A measure that would have required parental consent for kids under 16 to use social media was deferred indefinitely Wednesday. Similar laws in other states have been held up in court. 

Taxpayer information collected by booking companies would be used to collect taxes but not to allow counties to crack down on illegal vacation rentals.

One critic worries data from the cameras could be misused, but the state House gave preliminary approval to expanding the uses of the cameras.

Crop insurance is hard to attain in Hawaiʻi, and federal programs are tailored to mainland agriculture.

Bills would prohibit collaboration between local police and federal immigration authorities, outlaw most masks for law enforcement officers

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Dan Gluck says “access to justice” is a priority for the Intermediate Court of Appeals.

The University of Hawaiʻi is one of the most important institutions in the state. The public needs to know more, not less, about who’s running it.

Rep. Elle Cochran hasn’t been much of a player at the Legislature in recent years.

One supporter said she hopes the effort will come up again in a future year.