SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS VOTES TO APPROVE THE SENATE’S VERSION OF THE STATE BUDGET

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Today, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means voted to approve the State Budget Bill, also known as House Bill 300....

SENATE TAKES VOTE ON KEY GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEES

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Today, the Hawaiʻi State Senate deliberated on the committee recommendations for Governor Josh Green’s key cabinet...

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EET REJECTS CHRIS SADAYASU’S NOMINATION TO DBEDT

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – The Senate Committee on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism (EET) today voted to recommend that the Senate not...

SENATE PRESIDENT THANKS GOV. GREEN FOR RELEASING FUNDS FOR IMPORTANT PROJECTS IN HIS KAUA‘I DISTRICT

Senate President Ronald Kouchi (D – District 8, Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau) thanks Governor Josh Green for releasing Capital Improvement Project...

SENATORS AND ADVOCATES EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR ABORTION BILL

“In Hawaiʻi, Roe remains the law of the land.” Senator Jarrett Keohokalole made that definitive statement at a press conference held...

ADULT-USE CANNABIS BILL HEADS TO SENATE FLOOR FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION

Senate Bill 669, a measure that would legalize adult-use cannabis in Hawaiʻi, passed the Senate Committees on Commerce and Consumer...

SENATE TO BEGIN POSTING LEGISLATIVE ALLOWANCE EXPENDITURE REPORTS

Starting Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the Hawai‘i State Senate will post a report of each Senator’s 2023 legislative allowance expenditures...

SENATE COMMITTEES VOTE TO ADVANCE ADULT-USE CANNABIS LEGISLATION

Today, the Senate Committees on Health and Human Services and Commerce and Consumer Protection voted to pass Senate Bill 375 (SB375) with...

SENATE PRESIDENT RONALD KOUCHI ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF LUKE EVSLIN TO VACANT KAUAʻI

Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi issued a statement today regarding the appointment of Kauaʻi Councilman Luke Evslin to the vacant...

SENATE LEADERS ISSUE STATEMENTS REGARDING THE WITHDRAWALOF IKAIKA ANDERSON’S NOMINATION

Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi (District 8 – Kauaʻi and Niʻihau) and Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs Chair Maile Shimabukuro...

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS REJECTS IKAIKA ANDERSON’S NOMINATION

The Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs today voted to recommend that the Senate not advise and consent to the nomination of Ikaika...

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