JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM A packed gallery listened as lawmakers voted on bills Wednesday during the Senate session at the state Capitol. 1 /3 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM ...

The state Legislature gave final approval to about 250 bills Wednesday during several hours of voting that included a ...

Hawaii legislators are poised to take their final votes Wednesday on more than 200 bills, including measures that would fund ...

Hawaii lawmakers passed the budget for the next two years and began voting on more than 200 bills as the legislative session ...

A round-up of news around the region, including Tonga's Geological Services reporting moderate thermal activity on and around ...

Gov. Josh Green, right, talks with police investigators at the scene of a fireworks explosion in Aliamanu. 2 /3 JAMM AQUINO / JAN. 1 A bill aimed at funding fireworks enforcement would lead to an ...

One conference committee approved two measures related to the New Year’s fireworks tragedy in Aliamanu, where six people died and dozens were injured. This included “heightened penalties if ...

HB 806 would provide $500,000 to the state Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oahu to catch fireworks violators following the New Year’s Eve tragedy at an Aliamanu home ...

HB 806 would provide $500,000 to the state Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oahu to catch fireworks violators following the New Year’s Eve tragedy at an Aliamanu home that ...

Hawaii legislators are poised to take their final votes Wednesday on more than 200 bills, including measures that would fund an undercover unit to crack down on illegal fireworks, prevent Oahu’s ...