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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

House Passes Bills on Final Reading for 2015 Session

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As the close of session quickly approaches, the House today approved bills that address a wide range of issues, including extending the ra...

Hawaii First in Nation to Adopt 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard

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A bill passed by the Legislature today makes Hawaii the first state in the nation to adopt a 100 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard, whi...
Monday, May 4, 2015

Lawmakers Advance Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Bill for Final Reading

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House and Senate conferees today advanced a bill that would create medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. The measure now go...
Friday, May 1, 2015

Lawmakers send bills on rail tax, Turtle Bay, Alii Place for final floor vote

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House and Senate conferees today agreed to advance bills relating to the extension of the general excise tax for rail, the purchase of Tur...

State budget includes over $200 million for projects on Hawaii Island

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Big Island legislators secured over $200 million in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding for various projects across the island in H...

House and Senate Agree to $28 Million for Local Organizations

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House and Senate budget conferees funded $28 million in Grant-in-Aid (GIA) for local organizations serving the public and working to impro...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Legislators Pave Way for Maui Hospital to Pursue Public-Private Partnership

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House and Senate conferees today agreed to authorize the Maui Regional System (MRS) of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) to ent...
Friday, April 24, 2015

Conference Committee Continue Negotiations on State Budget

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House and Senate conferees met today to continue negotiations on a final version of HB500 , the state budget bill. The conferees opened di...

Measure Raising Tobacco Sales and Possession from 18 to 21 years

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The Legislature today passed on final reading, SB1030, SD1, HD2 , which increases the minimum age from 18 to 21 for the sale, possession, ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

House & Senate Conference Committee Begin Negotiations on State Budget

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House and Senate conferees met today to begin negotiations on a final version of HB500 , the state budget bill. Earlier, the House Finance...

House Passes Measure to Accommodate the Deaf and Blind in Movie Theatres

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The state House of Representatives today passed on final reading HB1272, HD2, SD2 , which requires anyone that operates a motion picture...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

House Passes Nearly 150 Senate Measures on Second Crossover

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The state House of Representatives passed today nearly 150 Senate measures dealing with education, housing and homelessness, health, senio...