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State lawmakers approved $64 million for the state-owned Hawai‘i Convention Center to fix its leaky roof, but left operational funding for the center and for the Hawaii Tourism Authority out of the final version of the state budget measure House Bill 300 CD1, which was approved Tuesday by conferees, and will head to both chambers for a final vote before it is sent to Gov. Josh Green for consideration.
Republicans in the state House of Representatives tripled in size this session, from two to six members, with Souza coming in as a new freshman lawmaker to the majority Democratic Legislature. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.