Hawaii House Blog

It's not all the time that you see representatives of an industry pushing for more regulation and higher licensing fees, but that was ex...

Governing.com's blog called the 13th floor posted today that government websites are losing their ranking placement on Google, a concer...

The House of Representatives Committee on Health will hold an informational briefing on the licensing standards of the tattoo industry to ad...

Representative Maile Shimabukuro (District 45 – Waianae, Makaha, Makua) will speak at the Parents for Righteousness Conference, a public ev...

A series of public meetings to discuss the impact of native Hawaiian programs on Hawaii communities will begin on Monday, July 7 at 5:30 p.m...

That question was being asked a lot a few years ago as we considered the option of fixed rail. Will people really give up their cars a...

In case you haven't noticed, there is now a quick find feature at the bottom of the page of the capitol website. You can do a quick fin...

That's the message I received about Rep. Ryan Yamane when I got in this morning, only to find out that it's because the Star-Bulleti...

We are staring at the possibility that Governor Lingle may veto come Tuesday the Early Childhood Education bill, SB2878, which establi...

That is what David H. Murdoch, a Hawaii businessman who controls, through Dole Food Co., Lanai and other companies like Castle & Cooke, ...

Rep. Joe Bertram of Maui would like to see Hawaii communities be redeveloped into pedestrian friendly communities that give residents the ch...

Many of the bills passed by the legislature have an effective date of July 1 - the start of the new fiscal year. Here's a few of this y...

Rep. Joe Bertram, spokesperson for "One Voice for Livable Islands", and Natalie Iwasa, aka " Bicycle Mom ", will hold a ...

Rep. Robert Herkes discusses the impact of HHSC's financial condition for Big Island community hospitals. Hawaii Health Systems Corpora...

U.S. Congressman Neil Abercrombie started a blog on June 1. Thanks to the unofficial Hawaii Supreme Court blog for the alert.

For all the reasons to get married, you can't argue with auspiciousness. Congratulations to Senate President Colleen Hanabusa who will...

Starting in August, most Utah state workers will go on a 4-day, 10-hr. per day, work week. Governor Jon Huntsman issued the order yesterday...

Maui News ran a story today on lawmakers urging the Governor not to veto certain bills, and rallying supporters to contact her as well. As ...

Rep. McKelvey of Maui urges the Governor not to veto a bill that would provide residents with an alternative highway transportation access ...

Rep. Marilyn Lee recently returned from a forum on "Opportunities for Working Families" with a slew of ideas for possible legislat...