Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Legislature Kills Measures To Protect Parental Rights In Child Welfare Cases
Critics say Hawaii’s current policy flouts federal precedent and leaves it vulnerable to lawsuits.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
New Aloha Stadium May Be Smaller As Green Rejects Original Development Plan
The Hawaii governor says the estimated $400 million cost of a public-private partnership is too high.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
New Punahou Program Mixes In Hip-Hop To Get Hawaii’s Students Active In Civics
The details of how the initiative will be rolled out in the state’s public schools are still being ironed out.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Should Hawaii Tighten Its Work-From-Home Policies For State Employees?
Some senators want to ensure the remote workers are properly supervised and are productive.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Government Transparency Bills Clear A Key Hurdle In The Legislature
The four measures now move to the Senate for further consideration.
John Hill/Civil Beat/2019
Hawaii Ordered An Acupuncturist To Stop Practicing. Three Years Later, He Still Was
Mike Hashimoto, an architect of the state’s regulation of acupuncture, asked the state to intervene in a billing dispute last year despite his agreement to not treat patients.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Is Struggling To Meet A Deadline To Reduce Leased Office Space
Despite a new law mandating a 10% reduction by 2026, the amount of office space leased by the state has increased.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Green Appoints Two Veteran Lawmakers To Transportation, Human Resources Jobs
Reps. James Tokioka of Kauai and Ryan Yamane of Mililani will resign their seats in the Legislature and start in their new positions next week.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Lee Cataluna: It’s An Emergency! How Proclamations Cut Through Hawaii Bureaucracy
No, the state is not facing Armageddon. But governors’ reliance on emergency proclamations is a sign of dysfunction.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Green’s First Budget Proposal Focuses On Hawaii’s Health Care System
The governor also announced that $50 million in state grant funds will finally be released to Hawaii nonprofits that have waited months for the money.