... urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a lower court’s decision recognizing Medicaid recipients’ federally guaranteed right to receive care from Planned Parenthood ....

... greater flexibility and convenience in managing their child support cases ....

... Importation of Fireworks Without a Valid License or Permit, a class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine ....

... The bill will now move to the Senate Ways & Means Committee ....

... Hawaii's highways rank last in the nation in urban Interstate pavement condition, last in rural fatality rate, 47th in urban fatality rate, and 26th in structurally deficient bridges ...

... is the new law — Act 17, based on SB2919 — legally sound?  ....

... Let’s steer clear of tax hikes, instead focus on lowering costs ....

... HB422 would abolish the school impact fee program and transfer its balance to the School Facilities Special Fund ....

... The Hawaii Legislature has reached its halfway point and many promising bills in the areas of housing, taxation and economic freedom are still alive ....

... HB300 will now move to the Senate for consideration ....

... Hawaii authorities are reportedly deciding to not extradite Castro from Utah, according to a spokesperson for the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office ....

... Hawaii governor in support of states taking over education ....

... March 13th at 2:00pm the House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 308 and Senate Bill 401 ....

... TaxCutHawaii.org ....

... some properties may now be classified within high-risk zones, known as Special Flood Hazard Areas, for the first time ....

... HEI continues to raise money to cover Lahaina Fire settlement ....

... litigation is becoming an increasingly significant source of uncertainty and risk in Hawai‘i’s housing market ....

... control of water is the enviros new tool to block affordable housing and force you out of Hawaii ....

... 'Electronic Frontier Foundation' targets pro-life crisis pregnancy centers ....

... HDOT made repairs to Wailuku Bridge in September 2019, November 2020, and April 2023. A full rehabilitation of the bridge is planned to begin in 2027 ....

... Pelletier credit card records prove he was in Las Vegas, hundreds of miles away from the alleged rape scene ....

... for at least seven years the parcel has been used rent-free by Pacific Biodiesel ....

... Hawaii ranked dead last for the amount of square footage $300,000 can buy -- 443 square feet ....

"...a game-changing expansion of our existing telehealth care...."

... a nasty little device used by tax agencies ....

... a leftover Unity House scheme could be costing Hawaiian Electric as much as $476M per year ....

... Bills Still in Play: Sports Betting & Right to Contraceptives ....

“More Native Hawaiians flock to mainland cities and leave Hawaiʻi, citing high costs.”

... The latest foster parent arrested for child torture is a university instructor, social worker, DoE behavioral health specialist, and UH Manoa PhD student ....

“...Hawaii doesn’t have a scarcity of land. We build housing and urban development on only 5% of the land mass....”

... the remaining gun control bills have now crossed over between the House and Senate ....

“NIH’s proposed drastic reduction of our facilities and administrative rate would result in the elimination of approximately $16.5M in funding that the University of Hawaiʻi uses...."

... the House draft of the budget bill (HB300), will now proceed to the House floor for third reading and are expected to cross over to the Senate on Wednesday, March 12 ....

... The wording of SB350 does nothing to protect contraceptive access if federal authorization is withdrawn or denied ....

... The downward adjustment was mainly due to the expected slowdown in tourism growth, higher projected consumer inflation and increasing policy uncertainty at the national and international levels ....

... OHA introduced three failed bills SB534, HB605, and SB211 this legislative session ....

... Every Hawaii-based company that ships its goods outside of the state has come up against the Jones Act ....

... The bill was RECOMMITTED to the JDC committee. It is dead for this session ....

... Harry Kauhi cooperated with the prosecution, testified against a crime boss and apologized for his actions ....

... SB222, SB227, SB1324 .... 

... the act intentionally disadvantaged the ports of Hawaii and Alaska ....

... allegedly CWS and PACT informed four times but did nothing before death of Sarai Perez-Rivera ....

... Trump speech to joint session of Congress, March 4, 2025, 4pm HST ....

... Vacancies on both commissions are appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Judicial Council ....

... assisted living cost up 21% since 2023 ....

... March 11, 13, 20 ....

... the City’s $3.93 billion Operating budget proposal represents an increase of 8.4% over the adopted $3.63 billion budget for the previous fiscal year. The proposed $1.21 billion Capital Improvement Project budget for FY 2026 is 15.8% more than the adopted $1.05 billion CIP budget for FY 2025 ....

... Kobayashi ruled there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to support conspiracy and state law claims ....

... featuring an array of student-made products including ‘ulu chips, lollipops, skincare products and more ....

... 50 testimonies in the past two weeks ....