Hawaii Legislature

Senate housing chair Stanley Chang is proposing a legislative package to address the state's housing shortage. Among the bills introduced are proposals that would limit the grounds a county can reject a housing development project.

As youth vaping rates surged, a powerful state lawmaker repeatedly held up anti-vaping laws while accepting nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions from tobacco companies and lobbyists.

Attorneys argued before the Hawaii Supreme Court on Wednesday over how much lawmakers should allow the public to weigh in on legislation as laws are being…

Hawaii lawmakers on Friday wrapped up a legislative session upended by the coronavirus pandemic that forced weekslong breaks in proceedings, the state…

Updated: 5/12/2020, 12:12 p.m.Where Hawaii standsHawaii recorded one new coronavirus cases today. The state health department reported that the count is…

The Hawaii House of Representatives approved bills affecting taxes in specific areas and raising the state's minimum wage.Bills passed Tuesday were…

A bill that would require publicly traded corporations based in Hawaii to include women on their boards of directors has advanced in the state Senate, but…

Lawmakers opened a new session of the Hawaii Legislature on Wednesday with vows to address the state's punishingly high cost of living so families don't…

Problems abound but no single issue appears to have yet united Hawaii lawmakers as the opening of the 2020 legislative session approaches on…

Hawaii officials say they are prepared to maintain women’s health services in the state as the Trump administration orders taxpayer-funded family planning…