Hawaii State Government

...the prevalence of traditional pensions appears to be a major reason Hawaii leads our study in replacement income....

Recently the Chair of the House Finance Committee announced that she will be reviewing the practice of setting up special funds....

Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $41.2 million....

1,413 Hawaii borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a check this month for approximately $1,480

The platform includes 2.2 million layers of information, and it will continue to grow ... That is the Exemplary State idea....

examine efforts of other state and municipal governments in implementing their business and information technology transformations....

...bills that HFA submitted testimony on....

...recapitalizing the Rainy Day and Hurricane Relief Funds, addressing unfunded liabilities and eliminating many vacant department positions....

...the signs are treated by visitors less as warnings and more as centerpieces of funny photographs to show the folks back home....

Abercrombie has nominated Genevieve Salmonson to the position of interim director of the state Department of Health (DOH) Office of Environmental Quality Control, effective today....

...Dependence on and accommodation of contractors subverts the public interest....

...Abercrombie signed more than 70 Bills into law before the end of the 2013 Legislative Session.  The Legislature passed 293 bills....

...a paradigm shift in the approach taken to complete the work of the legislative session....

The Commission announces the launch of its newly revamped website today....

Abercrombie yesterday presented a $1.5 million check to Kauai Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr....

The 2013 legislative session that came to a close today gives fiscal conservatives much to be encouraged by....

Rep. Johanson, Minority Leader – Closing Remarks – May 2013....

On April 30, 2013 the Hawaii State Senate voted to pass 174 measures, ahead of Thursday, the last day of the 2013 Legislative Session....

Hawaii Court decisions on the Constitutional mandate that the contents of a bill must contain only one subject, and the subject of the bill must be expressed in its title....

The bills await final, floor votes of both the House and the Senate on Tuesday, April 30th....

Lead Senate and House negotiators on the State Budget bill announced they closed negotiations three days ahead of an internal deadline. ..

Due to maneuvers by various legislative committees resulting in major changes in bills without public notice, we are petitioning the legislative bodies to defeat the following bills....

Among the many bills passed on Tuesday, the House voted to....

The conference committee is scheduled to meet Friday, April 12 in conference room 309 at 2:30 p.m....

Must see video of Clayton Hee and Jessica Wooley making beds ....

...service members gathered with state officials and civilians to honor their fallen comrades during a Hawaii Medal of Honor ceremony, March 27....