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House reaffirms commitment to providing safe access to reproductive care : Maui Now

The House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1 SD2 for third reading Friday, aimed at ensuring women in Hawai‘i have access to safe reproductive health care following the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson. With the bill passing third reading in both chambers, the measure now heads to Governor Josh Green’s desk for his signature.

Read Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Recktenwald s State of the Judiciary address

After Hawaiʻi's executive and legislative branches delivered their opening remarks, it was time for the judiciary. Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald delivered his State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the state Legislature on Wednesday.

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Remote Participation Poses Challenges For Legislative Session

2:26   Although the 2021 session of the Hawaii Legislature doesn’t officially convene until later this month, some committee meetings are already underway. The first meeting of the new Committee on Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness started off like most legislative meetings, with Representative Linda Ichiyama taking a roll call of members and introducing the agenda. Unlike usual committee meetings however, the pubic gallery was empty and representatives and speakers were not together. They instead communicated from various remote locations through Zoom. When the COVID-19 pandemic descended on Hawaii in the middle of the 2020 legislative session, lawmakers committed to providing remote viewing options for all public hearings.

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