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Federal complaint filed against campaign treasurer
Federal complaint filed against Takai campaign’s treasurer
Chin sticks with campaign manager
Payments by Takai’s campaign questioned
Attorney general seeks $2.5 million for security
Hanabusa launches run for governor
State tax collections forecast to rise
Ige seeks pay raises for foster parents amid legal battle
Lawmakers question big pay hikes at UH
Some lawmakers are blasting a decision by the University of Hawaii to award $800,000 in pay raises and merit-based bonuses to university executives. Read more
State DOE on track with plan to meet new federal benchmarks
The Hawaii Department of Education says it’s working with federal education officials to finalize the state’s plan for complying with new requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Read more
Proposed ‘tent cities’ rouse debate
Legislators and Gov. David Ige fundamentally disagree on whether the use of legalized homeless camps known as safe zones are an effective way of helping the state’s massive homeless population. Read more
As rail heads downtown, land deals get tougher
With construction of the city’s rail project working its way from West Oahu into urban Honolulu, rail officials say they may need to condemn portions of more than two dozen private properties from Iwilei through Kakaako to make way for the elevated transit system. Read more
Tourism officials fined a total of $12K
The Hawaii State Ethics Commission has fined Hawaii Tourism Authority CEO George Szigeti and three other tourism officials more than $12,000 for allegedly violating the state’s Ethics Code when accepting and soliciting travel upgrades for business trips. Read more
State legislators aim to regulate high-interest payday loans
State lawmakers plan to again consider imposing stricter regulations on so-called payday lenders issuing loans that can carry interest rates as high as 459 percent in Hawaii. Read more
Gov’s chief of staff shifts to deputy role
Mike McCartney, Gov. David Ige’s chief of staff, has been moved into a lower-level position and salary — but gets to keep his old title — under what Ige describes as a reorganization of his office. Read more
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