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Two of Gov. Josh Green’s Cabinet nominees who failed to win Senate confirmation and any others who also might lack Senate support will remain in place until the May 5 end of the legislative session and possibly for the rest of 2023 and even longer.
Gov. Josh Green's appointee to head the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is up for a confirmation hearing today before the Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee. Affordable housing developer Kali Watson's potential return to DHHL is receiving praise from the affordable housing industry, and concern from some in the Native Hawaiian community. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.