Moving Farrington Highway mauka of Makaha Beach Park has been part of a master plan since 1998. Now residents worry a bridge repair project means it will never be moved.

Citing historical relationships and current hardships, the resolutions call for support of Compact of Free Association migrants.

Both the House and Senate seem open to the idea of releasing more minor offenders without bail.

Updated: While most members of the public can’t visit the State Capitol during the 2021 legislative session, the ability of some lobbyists to gain access raises questions of fairness.

The salary commission approved the wage hikes two years ago but critics now question the optics of government officials getting pay raises during an economic crisis.

But the state public safety director says the case count in the jail dropped from a peak of 43 down to 12.

The legislation, scheduled for a hearing Friday, comes even as a state watchdog has been trying to make it easier for candidates to report advertising activities.

Speaker Scott Saiki says the House must act after a formal complaint was filed over Rep. Sharon Har’s arrest.

Money from the $1.6 billion American Rescue Plan could be used to continue paying into state employees’ retirements fund, something the governor had suspended.

The governor received the Lava Tube dishonor for his suspension of Hawaii’s public records law.