Aloha State lawmakers debated bills surrounding sports betting, legal rights for coral reefs and feral chickens, but an ongoing bribery investigation cast a shadow over the capitol.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RELATED PHOTO GALLERY The 2026 legislative session opened Wednesday with House and Senate leaders bracing for the likelihood that ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – Hawaii State Senate leadership and committee chairs will discuss the 2026 Legislative Session following the Opening Day Senate floor session on Wednesday.

The 2026 legislative session opened Wednesday with House and Senate leaders bracing for the likelihood that Hawaii will have to make up for more cuts to federal funding in 2026 after providing ...

Senate Bill 2690 would have made practicing in the state more financially feasible. Doctors advocating for the bill said it was a beacon of hope in the midst of Hawaii’s chronic doctor shortage that ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The 2026 session for the Hawaiʻi State Legislature is officially open, marking the beginning of the 33rd class of legislators. Proceedings kicked off at 10 a.m. on Jan. 21, with ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii State Legislature opened its 2026 session on Jan. 21. In our Capitol Connections series, HNN’s Annalisa Burgos sits down with lawmakers to discuss their ...

Hawaii is a cannabis market that the industry has been looking at with interest, and now, they may get the green light to come online. This week, the state Senate voted to approve two cannabis reform ...

Hawaii lawmakers have approved a bill to allow patients to immediately access medical cannabis once their registrations are ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Representative Daniel Holt resigned from the state legislature with his last day on Friday, as he will begin his new state role this coming week.

While much of the mainland U.S. begins its week digging out of a walloping winter storm, a different sort of storm is brewing in sunny Hawaii. Numerous gambling topics are on the table with the Aloha ...