Hawaii State Government

... Every year, DBEDT and the Council of Revenues invent these numbers for the purpose of manipulating the legislative session.  In March or April, there will be a 'dramatic' shift in the numbers designed to pressure legislators into hiking taxes.  They do this EVERY year ...

... the new guidance says that immigrants in certain categories, namely Refugees, Individuals Granted Asylum, Parolees, and Deportation Withheld are “Not Eligible” for SNAP ....

... What is it about CNHA’s $27M HTA contract that the Governor’s Office, CNHA, and HTA are trying to hide from auditors? ....

... Although the Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated SNAP eligibility for individuals who entered the U.S. as refugees or were granted asylum or humanitarian parole, it did not end the eligibility for noncitizens who became legal permanent residents, Bonta said....

... Seth Colby currently serves as the Chief State Economist at the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism ....

... Legislative Session will convene on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ....

... the USDA guidance, which would exclude noncitizens who are permanent residents from eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The USDA manages SNAP ....

... 95 organizations have been awarded funding ....

... The Governor is currently accepting applications to the Public Utilities Commission .... 

... HDOT will invest approximately $360 million in multimodal projects over the next 10 years ....

... keeping up with myriad government actions is challenging ....

...attempt by Trump to curtail the agency’s programs and shift the burden of emergency management back to individual states, as it was before Katrina....

... to revolutionize how Hawaii residents communicate with legislators ....

... Hawaii public pension debt is $9,784 per person ....

... Applications for the $250 Hawaiʻi Relief Program will be accepted beginning today, Wednesday, October 29, 2025 ....

... A Hawaii lawmaker who allegedly pocketed $35,000 in exchange for political favors remains unnamed and uncharged, despite federal court records confirming the transaction ....

... Coalition Urges Court to Immediately Restore SNAP Funding Relied Upon by 42 Million Americans ....

... Out of 94,000 votes cast during the 2025 session of the Legislature, 92,000 were “Yes.” ....

... federal TANF money that we haven’t spent: $452 million ....

... Grassroot’s “Open Hearings” project can monitor and summarize government hearings and produce transcripts and summaries of those hearings almost immediately ....