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House Select Committee on COVID-19 Hears Health Update, Plans for Traveler Screening
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness yesterday discussed the recent rise in...
Jun 30, 2020
Speaker Saiki Announces Plan to Restore Funding to YWCA Women's Program
House Speaker Scott Saiki has asked Finance Committee Chair Sylvia Luke to restore funding for the YWCA Fernhurst Women's Program,...
Jun 29, 2020
Legislative Conference Committee Passes Police Reform Bill
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – In a move to increase public transparency and trust in our county police officers, a legislative conference committee...
Jun 24, 2020
Statement by House Speaker Saiki on U.S. Attorney's Intervention in Hawaii's Quarantine Lawsuit
Speaker Scott K. Saiki issued the following statement regarding U.S. Attorney Kenji Price's intervention in Holly Carmichael v. David...
Jun 24, 2020
Legislative Conference Committee Passes Key Budget Bill
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – A legislative conference committee today approved a conference draft to Senate Bill 126 that amends the state budget...
Jun 23, 2020
Representatives Mizuno, Cabanilla Call for Robust COVID-19 Testing for Nursing Homes
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Representative John M. Mizuno, Chair of the House Health Committee, and Representative Rida Cabanilla, a registered...
Jun 23, 2020
Hawaii Legislators Announce Plan to use CARES Funds to Support Unemployed, Business, Rebuild Econony
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi, State House Speaker Scott K. Saiki, Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, and ...
Jun 21, 2020
Volunteers to Clean-up Sunset Memorial Park June 20
WHO: Representative Gregg Takayama, Representative Roy M. Takumi, Representative Sam Satoru Kong WHAT: Volunteer clean-up of Sunset...
Jun 17, 2020
Statement by Speaker Saiki on Lawsuits Challenging Hawaii's Emergency Orders
Speaker Scott K. Saiki issued the following statement regarding the lawsuits filed by the Freedom Law Firm and Center for American...
Jun 16, 2020
House Select Committee on COVID-19 Hears Update on Task Force Dashboard, Economic Outlook
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness today discussed sharing the health and...
Jun 15, 2020
Maui County's Share of State CIP Budget Totals More than $533 Million
Honolulu, Hawai‘i –When the State Legislature passed its $5.1 billion Capital Improvement Project budget bill May 21 for Fiscal Years...
Jun 10, 2020
Legislature to Reconvene on June 22
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – House Speaker Scott K. Saiki today announced that the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives will reconvene the 2020...
Jun 9, 2020
Representative Mizuno, Cedar Church Provide Food for Homeless Residents
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Representative John M. Mizuno (Kalihi, Kamehameha Heights, Lower Kalihi) Chair of the House Health Committee,...
Jun 9, 2020
House Select Committee on COVID-19 Updates Economic Outlook
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness today shared an updated health and...
Jun 2, 2020
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
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