Inside the late-night parties where Hawaii politicians raked in money
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/04/18/hawaii-news/inside-the-late-night-parties-where-hawaii-politicians-raked-in-money/
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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.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/inside-the-late-night-parties-where-hawaii-politicians-raked-in-money/
Election cards have been mailed
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/beth-fukumoto-3-things-the-hawaii-legislature-should-do-to-increase-competitive-elections/
Hawaii Office of Elections Confirms Kennedy Supporters Submit Needed Signatures for ‘We The People’ Party
Hawaii Office of Elections Confirms Kennedy Supporters Submit Needed Signatures for ‘We The People’ Party PEARL CITY, HI—FEB. 22, 2024—The Kennedy...
House committee to hear bill allowing warrantless fireworks searches
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/02/22/hawaii-news/house-committee-to-hear-bill-allowing-warrantless-fireworks-searches/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
SENATE APPROVES PUBLICLY FINANCED ELECTIONS BILL AND SENDS TO HOUSE FOR CONSIDERATION
Today, the Hawaiʻi State Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 2381 Senate Draft 2 (SB2381 SD2), which would establish a comprehensive system...
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.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/house-gop-champions-common-sense-bills-conservative-values/
Big Island Mayor Outpaces Lone Challenger In Election Fundraising 0 Mitch Roth’s war chest is tens of thousands of dollars larger than that of rival candidate Kimo Alameda with nine months to go before the election.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/big-island-mayor-outpaces-lone-challenger-in-election-fundraising/
Bills being heard at the Capitol
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/02/01/hawaii-news/bills-being-heard-at-the-capitol/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Their Party Platform Shouts For Change, But Many Democrats Aren’t Listening In his dual roles as lawmaker and state party chair, Adrian Tam talks about why reform happens so slowly in the Hawaii Legislature.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/their-party-platform-shouts-for-change-but-many-democrats-arent-listening/
