Senate Press Releases

SENATE PRESIDENT KOUCHI SUBMITS THREE NAMES FOR GOVERNOR IGE’S CONSIDERATION TO SERVE ON MAUNA KEA

SENATE PRESIDENT KOUCHI SUBMITS THREE NAMES FOR GOVERNOR IGE’S CONSIDERATION TO SERVE ON THE MAUNA KEA STEWARDSHIP AND OVERSIGHT...

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEROES AWARDS EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 25

The Community Heroes Award, a volunteer recognition program started in the ‘Aiea and Pearl City communities last year by the Office of...

30 LEGISLATORS URGE THE HONOLULU BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY TO PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

30 LEGISLATORS URGE THE HONOLULU BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY TO PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF A DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM IS ENACTED Senator...

SENATOR KEOHOKALOLE APPLAUDS PENTAGON’S DECISION TO SHUT DOWN RED HILL FUEL FACILITY

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, chair of the Senate Committee on Health issued a statement today applauding Secretary of Defense Lloyd J....

ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF MENSTRUAL EQUITY IN HAWAI'I

We invite you to join us at 10:00 a.m. HST for a virtual press conference where Nikki-Ann Yee from the Ma'i Movement Hawaii and Senator...

HAWAIʻI STATE SENATE VOTES TO PASS MINIMUM WAGE BILL

By a vote of 24 – 1, the Hawaiʻi State Senate passed a measure that would incrementally increase the minimum wage to $18 by 2026....

WOMEN'S LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS SHARES 2022 BILL PACKAGE TO SUPPORT WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

As part of its ongoing efforts to improve the lives of women, children, and families in Hawaiʻi, members of the bipartisan Hawaiʻi...

HAWAIʻI STATE SENATE RELEASES SCHEDULE OF WAYS AND MEANS INFORMATIONAL BRIEFINGS

The Hawaiʻi State Senate has scheduled twenty informational briefings that the Senate Ways and Means (WAM) committee will be conducting...

HAWAI'I LEGISLATURE'S ACT 90 WORKING GROUP ISSUES REPORT

SENATE PRESIDENT KOUCHI APPLAUDES THE RELAUNCHING OF THE WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE

SENATE PRESIDENT KOUCHI APPLAUDS THE RELAUNCHING OF THE WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND PACIFIC...

LEGISLATURE TO CONVENE JOINT INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING WITH TO ADDRESS RED HILL WATER SITUATION

LEGISLATURE TO CONVENE JOINT INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING WITH STATE, COUNTY, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO ADDRESS RED HILL WATER SITUATION The...

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