"He always said, we don’t have the votes, but we have the voice. And he made himself heard almost every single day he was ...

A Hawaii bill that would provide state funding to reimburse private employers for on-the-job training has moved through a ...

COURTESY PHOTO State Rep. Gene Ward 1 /2 COURTESY PHOTO State Rep. Gene Ward JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM State Rep. Diamond Garcia spoke Friday next to the vacant seat of state Rep. Gene ...

The Commission on Salaries on Thursday unanimously approved a series of pay raises for state officials totaling 27% for ...

After serving Oahu as a public servant for more than 27 years, Rep. Gene Ward announced his retirement due to health concerns ...

The spirited Republican who represents East Honolulu says recent health setbacks, including a pneumonia diagnosis, led him to ...

Hawaii lawmakers have been busy this year assessing whether there should be more or fewer ways to earn state income tax ...

A Hawaii State Senate Committee advanced five gun control bills, including measures on secure storage, ghost guns, and gun ...

The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs advanced five bills on Wednesday: HB137 HD1 relating to firearms: ...

State senators voted 25-0 to approve and send to the House of Representatives a bill that would make Nov. 28 La Ku ‘oko ‘a, or Hawaiian Independence Day, as Hawaii’s 14th official state holiday. The ...

There are only two U.S. states that have zero forms of legalized gambling (no sports betting, casino, daily fantasy, horse ...

The effort may include public or private meetings with legislators, who have the ability to reject the entire pay package.