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Campaign Spending Commission Fines Kaniela Ing Another $18,000 3 The former state legislator complained he is being singled out by the commission and that his case has been mishandled.

May 9, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/05/campaign-spending-commission-fines-kaniela-ing-another-18000/

Lessons For Hawaii: Other States Have Strong Pay-To-Play Laws 0 Experts say regulating contractor donations along with publicly financed elections could go a long way to taming corruption.

May 5, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/05/lessons-for-hawaii-other-states-have-strong-pay-to-play-laws/

Hawaii Lawmakers Move To Cut Income Tax But HECO Bill Is In Limbo 0 House and Senate leaders are working through the weekend to see if there is a path to reviving a utility securitization bill.

April 27, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/hawaii-lawmakers-move-to-cut-income-tax-but-heco-bill-is-in-limbo/

Inside the late-night parties where Hawaii politicians raked in money

April 18, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/04/18/hawaii-news/inside-the-late-night-parties-where-hawaii-politicians-raked-in-money/

Inside the Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money After the state passed a law barring government contractors from donating to politicians, fund-raising parties showed just how completely the reform effort failed.

April 17, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/inside-the-late-night-parties-where-hawaii-politicians-raked-in-money/

Election cards have been mailed

April 15, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/04/15/hawaii-news/election-cards-have-been-mailed/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

1,100 Pieces Of Testimony Against A Bill Went Missing For Days. The Bill Passed And Then The Opponents’ Letters Showed Up 0 Hundreds of Lahaina fire victims came out strongly against a bill that could allow HECO to impose a new fee on customers to help prevent wildfires.

April 10, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/1100-pieces-of-testimony-against-a-bill-went-missing-for-days-the-bill-passed-and-then-it-showed-up/

Longer council terms nixed: Proposal shelved following robust criticism

April 4, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/04/04/hawaii-news/longer-council-terms-nixed-proposal-shelved-following-robust-criticism/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Bill proposes charter amendment to extend council terms from 2 to 4 years

March 31, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/03/31/hawaii-news/bill-proposes-charter-amendment-to-extend-council-terms-from-2-to-4-years/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaii Governor Appoints Dozens To Powerful Hawaii Boards And Commissions 0 They include the UH Board of Regents and authorities with jurisdiction over land use, public utilities, education, housing and community development.

March 27, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/hawaii-governor-appoints-dozens-to-powerful-hawaii-boards-and-commissions/

Ben Lowenthal: The Surprising Persistence Of Conservatism In True Blue Hawaii A look at the state’s history shows that homegrown support for Donald Trump and extreme right-wing organizations didn’t materialize overnight.

March 8, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/ben-lowenthal-the-surprising-persistence-of-conservatism-in-true-blue-hawaii/

AP Decision Note: What to expect in Hawaii’s Democratic presidential caucuses

March 5, 2024 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/03/05/hawaii-news/ap-decision-note-what-to-expect-in-hawaiis-democratic-presidential-caucuses/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaii Lawmakers Take Campaign Money From Hawaiian Electric But Don’t Own Its Stock 0 The total of individual political donations by executives matches the spending by the utility’s political action committee.

March 4, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/hawaii-lawmakers-take-campaign-money-from-hawaiian-electric-but-dont-own-its-stock/

We’re Still Waiting For These Simple Rule Changes To Improve The Legislature They seem like the low-hanging fruit of government reform proposals, but some legislative leaders aren’t so sure.

March 3, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/were-still-waiting-for-these-simple-rule-changes-to-improve-the-legislature/

Senate Panel Rejects Confirmation Of Interim UH Regents Chair 0 The fate of Alapaki Nahale-a is now in the hands of the full Senate, barring a withdrawal of the gubernatorial nomination.

February 28, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/senate-panel-rejects-confirmation-of-interim-uh-regents-chair-2/

Beth Fukumoto: 3 Things The Hawaii Legislature Should Do To Increase Competitive Elections Ranked choice voting, more accurate voter rolls and public financing of campaigns are easily doable this session if the political will is there.

February 27, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/beth-fukumoto-3-things-the-hawaii-legislature-should-do-to-increase-competitive-elections/

House GOP Champions ‘Common Sense’ Bills, Conservative Values 0 Measures include paid family leave, term limits and tax breaks for Hawaii. But other bills call for death to sex traffickers, teaching of fetal growth and open carry of handguns.

February 9, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/house-gop-champions-common-sense-bills-conservative-values/

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Political

Campaign Spending Commission Fines Kaniela Ing Another $18,000 3 The former state legislator complained he is being singled out by the commission and that his case has been mishandled.

Lessons For Hawaii: Other States Have Strong Pay-To-Play Laws 0 Experts say regulating contractor donations along with publicly financed elections could go a long way to taming corruption.

Hawaii Lawmakers Move To Cut Income Tax But HECO Bill Is In Limbo 0 House and Senate leaders are working through the weekend to see if there is a path to reviving a utility securitization bill.

Inside the late-night parties where Hawaii politicians raked in money

Inside the Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money After the state passed a law barring government contractors from donating to politicians, fund-raising parties showed just how completely the reform effort failed.

Election cards have been mailed

1,100 Pieces Of Testimony Against A Bill Went Missing For Days. The Bill Passed And Then The Opponents’ Letters Showed Up 0 Hundreds of Lahaina fire victims came out strongly against a bill that could allow HECO to impose a new fee on customers to help prevent wildfires.

Longer council terms nixed: Proposal shelved following robust criticism

Bill proposes charter amendment to extend council terms from 2 to 4 years

Hawaii Governor Appoints Dozens To Powerful Hawaii Boards And Commissions 0 They include the UH Board of Regents and authorities with jurisdiction over land use, public utilities, education, housing and community development.

Ben Lowenthal: The Surprising Persistence Of Conservatism In True Blue Hawaii A look at the state’s history shows that homegrown support for Donald Trump and extreme right-wing organizations didn’t materialize overnight.

AP Decision Note: What to expect in Hawaii’s Democratic presidential caucuses

Hawaii Lawmakers Take Campaign Money From Hawaiian Electric But Don’t Own Its Stock 0 The total of individual political donations by executives matches the spending by the utility’s political action committee.

We’re Still Waiting For These Simple Rule Changes To Improve The Legislature They seem like the low-hanging fruit of government reform proposals, but some legislative leaders aren’t so sure.

Senate Panel Rejects Confirmation Of Interim UH Regents Chair 0 The fate of Alapaki Nahale-a is now in the hands of the full Senate, barring a withdrawal of the gubernatorial nomination.

Beth Fukumoto: 3 Things The Hawaii Legislature Should Do To Increase Competitive Elections Ranked choice voting, more accurate voter rolls and public financing of campaigns are easily doable this session if the political will is there.

Hawaii Office of Elections Confirms Kennedy Supporters Submit Needed Signatures for ‘We The People’ Party

House committee to hear bill allowing warrantless fireworks searches

SENATE APPROVES PUBLICLY FINANCED ELECTIONS BILL AND SENDS TO HOUSE FOR CONSIDERATION

House GOP Champions ‘Common Sense’ Bills, Conservative Values 0 Measures include paid family leave, term limits and tax breaks for Hawaii. But other bills call for death to sex traffickers, teaching of fetal growth and open carry of handguns.

He Ran Into A Burning Building, Saved 7 Lives, Then Told His Mom He ‘Just Fell’

Harassment At Center Of Lawsuit Against Top Hawaiʻi Land Official Former state Land Administrator Russell Tsuji claims he was accused of being a political mole and was assigned an impossible task in an effort to get rid of him.

Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now Their identities will be revealed to the school’s attorneys and the judge presiding over the case.

BIIF girls basketball: Salazar-Harrell, Soriano lead All-BIIF teams; Awa, Cazimero win Coach of the Year

County budget of nearly $1B is under review

Kona Walmart named top store in its region

Puna man sentenced to 40 years for sexually assaulting minors

Queens North Hawaii Hospital Waimea Hiring

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