Cuts would come from Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and from the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), among other vital programs.

Proponents of exempting Hawaiʻi from the domestic build requirement say it would create a larger market and foster greater competition in ocean shipping for the noncontiguous trades.

Hawaiʻi's largest human resources organization says demand for office and technical workers has picked up significantly on all islands.

The measure is a result of an incident in which U.S. State Department special agent Christopher Deedy fatally shot Kollin Elderts in Waikiki while intoxicated.

As of yesterday, both houses of the state legislature have passed resolutions urging President Obama to support Taiwan's entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership.