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The leaders of the two chambers of the Hawaiʻi Legislature are at odds over reopening the state Capitol. HPR’s Scott Kim has more.

Hawai'i will lift its eviction moratorium Aug. 6. While a federal eviction moratorium may prevent immediate action on evictions, the state is urging renters to seek rental assistance through the counties and tap into mediation. However, there is no easy way to track how much money is still available in each county.

State lawmakers last week passed amendments to several bills as requested by Gov. David Ige and overrode a handful of his vetoes, including one that overhauls how the state funds the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority and allocates tourism tax revenue to the four counties.

Hawai‘i lawmakers moved this week to delay pay raises that were due to go in effect for themselves, the governor, cabinet officials and judges — citing…

The speaker of Hawaii’s House of Representatives said Friday he wants to form a committee to examine the potential economic effects of the coronavirus…

Gov. David Ige has asked state lawmakers to revive a bill that would extend water permits held by private users, a measure that a Senate committee shelved…