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Nov 8, 2022 · We’re getting results from five states where voters are deciding whether to legalize marijuana.
- Minimum Wage Bill May Die
- Federal Relief May Kill Tax Breaks
- Kakaako Makai Bill Advances
Labor advocates and unions have pushed lawmakers for a $17 minimum wage by 2026. In 2019, the Senate advanced a measure that would raise hourly wages to $15 an hour by 2023. Gov. David Ige also supported that proposal. But the measure died in the final hours of session. Last year another proposal to raise wages to $13 an hour stalled because of the...
The House and Senate deferred more than a dozen bills Tuesday that would extend state tax breaks or offer new tax relief to Hawaii residents and companies because lawmakers said the new federal pandemic relief bill may prohibit passage of those measures. The current draft of the federal bill known as the American Rescue Plan Act would offer huge do...
State senators also advanced a controversial proposal to allow the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to develop residential towers on several parcels the office owns on the Kakaako waterfront. Those were among a handful of properties given to OHA in 2012 to settle $200 million in past-due claims on lands formerly held by the Hawaiian Kingdom. Similar effo...
Feb 16, 2021 · Hawaii would join the 15 other states that have legalized recreational use of marijuana under a bill advanced by a state Senate committee on Tuesday, but the measure still has a very long way...
Sylvia Luke’s most recent views and policy on Marijuana in 2023. In response to the question “Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?”, Sylvia Luke’s response was...
Aug 29, 2023 · WAIKIKI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Experts gathered in Waikiki to discuss the ramifications of legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Those in favor said guardrails could be put in place...
Mar 11, 2021 · But when asked about cannabis reform prospects in the House, Finance Committee Chairwoman Sylvia Luke (D) on Wednesday tempered expectations. She said that while she personally supports legalization, it was difficult for the chamber to even pass the earlier, three gram decriminalization bill.
Aug 13, 2022 · Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2022. Luke endured a massive attack campaign mounted by the super PAC Be Change Now, which is backed by the local construction industry. Be Change Now spent more than...
