Hawaii’s mail-in voting system works and is here to stay. That message was from several state lawmakers, after the election ...

Since May, two state representatives have tried unsuccessfully to get the attorney general and two commissions to take action ...

Two bills moving through the Hawaii legislature could phase out short-term rentals that are not occupied by their owner, as the state tries to tackle rising housing costs and homelessness. State House ...

RELATED PHOTO GALLERY The last day of the legislative session ended Friday just like it did in 2023 : with House Republicans snapping at one another on the House floor shortly after senators walked ...

The state Legislature will be asked to ban wildly popular mail-in voting and return to one-day, in-person voting as a ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Before the state legislature ended its session, lawmakers passed the first-of-its-kind “green fee” bill to protect Hawaii’s natural resources. “There are numbers out there ...

The speaker of the state House of Representatives is asking law enforcement officials to investigate allegations that an ...

Hawaii nonprofits stand to receive a lot more grant funding from the Legislature this year due to expectations of federal aid cuts by President Donald Trump. State lawmakers gave final approval to two ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – District 19’s Senator Henry J.C. Aquino announced his retirement from the Hawaii State Senate on Wednesday. District 19 consists of Pearl City, Waipahu, West Loch Estates, ...

The Hawaii Senate gave final approval to a same-sex marriage bill on Tuesday, with a 19-4 vote in favor. The bill, strongly supported by Gov. Neil Abercrombie, could be signed into law later today.