manta rays is making progress in the state Legislature. This week, bills introduced in the House...
Mass Transit Administrator Touts Progress
Years of neglect led to Hawaii County spending $618,000 to rent last-minute daily substitute buses in December alone, but the...
Hawaii County Senator Sponsors Red Light Camera Bill
A Big Island senator hopes to create safer roadways by photographing motorists who run red lights. Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye,...
Open Space Fund & Kua Bay Lifeguard….UPDATES
A charter amendment that would have cut the annual open-space preservation set-aside from 2.25 percent of property tax revenues to...
Hawaii Senate Bill 489….Shark & Ray Protection
THE SENATE S.B. NO. 489 THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 S.D. 1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SHARK AND RAY PROTECTION. BE...
Lawmakers Want to Toughen DUI Laws
HILO — Lawmakers vowed changes in reaction to a traffic collision near Ala Moana Center at the end of January...
KĀKOU, Civic Engagement App to “Tap Into Democracy”
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s first ever civic engagement app, KĀKOU, is putting the power of change in the palm of...
Federal Public Lands Package Includes Hawaii Priorities
HONOLULU (KHON2) - Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) took to the Senate floor to urge the swift passage of...
Proposed Law Would Block Porn Sites Unless Users Pay $20
(CNN)Lawmakers in Hawaii have introduced legislation that would require internet users to pay a one-time $20 fee to gain access...
Council Advances Sewer Fee Increase
Sewer fees will almost double for some and triple for others during the next three years under a plan the...
Bill to Decriminalize Pot Use Criticized
A hearing on a bill that would abolish nearly all criminal penalties relating to marijuana drew concern Tuesday about the...
Asset forfeiture bill clears committee hurdle
The state Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed unanimously, with amendments, a bill that would make it more difficult for...
GET Hike Clear Committee
A doubling and 10-year extension of the county’s general excise tax moved forward Monday on an 8-1 vote after the...
