By Kat Brady. Having a difficult time putting into words the 2023 session. Each session has its own personality and after almost 3 decades, that is understood; yet the 2023 session felt very different. The fact that two legislators are in prison, and one is...
The Hawai`i State Legislature passed SB 2510 CD1. The Hawai`i Senate demanded that the bill pass and asserted that it would kill numerous house bills if the house did not agree. The house went along with the senate and passed bill that authorizes concurrent...
“Each person has the right to a clean and healthful environment.” The clause was proposed by the Hawai`i Constitutional Convention of 1978 and approved by the voters in November 1978. It is now Article XI Section 9 of the State Constitution. The Constitutional...
The view is from the Lanai of the Office of the Attorney General, which wraps almost all of the way around the top floor of the State Office Tower, 235 S. Beretania Street. The 2016 State Legislature has opened with a total of 2918 bills being introduced, 1317 in the...