Hawaii State Government

... SB935, “Relating to Government,” went from being an essentially blank document to a 36-page bill about pension benefits for judges that was ultimately signed into law ....

"The state is going to have to pay"

"... the first five (of 15) emergency proclamations’ measures addressing affordable housing exceed the governor’s emergency powers ...."

... Acting Governor Sylvia Luke today at 1:10 p.m. issued an emergency proclamation declaring a state of emergency across the entire state of Hawai‘i due to the possible inclement weather posed by Hurricane Kiko ....

... DHRD began accepting applicants who are on track to obtain their bachelor’s degree within three months for entry-level professional classes of work ....

... Where the conflict is clear ....

... $100 million annually, directed toward environmental stewardship, hazard mitigation, infrastructure resilience and enhancing the visitor experience ....

"...how the Green administration is tackling some of Hawai‘i’s most pressing issues...."

... The appointments follow the resignation of the previous board earlier this summer ....

... Act 88 of 2021, which Act 248 amended, stated that the appropriations in the biennium budget would lapse on June 30, 2024 ....

... one deputy committed suicide after DLE’s Criminal Investigations Division attempted to use deputies as pawns to hedge against a lawsuit filed by the #3 man in the department ….

... over the last fifty years, our lawmakers have tended to regard those provisions as bothersome annoyances, to be worked around or avoided ...

... Do the math: 1+22+14+18+14+8 = 77 emergencies ....

... Hawaii harbor mouths opening towards Kamchatka saw larger tsunami effects ....

... $6.3M salary for 'administrative leave' ....

... Green altered course when he signed a handful of bills that had been on his intent-to-veto list ....

... $50 million in the hands of a four-person committee ....

... Hawaiʻi National Guard’s Operation Hoʻopauahi to Improve Emergency Response Time ....

... As Speaker, Saiki Co-chaired the Governor’s Executive and Legislative Condo and Property Insurance Task Force ....

... the USDA whacked our state with an $11 million fine for its huge error rate two years in a row ....

... State Boards and Commissions Seeking Applicants ....

... Green took action on 313 of the 321 bills enrolled during the 2025 regular session ....

... Hawaii ERS received a 'disclaimer of opinion' ....

... while the names may change, the pattern — unfortunately — hasn’t ....

... assigned to a Conference Committee where it was totally rewritten with content not included in any previous version ....

... Zephyr Insurance Company, has partnered with the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to accept and process applications from Condominium and Townhouse Associations ....

... I’ve had no choice ....

... Legislature will not schedule override session ....

“While it won’t be easy to stop all the damage from these cuts, we’re moving quickly to protect our communities."

"...by 2033, the program is expected to expand to all light-duty vehicles...."

... Green today signed House Bill 300 (Act 250), the Executive Biennium Budget ....

... The lawsuit alleges that the Special Fund was intended to be, and is, used to circumvent expenditure controls that are in the Hawaii Constitution for the protection of taxpayers ....

... this is a negotiating position for the master lease renewals ....

“... Hope you’ve got a good banker for bridge loans—because we might not pay you on time ....”

... Green added SB 935, Relating to Government, to the 2025 Intent-to-Veto list transmitted to Legislative leadership by the statutorily required June 24 deadline ....

... SB66, which would create a permitting “shot clock” and allow third-party permit approval if the 60-day processing deadline is not met; and HB126, which would reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture process ....

... 7,188 positions taken by 340 organizations on 1,747 bills ....

... Speaker Nadine K. Nakamura today announced updated leadership and committee appointments in the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives ....

... money chairs’ macabre tradition ....

... Green informed legislative leaders and stakeholders of his intent to veto 19 bills ....

... I have been asked if I plan on running for the House District 18 seat in November of 2026.  I can advise you today that I have filed with Campaign Spending Commission as the initial step in that process ....

... out of the eighty-six special and revolving funds reviewed, not one of them met the statutory criteria ....

... the defeat of nearly all attempts to add more taxes and the passing of five Grassroot model bills and other Grassroot-supported measures ....

... no maintenance for 28 years ....

... a few bills that passed both houses of the legislature, but did not make it through conference, may come back to haunt us next year .... 

... there were a few tax increases and a bill that is kind of a tax cut ....

... Senate Draft 2 of the bill proposed to raid ninety-seven special funds for $320M  ....

... State legislators also OK'd bills that will increase healthcare access and reform civil asset forfeiture, pending approval by the governor ....

... More than 900 interested job seekers attended ....

... Hawaii lawmakers passed the budget for the next two years and began voting on more than 200 bills as the legislative session draws to a close ....