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Rep. Tokioka, Sen Kouchi Announce Expansion of Student Meals Program
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi and Representative James Kunane Tokioka are happy to announce the extension of the...
May 29, 2020
Legislature's Budget Committee Chairs React to Council on Revenues Forecast
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Donovan M. Dela Cruz and House Finance Committee Chair Sylvia Luke said today’s...
May 29, 2020
Kauai CIP budget totals $217 million
Honolulu, Hawai‘i –When the State Legislature passed its $5.1 billion Capital Improvement Project budget bill May 21 for Fiscal Years...
May 28, 2020
House Select Committee Previews Health, Economic Dashboard
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness today previewed a “dashboard” with...
May 26, 2020
Legislature in Recess after Covering $1 Billion Budget Shortfall, Allocating CARES Act Funds
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The 2020 Legislative Session recessed today after passing several bills to shore up a currently projected $1 billion...
May 21, 2020
House Select Committee on COVID-19 Presented with Final Public Health Recovery Task Force Report
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness today reviewed the final report by the...
May 20, 2020
House Passes Bill to Distribute Federal CARES Act Funds
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House today passed SB 75 SD2 HD1 to allocate $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act funds to support our counties in...
May 20, 2020
Finance Committee Passes Bill to Distribute CARES Act Funds
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Finance Committee today passed SB 75 SD2 HD1 to allocate $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act funds to...
May 15, 2020
House Select Committee on COVID-19 to Hear Update on Inmate Releases
WHO: The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness WHAT: Informational Briefing on the economic...
May 15, 2020
House Finance Committee Seeks Information on Inmates Released from Prison due to COVID-19 Concerns
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Finance Committee today amended SB3080 SD3 HD 1 to include a proviso requiring detailed information on...
May 15, 2020
Senate Committee Approves House Bill Deferring Salary Increases
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The Senate Ways and Means Committee today approved House Bill 117 SD1, a bill to defer salary increases as...
May 15, 2020
House Awaits $5.1 Billion CIP Budget from the Senate
Honolulu, Hawai‘i –The Senate Ways and Means Committee today agreed on the Capital Improvement Project budget for Fiscal Years 2020 and...
May 13, 2020
Opening Remarks by House Speaker Scott Saiki at the Reconvening of the 2020 Hawaii State Legislature
Honolulu – House Speaker Scott K. Saiki delivered the following remarks at the reconvening of the 2020 Hawaii State Legislature. We all...
May 12, 2020
House Select Committee on COVID-19 Balancing Opening the Economy with Safety Concerns
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness today discussed the need to reopen the...
May 12, 2020
State Capitol Closed, But Public Can Still Participate in Reconvened Session
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – When the 2020 Legislative session reconvenes on Monday, May 11, the State Capitol will be secured and closed to the...
May 9, 2020
House Select Committee on COVID-19 to Meet Monday, May 11
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The next House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness briefing will cover business...
May 9, 2020
Hawaii State Legislature will reconvene 2020 session May 11
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi and House Speaker Scott K. Saiki today announced that the Hawaiʻi State Senate and...
May 7, 2020
House Select Committee on COVID-19 Members Detail Plans for Retail and Restaurant Re-openings
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness today discussed the growing number of...
May 4, 2020
House Select Committee on COVID-19 to hear economic projections, protocols to reopen businesses
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The next House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness briefing will cover business...
May 2, 2020
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