Well, they did it. Yesterday, the Hawaii state Senate voted to approve House Bill 2501, which permits Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) to keep diverting East Maui streams for another three years. "The most important thing to understand about HB 2501 is that the Legislature is circumventing a January state court ruling that found A&B has been illegally diverting water … [Read more...] about Hawaii Legislature passes HB 2501 ‘water rights’ bill that helps Alexander and Baldwin
Roz Baker
Hawaii Legislature mulls allowing 12-month birth control prescriptions
In many states these days, especially in the south, organizations like Planned Parenthood fight to maintain women’s access to contraceptives. But here in Hawaii, their biggest political battles are a bit easier–rather than engage in desperate trench warfare to keep government from making it harder for women to get birth control, they advocate for bills that would actually make … [Read more...] about Hawaii Legislature mulls allowing 12-month birth control prescriptions
Will the Hawaii Legislature finally allow the public to see the names of bad cops?
Watch out, because the state Legislature is actually on track to doing the right thing in regards to making public the names of bad cops. There have been so many fruitless attempts to undo the disaster that was the 1995 state law exempting police officers from the state's Uniform Information Practices Act that I'm hesitant to write about this latest move. But given some … [Read more...] about Will the Hawaii Legislature finally allow the public to see the names of bad cops?
The Hawaii Women’s Legislative Caucus is promoting 37 bills this session
The Hawaii Women’s Legislative Caucus released a package of a few dozen bills on Thursday, Jan. 28. There are 37 bills in their package as of press time–nine of which carried over from the previous session. The bills represent the priorities of the caucus, which is made up of female members of the state House, Senate and local county councils. “Women’s issues have … [Read more...] about The Hawaii Women’s Legislative Caucus is promoting 37 bills this session
Officials break ground on new Kihei High School
Though calls for a public high school in Kihei are probably older than he is, state Representative Kaniela Ing, D–South Maui, got top billing in a Jan. 11 press release on the school’s long-awaited ground-breaking. “I am ecstatic to see hundreds of hours of tireless work by so many people, over so many years, finally bear fruit,” Ing said at the ground-breaking, according to … [Read more...] about Officials break ground on new Kihei High School