In a statement emailed to The Independent, the Senatorial candidate says he returned the materials later, but has no excuse for his behavior.

The committee voted to gut a criminal justice reform bill and replace it with a bill looking at hurricane-resistant school structures with no input from advocates or the community.

With Honolulu’s Rail project just recently bailed out by the state and the city's history of mismanaging it, Speaker Saiki thinks the city should focus on getting its flagship project under control before starting on new ones.

Within today's House committee chair shuffle lies the very real potential for an impending leadership shakeup.

Brower’s disparaging words and dehumanizing actions toward those experiencing houselessness in Hawaiʻi make him a controversial choice to chair the committee.

While the State Senate has become more progressive, this is yet another example of the State House moving in the opposite direction.