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3 Maui men named as finalists to replace Joe Souki in Legislature
Three finalists, including a former Maui County councilman and Maui Democratic Party chairman, have been named to replace longtime Wailuku lawmaker Joseph Souki, who resigned last month from the House of Representatives to resolve sexual harassment allegations. → Read More
Gov. Ige signs bill legalizing medical aid in dying
Beginning Jan. 1, terminally ill residents will be eligible to begin requesting prescriptions for life-ending medication, following Gov. David Ige’s signing today of the “Our Care, Our Choice” Act into law. → Read More
Medical-aid-in-dying bill up for final Senate vote
A proposal to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill patients is primed for what is expected to be a final vote Thursday morning. → Read More
Medically assisted death bill passes last major hurdle in Hawaii Legislature
A proposal to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill patients cleared its last major hurdle at the state Legislature this morning, clearing the way for a full vote by the Senate, where the proposal is expected to pass comfortably. → Read More
Lawmakers proposing paid family leave for all employees
Hawaii workers would have access to several weeks of paid time off for the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a family member under proposed legislation advancing in both the House and Senate. → Read More
Bill to legalize medically assisted death moves forward in state Senate
Hawaii moved another step closer to legalizing medical aid in dying today with a key Senate committee unanimously advancing House Bill 2739, known as the Our Care, Our Choice Act. → Read More
Bill on medical aid in dying assessed
Kathleen Hashimoto — who says she underwent 18 surgeries, chemotherapy and lengthy hospital stays after contracting a rare form of kidney cancer from a transplanted kidney — implored lawmakers Tuesday not to advance a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to obtain prescriptions for lethal doses of medication. → Read More
Lawmakers looking to deter, recover salary overpayments
The state as of Dec. 31 was still trying to reclaim balances on nearly $1.4 million in salary overpayments mistakenly made to public employees over the years — some stretching back as far as the 1990s. → Read More
State may suspend limits on claims over child sexual abuse
The state may again temporarily suspend the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse victims to file lawsuits against their alleged perpetrators, regardless of when the abuse happened. → Read More
Bill would let Airbnb brokers act as tax agents
A proposal that would allow Airbnb to collect tens of millions of dollars in state taxes generated by short-term rentals using the online home-sharing platform would also make it illegal for Airbnb to do business with any rental operators breaking county zoning laws. → Read More
Tsutsui expected to join Hanabusa campaign
Not long after his abrupt resignation as Hawaii’s lieutenant governor, Shan Tsutsui is said to be gearing up to run the Maui operations for the gubernatorial campaign of U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa as she mounts a challenge to Tsutsui’s old boss, Gov. David Ige. → Read More
Lawmakers seek solutions for Waianae encampment
Leadership in the state House of Representatives tabled a bill Tuesday that would have protected roughly 200 residents of a long-standing homeless encampment near the Waianae Small Boat Harbor from being swept from the state-owned property. → Read More
Bill would raise minimum hourly wage to $15
Hawaii’s hourly minimum wage would increase over two years to $15 by 2020 under a proposal advanced Tuesday by the Senate Labor Committee. → Read More
Escapee’s sexual relations at hospital fuel debate
Lawmakers took Hawaii State Hospital officials to task over reports that escaped patient and admitted killer Randall Saito had a half-dozen sexual relationships while in the psychiatric facility’s care — including with hospital employees, who legislators believe may have helped him escape in November. → Read More
Chin takes state’s No. 2 post
State Attorney General Doug Chin announced today that he will continue to campaign for Congress while agreeing to fill out the remaining term of Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui, who resigned effective Wednesday. → Read More
Ige raises more than $800,000 for re-election bid
Gov. David Ige garnered more than $800,000 in campaign donations for his re-election bid through the end of the year — short of the $1 million he planned to raise in that time frame, but more than his Democratic opponent U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. → Read More
Hanabusa raises over $700,000 for campaign
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has attracted more than $700,000 in campaign donations so far in her bid to become Hawaii’s next governor. → Read More
Ige knew within 2 minutes that missile alert was false
Gov. David Ige was told last week’s missile alert was a false alarm just two minutes after the warning message was sent to cellphones across the state, the director of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency told lawmakers Friday. → Read More
State’s missile blunder triggers public mistrust, lawmakers say
Following a public legislative question-and-answer session today with Gov. David Ige and emergency management officials on Saturday’s false missile alert, some state lawmakers say they aren’t convinced the necessary controls are in place to prevent a similar error. → Read More
State tax collections forecast to rise
Economic experts in charge of forecasting Hawaii’s tax collections say the state’s revenue will grow at a slightly higher rate than expected, citing in part an anticipated stimulus effect from the Republicans’ federal tax cuts. → Read More