#2025 Legislative Session
Op-Ed: Maui youth advocates call on state legislators to end the sale of flavored tobacco
Nine Maui youth who are members of the Youth Council of the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaiʻi have urged lawmakers to pass tobacco control policies HB 756 and HB 380 this session.
Hawaiian Home Lands seeks public support for a bill to increase, extend $600M spending plan to reduce waiting list
A new piece of legislation proposes to boost funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to support more than 20 active housing projects for Native Hawaiians. The proposal also seeks to extend the Act 279 Special Fund for an additional two years.
Fire prevention, housing top priorities as new lawmaking session gets underway
Fires — whether they be wildfires or aerial fireworks — are top of mind for many lawmakers as they prepare for this year’s lawmaking session, beginning Wednesday at the state Capitol in Honolulu.
House of Representatives now accepting applications for 2025 Legislative Session
The House of Representatives welcomes applications for various session staff roles during the 2025 Legislative Session. These positions include legislative aide, committee clerk, program budget analyst, data-entry clerk, receptionist, service aide, support staff for remote hearings, legislative attorney and more.
