Hawaii State Legislature

05/08/2020

The legislature will reconvene Monday May, 11 to pass emergency COVID funding

02/13/2012

It was unlikely the City and County would have to ask the State Legislature to vote on extending or increasing the rail GET surcharge any time soon, but with only 43% of the public supporting the project it might be impossible even in a non-election year - leaving the City and County on it's own to fill any funding gaps.

Support for Honolulu's planned rail system from East Kapolei to Ala Moana Center has sagged to less than a majority, with only 43 percent of Oahu voters now saying they believe work should con

01/27/2012

This must be the first in a bunch of Fact Checks for the coming session. There should be a prize for the Legislator with the most wild claim at the end of the session.

Lawmaker cites ID theft in making case to shut down public records. Does she know what she is talking about?

01/27/2012

Everyone said this was going to be a quiet session because it's an election year. I always disagreed.

The state legislature plans hearing on bill requiring Internet service providers to create dossiers on residents showing all Web sites they visit for two years. Read this blog post by Declan McCullagh on Privacy Inc..