2026 Legislative Session

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi House of Representatives’ Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs (JHA) Committee recognizes Committee Staff Attorney Sean Aronson for completion of the 2025 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Pretrial Policy Fellows Program, a year-long national peer-learning initiative focused on improving state pretrial justice systems.   The NCSL Pretrial Policy Fellows Program supports legislators and legislative staff who are working on reforms related

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi House of Representatives today passed House Resolution No. 8  with unanimous support, urging the Department of the Attorney General to expedite the state’s investigation into the alleged acceptance of campaign funds by a state legislator. The resolution’s passage follows notice that federal authorities will share evidence with state officials, allowing the Attorney General to move forward with a parallel state review.   “The House is formally r

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi  – On Thursday, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature’s Working Families Caucus and community advocates introduced a five-bill legislative package dedicated to supporting working families by strengthening childcare subsidies, expanding the dependent care services tax credit, increasing Medicaid funding, and restructuring income tax brackets for higher-income earners.   “Hawaiʻi’s working families need our support more than ever, particularly as recent federal action