State Legislature

A bill at the state Legislature would create a program supporting the production of virus- and pest-free plants to potentially reduce the spread of invasive species and diseases.

Protecting domestic abuse survivors, preventing human trafficking and safeguarding reproductive care are the focus of the bipartisan Women’s Legislative Caucus this session.

Supporters of the bill say that youth mental health in Hawaiʻi has gotten worse over the past decade — with heightened anxiety and depression surrounding COVID-19 and the Lahaina wildfire — but they believe there aren’t enough resources to match the need.

About 100 people gathered at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol rotunda, many placing lei and flowers on pictures of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, another American citizen killed earlier this month by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Senate President Ron Kouchi of Kauaʻi spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about Gov. Josh Green's State of the State address and the 2026 legislative session.

Hawaiʻi Senate President Ron Kouchi reacts to Gov. Josh Green's State of the State address; Dean Minakami, executive director of the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation, shares details on state programs to help first-time homeowners get into the housing market

Gov. Josh Green is proposing a pause to the historic income tax cut that was implemented last year. The pause is expected to bring back $1.8 billion in tax revenue.

Gov. Josh Green delivered his fourth State of the State address to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature on Monday morning. HPR's Bill Dorman has listened to each of Green's annual addresses. Here's what HPR is taking away from this year's address.

A resolution introduced at the Hawaiʻi County Council urges state lawmakers to ban all harvesting of fish for commercial aquariums.

HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the legislative priorities state lawmakers will focus on for the 2026 Legislature.