State Legislature

In a public meeting with state legislators on Wednesday, University of Hawaiʻi officials said the school will ask for $5 million from the state to pay potential students to play at the university.

The state Campaign Spending Commission is working on a public funding bill this year to incentivize more candidates to request funding.

Former federal public defender Ali Silvert spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about starting a petition to pressure lawmakers to help clear the air about allegations in an FBI bribery probe.

The youth-led Climate Future Forum returned to Hawaiʻi for the fourth year, inviting younger generations to work with state lawmakers and environmental specialists to discuss policies and actions surrounding climate change.

Retired federal public defender Alexander "Ali" Silvert calls on the state Legislature to investigate an unnamed lawmaker who allegedly took a $35,000 bribe; Former Miss Hawaiʻi Cheryl Bartlett holds a rally in support of her husband Rogerio Araujo, a Brazilian citizen who has been detained by ICE agents

In issuing the violation notice, the Hawaiʻi Ethics Commission said Awa's video used government resources for campaign purposes, which is against the law.

Hosted by the Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the youth-led event brings together lawmakers, environmental specialists, and climate change experts to advance climate change-focused policies.

Republican state Sen. Brenton Awa announced his run for Congress, putting him in the race for the second congressional district against incumbent Rep. Jill Tokuda, a Democrat.

Last year, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and the Center for Reproductive Rights represented midwives who brought a lawsuit against the state. The parties settled the case last week.

Certain issues seem to come before Hawaiʻi's Legislature each session. One is the legalization of marijuana, with strong views on both sides. But in Hawaiʻi, there's one perspective that sets it apart. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.