Two bills are moving forward to repeal the embattled Hawaii Tourism Authority this legislative session, which could prove one of the more contentious for the agency since state lawmakers gave it life in 1998.
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.
Housing is an abstract goal, but the concrete reality usually sparks opposition from advocates for farmland or the environment or those simply worried about urban woes.