The leaders of each political party in the House and Senate currently get to appoint four commissioners. Rep. Adrian Tam ...

A proposed statewide public financing program for political campaigns was once again shot down Wednesday, even as a raft of election reform measures remain alive.

Hawaii’s Commission on Salaries has unanimously approved a series of pay raises for state officials. Shown here, the opening of the 33rd Hawaii State Legislature in the Senate chamber on on Jan. 15 at ...

A bill that would generate new revenue for the state to address climate change and reduce the risk of future wildfires by ...

Alien Enemies Act: A federal judge on Saturday said the Trump administration must halt use of an obscure wartime law, called ...

The Senate on Friday narrowly averted a government shutdown at midnight, passing in a 54-46, nearly party-line vote a G.O.P.-written stopgap spending measure that funds the government through Sept. 30 ...

The U.S. Senate cleared a stopgap spending bill Friday that will fund the government through the end of September, sending ...

The Commission on Salaries on Thursday will consider finalizing recommendations that would give the governor a series of pay ...

Hawaii’s congressional delegation has long supported the East-West Center, but even their influence may not be enough to ...

House Bill 476 would raise Hawaiʻi’s capital gains tax rate for individuals, estates, and trusts from 7.25% to 9%. It would ...

That could happen as soon as this week, though the bill’s prospects in the Senate are uncertain amid likely Democratic opposition. State election officials said they generally support steps to ...