A plan to ask voters whether the state should create a dedicated funding stream for public schools by taxing investment homes and visitor accommodations is back in play after nearly a month of inaction in the House. Read more
House Finance Chairwoman Sylvia Luke berated Gov. David Ige and some of his department heads over conflicting testimony and tepid support for a proposal to set up a state-managed paid family leave program for Hawaii workers. Read more
The state Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday to allow terminally ill patients to request lethal medication setting up Hawaii to become the sixth state to legalize medical aid in dying. Read more
A bill to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill patients now awaits Gov. David Ige’s signature to become law after the state Senate today passed the measure. Read more
A proposal to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill patients is primed for what is expected to be a final vote Thursday morning. Read more
Five in 7 Hawaii voters support efforts at the state Capitol to legalize medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients, according to the latest Hawaii Poll by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, which found consistent support across younger and older voters, men and women, and ethnic groups statewide. Read more
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Veteran lawmaker Donna Mercado Kim and Lt. Gov. Doug Chin are in a near tie in the race to represent urban Honolulu in the U.S. House, according to the latest Hawaii Poll, which shows the two front-runners each attracting roughly 30 percent of likely Democratic primary votes. Read more
Many Hawaii voters are still undecided on who should be the state’s next lieutenant governor, but state Sen. Josh Green of Hawaii island has an early edge in the crowded race, according to the latest Hawaii Poll. Read more
A proposal to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill patients cleared its last major hurdle at the state Legislature on Friday, paving the way for a full vote by the Senate, where the bill is expected to pass comfortably. Read more
A proposal to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill patients cleared its last major hurdle at the state Legislature this morning, clearing the way for a full vote by the Senate, where the proposal is expected to pass comfortably. Read more
Hawaii workers would have access to several weeks of paid time off for the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a family member under proposed legislation advancing in both the House and Senate. Read more
Gov. David Ige has nominated a University of Hawaii energy specialist to the three-member Public Utilities Commission. Read more
The state House is proposing to increase the three neighbor island counties’ share of hotel tax revenues by $36 million a year through 2030. Read more
Hawaii moved another step closer Friday to legalizing medical aid in dying after a key Senate committee unanimously advanced House Bill 2739, known as the Our Care, Our Choice Act. Read more
The Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health Committee voted 6-0 in favor of legalizing medically assisted death after hearing about two hours of public testimony on the bill. Read more
A controversial proposal to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill patients is headed for a vote by the full House of Representatives for the first time in nearly two decades. Read more
Two key state House committees voted today to advance a controversial measure that would allow terminally ill patients to request prescriptions for lethal doses of medication. Read more
Kathleen Hashimoto — who says she underwent 18 surgeries, chemotherapy and lengthy hospital stays after contracting a rare form of kidney cancer from a transplanted kidney — implored lawmakers Tuesday not to advance a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to obtain prescriptions for lethal doses of medication. Read more
More than 100 people testified over four hours for and against a bill that would allow terminally ill adults to obtain prescriptions for lethal doses of medication. Read more
Proposed legislation that would allow terminally ill adults to end their lives with a lethal dose of prescription medication will get a public hearing Tuesday before the House Health and Human Services and Judiciary committees. Read more
The state as of Dec. 31 was still trying to reclaim balances on nearly $1.4 million in salary overpayments mistakenly made to public employees over the years — some stretching back as far as the 1990s. Read more
