HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With the horrific and disturbing aftermath of this year’s New Year’s explosion in Salt Lake still fresh on their minds, state lawmakers in both the House and Senate approved ...

Tourists — and local residents — who book hotel rooms and cruise ship cabins will begin providing $90 million to $100 million ...

Hugs and lei were plentiful as Reps. Trish LaChica, left, and Linda Ichiyama embraced as Reps. Jenna Ta­ke­nouchi, second ...

Hawaii lawmakers passed the budget for the next two years and began voting on more than 200 bills as the legislative session ...

I’m a little concerned that that might not be very effective, given the fact that in the past, strict or strong penalties ...

Looming tariff hikes that have already begun to affect shipping routes and consumer behavior could have outsized effects in ...

If approved by the full House and Senate Wednesday, the bills would go to Gov. Josh Green, who has already signed 27 new laws ...

Speaker of the House Nadine Nakamura listens during session inside the House chamber. The state Legislature gave final ...

State lawmakers passed hundreds of bills this week. That’s a lot to keep track of, so with the legislative session over as of ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A crackdown on illegal fireworks was promised at the start ... explained DLE Director Mike Lambert. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for ...

Hawaii’s annual legislative session came to an end Friday with lawmakers congratulating themselves, while some good ...

The legislation was opposed by gun-rights advocates who warned that hunters and Native Hawaiians would be harmed by the ...