State Legislature

Gov. Josh Green's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2026, attempts to balance federal funding uncertainty for programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

Pushing to regulate artificial light use is one of several suggestions in a new report from the state’s Dark Night Skies Protection Advisory Committee.

The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation wants the state Legislature to loosen a law that sets stronger regulations on the use of solitary confinement on incarcerated individuals.

In grocery stores across the state, it's generally easier to find locally grown beef than pork or goat. But there's an effort to improve local production for these other types of meat.

The State Historic Preservation Division reviews construction projects to ensure that there is no destruction of historic and sacred sites or ancestral bones.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is considering legislation this upcoming session to help reduce its waitlist for its beneficiaries. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

The head of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply discusses the status of Oʻahu's water resources; A coalition is working to protect parts of Maunawili Valley from future development

The 2026 legislative session is next month, and advocates are pushing for Hawai‘i's lawmakers to pass bills that focus on LGBTQ issues. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on their top priorities.

Hawaiʻi's Child & Family Service has received over $1 million from two sources of funding recently. This comes after the organization lost that same amount in federal funding earlier this year.

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.