The governor is also budgeting $400 million in each of the next two years to settle claims from the Lahaina wildfire victims.

Rep. Kyle Yamashita has been talking about shifting millions of dollars in tax surcharge revenue from the counties back to the state.

Officials say higher salaries would help attract more qualified people to the jobs.

The Malama Ohana panel wants an ombudsman's office to do investigations of deaths or serious injuries to children who received services from CWS.

The governor's office said the plan means more money for Hawaii families and promised no government services will be cut. But skeptics are worried.

Nadine Nakamura is expected to be selected as part of a leadership reorganization Thursday. Lawmakers must vote to make it official when the next session begins.

Eight long-term tenants highlighted in a Civil Beat story, whose rental subsidies were to end Nov. 1, will not be displaced.

V.R. Hinano Rodrigues will serve in an interim capacity until confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate.

A new building was completed in 2021, but staff say rain has been seeping in ever since it opened.

California revoked Edward Hsu's physical therapy license based on a Hawaii conviction. In Hawaii, both his physical therapy and acupuncture licenses remain in good standing.