HPR's coverage of the Hawaiʻi legislative session
Hawaiʻi Public Radio tracked the latest news inside the Hawaiʻi State Capitol as lawmakers worked throughout the 2025 legislative session from Jan. 15 to May 2.
Hawaiʻi's Legislature operates on a biennial (two-year) system. 2025 is the first year of the upcoming biennium. Bills that did not pass in 2025 can be revived in 2026 at the same legislative stage.
On this page, you'll also find interviews from HPR's The Conversation with state lawmakers, appointed officials, and leaders such as Gov. Josh Green, Senate President Ron Kouchi and House Speaker Nadine Nakamura.
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Pfc. Jose Nunez/28th Public Affairs Detachment/DVIDSMembers of an advisory group set up to guide ongoing lease negotiations with the Army feel like they’ve been sidelined by Gov. Josh Green just weeks after he created the group. Green sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll proposing to push back the deadline to negotiate military leases of state lands. -
Office of Wellness & ResilienceThe Learning and Leadership Collaborative is aimed at helping state workers become more informed on how trauma shows up in adulthood, making them better equipped to deliver appropriate care.
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Gov. Josh Green spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz after returning from his meeting in Arizona with the Western Governors' Association. -
Seth Colby, who previously served as the chief state economist, will be the next director of the State Department of Budget and Finance, starting in less than two weeks. -
The preferred location for the hub is a privately owned plot of land directly north of the Puna Kai shopping center, off of Pāhoa Village Road and Kahakai Boulevard. -
Democratic Gov. Josh Green of Hawaiʻi predicts Americans will want a peacemaking leader by 2028. He says the “hand-to-hand combat” of partisan politics will struggle after President Donald Trump’s second term. -
Hawaiʻi Foodbank is set to receive $5.5 million from the state Legislature. The funding comes from Act 310 – the Legislature's grant program that allocates $50 million in relief to nonprofits impacted by federal funding cuts.
