Hawaii State Government

... Grassroot Institute in the news ....

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is hosting events across the state in May to discuss how key measures fared at the Legislature this year ....

... A final version of the State Budget Bill (HB300 CD1) was approved last night by Senate and House conferees ....

... testimony submitted during the past week includes ....

... people often make inaccurate assumptions about what OIP is and what it does ....

... Hawaii was called out by the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica in 2022 for letting TANF money gather dust in some dark corner instead of putting it to use helping families and children ....

... House and Senate conferees began negotiations today on judiciary measures relating to fraud, fictitious claims, and campaign funds ....

... this is not easy to find ....

... The Senate's version of HB300 for the biennium budget covering fiscal years 2024 (FY24) and 2025 (FY25) includes appropriations of $11,652,494,699 and $9,942,927,794 in general funds, respectively. Additionally, the bill allocates $19,840,434,756 in FY24 and $18,151,811,832 in FY25 for all means of financing. ...

... These bills now head back to the Senate for their consideration ....

... Cullen accepted bribery payments on eight (8) separate occasions over the course of several years ....

... “It’s just four months of chaos" ....

... can you count how many times the word 'adding' is used? ....

"...You must promise me that if things ever get really ugly between the both of us, you will not say a word about this...."

... The Hawaii State Legislature is off and running again after a brief pause during which the House and Senate exchanged the bills they each had approved ....

... Green's pick for #2 at DBEDT is Dane Wicker, a current business partner and former chief of staff to Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz.  If Sadayasu is rejected, Wicker could advance to #1 ....

... 55 bills introduced by the House Majority Freshmen have passed third reading in the House and crossed over to the Senate ....

... SB36 amends state law to allow county prosecutors to initiate felony cases by complaints following preliminary hearings and prohibits multiple attempts to initiate a felony prosecution for an offense, except in certain circumstances ....

... The following measures have PASSED the first crossover and are moving to the Senate ....

... update on the state budget and the Majority Caucus' legislative priorities ....

... Gov. Green became Hawaiʻi’s ninth governor on December 5, 2022 and has since managed to fully staff his office ....

... the revenue that did materialize was spent in a flash ....

... The Hawaii Legislature is halfway through its 2023 session ....

... four House Republican Bills Cross Over to Senate ....

... The Princeville Public Library will receive $2 million ... Kaua‘i High School will receive $1.5 million ....

... The intention is not to immediately spend the money ....

... 'Crossover' is March 9, but any bill not out of committee by today likely will be dead ....

... how are Senators burning your money? ....

... The following measures are moving through the legislature ....

... House Rules 29.1–29.3 and 62.5–62.6 incorporate CISC recommendations relating to ethics reform, ethics disclosures, standards of conduct, and conflict of interest ....

... Why are some agencies opposing them? ....

... Luke Evslin will serve House District 16 (Wailuā, Hanamā‘ulu, Kapaia, Līhu‘e, Puhi, portion of ‘Ōma‘o) on Kaua‘i and Trish LaChica will serve House District 37 (Mililani Mauka, Mililani Town, Koa Ridge and Waipi‘o Gentry), on O‘ahu ....

... since taxes are not being cut, lets spend this money ....

... Japanese celebrate a festival known as Setsubun.  While there are regional variations on how to celebrate it, many of them involve roasted beans and an Oni, or demon ....

... factors that contribute to the state’s high cost of living, such as its high cost of housing, high taxes, boondoggle projects, shortage of medical professionals and more ....

... Hawaii isn’t doing so well ....

... two bills advance, five deferred ....

... will the Senate kill these bills? ....

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii so far has submitted more than 20 pieces of testimony on bills relating to issues ranging from housing to healthcare ....

... Our Legislature’s 2023 session is definitely cranked up now ....

... bureaucracy and red tape have become a major barrier to affordable housing in Hawaii ....

... we have high hopes for a few ideas that could make a real difference for our state ....

... Hawaii lawmakers introducing consumer privacy bills and biometric privacy bills ....

... Most compelling was the governor's proposal to increase tax deductions and support open records, but all the talk about spending was worrisome ....

... Gov Josh Green, State of the State address, January 23, 2023 ....

... About 16,300 members of the COFA lived in Hawaii, according to numbers from fiscal year 2022 ....

... The only question is whether they have the political will ....

... Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. ....

... 156 bills are on the current docket to be introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate ....

... Luke Meyers is joining the Office of Governor Josh Green, M.D., as the State Disaster Management Advisor (SDMA), with Col. (Ret.) James D.S. Barros named as the new Administrator for the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) ....