Conferees from the state Senate and House of Representatives met for the first time on Friday to discuss Senate Bill 2471, which proposes to restrict corporations and other “artificial persons” ...

The legislation would make Hawaiʻi one of the first states to sidestep the Citizens United U.S. Supreme Court case that allows unlimited corporate spending in local elections. One of the most ...

Marnie Masuda A bold proposal will soon land on Gov. Josh Green’s desk. If he signs Senate Bill 2471 into law, he will grant Hawaii a very real chance of countering the devastation to our election ...

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May 11 update: Hawaii lawmakers passed SB 3125 on Friday, as reported by West Hawaii Today. This version of the legislation still includes provisions to remove the Renewable Energy Technologies Income ...

Hawaiʻi is set to establish “name, image and likeness” rules to recruit and retain student-athletes at the University of Hawaiʻi. A landmark, class-action settlement last year allowed student-athletes ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — A bill moving through the Hawaiʻi State Legislature could put the islands at the center of a national legal battle over campaign finance and corporate power in elections. Senate ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Senate Bill 2463, which would lower the legal limit for BAC from 0.08 to 0.05, was referred to the House Judiciary committee one month ago. But since then, the bill was not ...