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 ...

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

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

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

Lawmakers say Democrats were disappointed with his leadership, especially with the Hawaiʻi Legislature facing financial ...

Advocates for working families are concerned that bad things are coming with federal cuts and hoped the Legislature would do ...

President Trump has said he wants to deport hardened criminals. But on Hawaiʻi, agents are snaring undocumented children and ...