Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned why only two states should ...

Hawaii News Now. Island Beat 'Muthaship' with Stephanie Lum ... Bill providing funds for sanctioned Hawaii high school surfing gets past State Senate. Published: Apr. 4, 2024 at 5:32 PM HST ...

Hawaii is one of two U.S. states (Utah) that has zero forms of legalized gambling, so the fact that HB1308 advanced past the state House and Senate shows the tides may be turning on the island ...

Gov. Josh Green says it is possible some of his Cabinet nominees “may have been political collateral damage” when it came to facing confirmation challenges in the state Senate.

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and 21 of her Senate colleagues are calling on newly confirmed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to address critical staffing shortages at the National Park Service ...

The Senate’s altering of UH budget priorities is also evident in the university’s request for its capital improvement projects budget. For fiscal year 2026, for example, UH regents asked for ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, right, spoke Friday with Luis Salaveria, director of finance for the state Department of Budget and Finance. 1 /3 JAMM AQUINO ...

State lawmakers are expressing growing frustration with the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) as it undergoes leadership changes ...

Washington became the 42nd state in 1889. Now, both of its U.S. senators want to see the other Washington — D.C., that is — get granted statehood, too. Sen. Maria Cantwell earlier this month ...

She was elected to the Hawaii Legislature at the age of 21, but enlisted in the Army National Guard in 2004. Gabbard, currently a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, was deployed to war ...

Hone (pronounced hoe-NEH) had top winds of 70 mph (110 kph) Sunday night as it swirled slowly past Hawaii about 180 miles (290 kilometers) southwest of Honolulu and 185 miles (300 kilometers ...

Hawaii lawmakers made many compromises to position bills for potential passage next week while other measures fell to the wayside at the state Capitol on Friday, a pivotal deadline for over 150 ...