The senator also highlighted housing affordability as one of Hawaii’s most urgent challenges, and pushed back on claims the ...

The 2026 legislative session opened Wednesday with House and Senate leaders bracing for the likelihood that Hawaii will have ...

Both chambers of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature kicked off their legislative duties on Jan. 21, marking the beginning of a year sure to be filled to the brim with bills, debates and investigations.

All lawmakers agreed that the cost of living was issue number one, while Republicans said upcoming state tax breaks should not be sacrificed.

The bipartisan funding package approved by the U.S. Senate today includes nearly $75 in earmarks for Hawaii, according to U.S ...

With foreign policy controversies surrounding the World Economic Forum in Switzerland after President Trump’s threats to take ...

Hawaii lawmakers want voters, not legislators, to decide whether the state should finally legalize recreational cannabis in ...

Beppie Shapiro, left, Camron Hurt. “I know there are a lot of good people (in the state Senate), putting parties aside, who do good things for their communities,” Awa said. “I’m not confident in our ...

Two bills moving through the Hawaii legislature could phase out short-term rentals that are not occupied by their owner, as the state tries to tackle rising housing costs and homelessness. State House ...

Hawaiʻi just scored a sizable federal payday. The U.S. Senate on Friday signed off on a bipartisan spending package that carries nearly $75 million in home-state earmarks for local projects, a haul ...

The mood as the legislature opens is uncertain with the unpredictability of politics at the Capitol and the looming bribery ...