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HONOLULU -- It’s not a good time to be a smoker. State lawmakers are scrounging about in a tough budget year, looking for spare cash that wi...

HONOLULU -- More than 300 people chanted, danced, blew conch shells and beat drums in the Capitol Rotunda starting at 4 a.m. and continuing ...

There were shakas all around when Gov. Linda Lingle and President Obama got together for a photo op Sunday night, one of two meetings the go...

HONOLULU -- Supporters and opponents of civil unions were being subjected to cutting questions during a packed Senate Judiciary Committee he...

HONOLULU -- Hawaiian activists plan to set fire to Gov. Linda Lingle’s U.S. Supreme Court petition and light their torches with it as they ...

It’s common, but usually not advisable, to want to max out your credit cards when times get tough. The Hawaii Legislature is no exception, b...

Gov. Linda Lingle heads to Washing- ton D.C., Thursday to join coll- eagues from other states, three common- wealths and two territories for...

HONOLULU -- Talk about your green stamps. The Hawaii House today advanced a bill that would issue cannabis distribution stamps to participa...

HONOLULU -- If misery loves company, Hawaii’s got plenty of both. A new report by the National Conference of State Legislatures says the bu...

HONOLULU -- The House Judiciary Committee just gave the nod to gay marriage, moving HB 444 forward after hearing four hours of testimony. T...

Many people who watched live streaming video of the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama on Jan. 20 may not realize that their PC was...

With oral arguments in a U.S. Supreme Court case just weeks away, committees in both houses of the Legislature advanced bills today reining ...

HONOLULU – Of all the years to get a 36-percent raise. Hawaii legislators face a PR nightmare this year: trying to justify their $12,808 sal...

Will the economic stimulus package that passed the U.S. House yesterday help state government balance its budget? Depends whom you ask. A lo...

Some folks think there are a lot of big pigs in the state Capitol. This morning, there was at least one. The plump pink porker was brought o...

Not only will the poor always be with us, but, because of the downturn in the economy, their numbers are steadily growing, even as the state...

Step aside, YouTube. Here comes GovTube. Gov. Linda Lingle is going to scoop herself on her most important speech of the year – her annual S...

Four or five state parks would be closed and entrance fees charged at the remaining ones, under a bare-bones budget presented Thursday by t...

A morning of festivities, food and laughter today masked a darker reality that became clear by mid- afternoon – the economy is in a world of...

HONOLULU -- The economy might be in the toilet, but at least it’s a good week for florists. The halls of the state Capitol are awash in brig...