But education advocates said the Legislature did little to address problems such as school bus driver shortages, fire safety and the need for more preschool teachers.

$10 million will go to planning for the long-delayed new Oahu jail, while $20 million is earmarked for a new Kauai lockup.

Experts say regulating contractor donations along with publicly financed elections could go a long way to taming corruption.

Everybody loved this measure as it flew through the Legislature, but it still died mysteriously in the session’s final days.

It took an unprecedented disaster on Maui to spur the House and Senate into action. Let’s keep the mojo going, because so much hard work remains.

The tax bill along with nearly 200 other measures now go to Gov. Josh Green for his consideration.

The power company now hopes to get approval from regulators to secure a $250 million credit line.

The cost of auto insurance could soon be going up for thousands of Hawaii drivers.