Hawaiʻi Will Ban Chlorpyrifos, Establish Meaningful Pesticide Regulations
With Governor Ige's signature, SB3095 will become law and Hawaiʻi will lead the nation in establishing pesticide regulatory policy that protects the health and safety of its people and environment.
Hawaiʻi Could Become the First State to Ban Chlorpyrifos
Activists have been fighting for years for a comprehensive pesticide regulation bill. Now one is heading to a final floor vote after passing through conference committee.
Ito, Tokioka Removed as House Veterans Committee Chair, Vice Chair
Representatives Ken Ito and James Tokioka have lost their committee leadership positions, and it looks like it might have been because of a failed plan to overthrow House leadership.
Hawaiʻi Becomes First State to Invest in Elder Care Infrastructure
The newly launched Kupuna Caregivers Program will help working caregivers pay for vital support services for their elderly charges.
Souki’s Speakership Could Be In Trouble
Within today's House committee chair shuffle lies the very real potential for a larger impending leadership shakeup.
People Over Profits: A Familiar Message at Hawaiʻi State Legislature Opening Day
While the more than 30 organizations with booths inside the State Capitol rotunda work on a wide range of policy issues, most shared the same hope that lawmakers would put people first.
Advocates Present Strategic Plan for Hawaiian Homelands
The plan for how to use beneficiary lands is the first ever community-created one to be presented to lawmakers and the governor.
Maui Hospitals Look to Privatization as Potential Solution for Budget Woes
The state’s Maui region public hospitals are hoping to initiate partnership discussions with a private healthcare corporation to try and save the system money in the midst of budget shortfalls.
Former Biotech Legislator of the Year to Head House Agriculture Committee
Advocates hoping to pass new state-level restrictions on pesticides and genetically-modified organisms say their prospects for the upcoming legislative session are grim.
Invasive Insects are Devastating Hawaiʻi Island’s Cottage Agriculture Industry
Two highly pervasive invasives are destroying iconic Big Island crops; the state legislature is working on bills that would fund new efforts to combat the pests.