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6 Dec 2008, 9:09 pm
In these and other situations, farmers and ranchers turned to the legislature, which enacted, for example, the Hawaii Right to Farm Act, which prohibits most nuisance lawsuits against "farm operations," and Act 5, which voids new private deed covenants restricting agricultural uses of ag land.Thanks to Hawaii House Blog (the blog of the majority in the Hawaii House of Representatives) for posting "The Rodney Dangerfield… [read post]
2 Feb 2010, 4:10 am
Baptist Press yesterday reported that opposition from Christian conservatives was largely responsible for Friday's vote in Hawaii's House of Representatives to postpone consideration indefinitely on HB 444, a bill that would have authorized same-sex civil unions in the state To the surprise of many, the decision was made by voice vote after a Democratic caucus on the issue. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 8:17 am
The Hawaii legislature represents everyone, not just those who vote, or who register, or who pay state income taxes, and Equal Protection requires legislative seats to be apportioned so that all persons are represented. [read post]
2 May 2012, 6:52 am
WHEREAS, article XVII, section 3, of the Hawaii State Constitution requires that the Legislature give the Governor at least ten days’ written notice of the final form of the proposed amendment prior to the final reading of the proposed amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution; and WHEREAS, notice of the final form of Senate Bill No. 650, H.D. 1, was transmitted to the Governor on April 10, 2012, and the ten days pursuant to article XVII, section 3, of the… [read post]
13 Sep 2007, 5:06 am
House of Representatives... [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 11:59 am
Remarks were given by the President of the Hawaii State Bar Association, the President of the Hawaii State Trial Judges Association, the Chair of the Judicial Selection Commission, members of the State House of Representatives and State Senate, and the Governor for the State of Hawaii. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 8:17 am
The Hawaii legislature represents everyone, not just those who vote, or who register, or who pay state income taxes, and Equal Protection requires legislative seats to be apportioned so that all persons are represented. [read post]
28 Feb 2013, 7:16 pm
Joining me speaking on the panel were Professor Shelley Saxer (Pepperdine Law School); Marti Townsend, Executive Director of the Outdoor Circle; and Chris Lee, State House of Representatives member. [read post]
28 Sep 2020, 10:03 am
As occurred historically, a tie vote in a state’s delegation (say, one state with 26 representatives is 13-13) did not count toward that majority.A so-called “contingent election” is rare. [read post]
17 May 2012, 12:33 pm
In a joint resolution offered by Hawaii state representative Linda Ichiyama and supported by the ACLU of Hawaii and the Japanese American Citizens League (which knows a thing or two about indefinite detention based on unsubstantiated suspicion), as well as several ordinary Hawaiians (actually, it seems that no one submitted testimony in opposition to the resolution), the Hawaiian legislature passed language stating, BE IT RESOLVED by the… [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 8:10 am
The state House of Representatives continues them, however.Meanwhile, a March 1 invocation (that was really a sermon) before the Oklahoma House of Representatives has been making the rounds on YouTube. [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 1:03 am
House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee, and the subsequent 1893 “Blount Report” provided evidence that officially identified the United States’ complicity in “the lawless overthrow of the lawful, peaceful government of Hawaii. [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 10:02 pm
Three committees of the Hawaii Senate Thursday heard the House proposal to require labels on genetically modified food produced outside the state, and then they voted to table the bill for the current legislative session, effectively killing the bill. [read post]
21 Apr 2010, 7:09 pm
The Hawaii case involved a woman charged with Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree after she blocked police at the door when they came to her house to arrest her son without a warrant. [read post]
30 Mar 2017, 2:46 pm
Judge Watson ruled that the state of Hawaii and the imam of a mosque had shown “a strong likelihood” that, when their case reaches a final point, the Trump order will be declared to be an unconstitutional form of discrimination against Muslims based on their religion. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 10:02 pm
It got a final 50-to-1 favorable vote in the Hawaii House, but House Bill (HB) 174 could not have taken a more tumultuous road to today’s public hearing in the Senate. [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 9:01 pm
Hawaii Democratic Senator Daniel K. [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 12:43 pm
In short, when the power to confirm has been handed solely to the state senate, it has had mixed support in the state’s house. [read post]
13 Apr 2021, 8:00 am
State Representative Ryan Yamane, the Head of the House Health Committee, said in the article: “We are open to looking at audits — managerial and fiscal — as we move forward, especially for next year. [read post]
8 Feb 2019, 8:41 am
The next stop for the bill is the Senate’s Ways and Means Committee before it can be move on to the House of Representatives for consideration. [read post]
