The Legislature funded minor workforce development initiatives but did not invest much in diversifying the local economy.

Hawaiʻi has been recruiting teachers from the Philippines for several years to address the state's ongoing teacher shortage.

Housing advocates unsuccessfully pushed for bills that would have given cash incentives for deed restrictions that require a ...

It highlighted key barriers to developing renewable energy – permitting challenges, regulatory hurdles, funding gaps, utility ...

This one’s for us aging hippies. And our kids, since we made them listen to our music. Unfortunately, being named a finalist ...

The federal government will no longer track the nation's costliest natural disasters. A local solution can fill some of the ...

After replacing Finance Committee chair Kyle Yamashita, Chris Todd promises to reform how the House handles money bills.

New bill establishes state insurance and loan programs after years of false starts, allowing the government to serve as the ...

A trope is a figure of speech. The most common legislative figure of speech is “it needs more study” and its first cousin, ...

Instead of asking ratepayers to absorb the full 115% increase over 10 years, we’re proposing a more strategic and balanced ...

For years, law enforcement agencies said the law held them back from effective fireworks prosecutions. A reform measure ...

A new database will track Hawaiʻi lawsuits against executive orders and other actions taken by the second Trump ...