A handful of resolutions going through the state Legislature would urge Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation to help “address the lack of parity between Hawaiʻi and other states and territories pertaining to the export of agricultural goods.”

State lawmakers are blocking off three dates in the coming months for a special legislative session to address federal funding cuts. The Legislature has about three weeks left in its regular session. But the magnitude of federal cuts and what it means for the state’s budget are still unknown. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports.

Hawaiʻi County council members are questioning whether big investments in mass transit make sense on the state's largest island. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

State lawmakers are advancing a measure that would not allow county councils to impose conditions or median income restrictions stricter than the ones established by the state — if those conditions will increase the cost of the project. The measure would also not allow counties to reduce fee waivers for these projects.

Hawaiʻi issued an estimated $24.5 million in film tax credits in 2024. Entertainment industry professionals are supporting legislative measures to create a film authority to raise the film tax incentives cap, which is currently $50 million for all productions seeking to film in Hawaiʻi.

Just a week ago, French President Emmanuel Macron suggested European companies put a pause on investment in the United States given the uncertainty around the global economy. The Conversation talked to French diplomat Florian Cardinaux to learn more.

The Big Island takes in roughly $937 million in revenue, the majority of which comes from property taxes. On top of routine expenses, the county is facing significant costs for repairs to its aging wastewater infrastructure.

The Commission on Salaries recommended that the governor receive an $85,000 raise spread over the next six years. State lawmakers will not receive their first 32% raise until 2027 — after the next election.

Next month marks 20 years since Hawaiʻi got out from under a consent decree because it failed to live up to federal laws to provide education for students with disabilities. The Conversation talked to civil rights attorney Eric Seitz to learn more.

There are many legal challenges to President Donald Trump's executive orders from funding cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion programs to the abrupt firings by the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk. The Conversation talked to Avi Soifer, former dean of the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law.