#Hawaiʻi State Constitution
House passes Native Hawaiian affairs bills, sends measures to Senate
The Hawaiʻi House of Representatives advanced numerous bills relating to Native Hawaiian affairs that support housing, cultural preservation, and community support.
Hawaiʻi Constitution amendment proposed as protest of unlimited campaign spending
A proposed Hawaiʻi Constitution amendment that would be at odds with the controversial 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision that took the brakes off campaign spending limits has passed unanimously out of the Hawaiʻi Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
Legislative measure would have state acquire all West Maui water systems through eminent domain
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources would be required to acquire all West Maui water systems through eminent domain and then hold them in trust for the management by Maui County, according to a bill introduced this legislative session.