State Legislature

Rocky Mould, executive director of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the solar projects imperiled by the governor signing Senate Bill 3125 into law.

The University of Hawaiʻi failed to get support from the state Legislature this year to pay and recruit college athletes, but officials believe it’s an “investment” that benefits the state.

The new Hawaii law is aimed at curbing what is often called "dark money" in politics.

The Hawaiʻi Solar Energy Association says nearly $500M in solar investments is in jeopardy.

HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on the state’s decision to cut tax credits for renewable energy; muralist Todd “Estria” Johnson shares more about his murals help enrich keiki and the community.

Senate Bill 2169 is awaiting the governorʻs signature to give ADC that authority, and argues that it will provide “a clear mechanism for the State to assemble strategically located agricultural lands and critical infrastructure.”

Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about the national plan to take down Citizens United.

Lawmakers in Hawaiʻi have passed a measure that's headed to the governor that would redefine corporations in a way that precludes spending on elections.

Tom Moore, from the Center for American Progress, explains a bill that passed to limit corporate influence in elections; singer-songwriter Jack Johnson teases the debut of his new documentary film.

Lawmakers are proposing changes to recently implemented income tax breaks, challenges to corporate spending in elections, protections for immigrants, and projects to benefit from the state's Green Fee.