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Capital gains tax increase and a new carbon tax may not make the cut
With all 76 members of the Legislature up for reelection, lawmakers are expected to shy away from those potentially controversial tax measures this year. Civil Beat.

Reapportionment Commission preps to defend against lawsuit
The state Reapportionment Commission on Monday created a special committee to help the attorney general defend it from a lawsuit filed by a citizen coalition challenging maps featuring new political boundaries for the state Legislature and U.S. House. West Hawaii Today.

Legislature considers measure to help landowners with aging dams
Last Thursday, a joint state Senate committee hearing discussed Senate Bill 3225. The measure proposes creating loan and grant programs for private landowners with a plantation era dam or reservoir — in order to improve structural deficiencies. Hawaii Public Radio.

Hawai‘i bill would prohibit pat-downs of women by male guards
A bill to prohibit male correctional officers from conducting pat-downs of female inmates across Hawai‘i’s jail and prison systems passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. Star-Advertiser.

Hawai‘i bill to add LGBTQ information to sex education advances
A bill is advancing at the state Legislature to require Hawai‘i public schools to include “positive and accurate representations” of LGBTQ+ people, people of color and disabled people in sex education curriculum, but some people are protesting that it will legitimize explicit information they feel is inappropriate for schools. Star-Advertiser. KITV4.

Hawai‘i already has problem gamblers, but it has few resources to help them
Fears of increased addiction and crime are frequently cited as reasons not to legalize gambling in the Aloha State. Gambling proponents have argued that the economic benefits of legalized gambling could outweigh the negative social costs or even help to alleviate some of them. Civil Beat.

Frustration over unused $160M facility at State Hospital
The Hawai‘i State Hospital has a $160 million state-of-the-art facility that was completed in May. But officials say it’s still not being used due to construction defects and other issues. KHON2. KITV4.

Assaults on police to result in swift charges
Reversing a policy in place for decades, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm is amending criteria tied to imposing charges so that anyone who allegedly assaults a law enforcement officer will be charged quickly. Star-Advertiser.

Visible tattoos, once a no-no in many local workplaces, are now more often a yes, a maybe or “it depends.” But beware: In some cases, companies need to act carefully because a hiring or firing decision based on a visible tattoo could have legal consequences… read more.

Dogs sniff out Covid in students, staff at Seabury Hall
Assistance Dogs of Hawaiʻi recently completed a major research study with The Queen’s Medical Center, which found that dogs could detect Covid-19 through sweat samples. The research team found the dogs were able to differentiate between SARS-CoV-2 and common cold or flu viruses. Hawaii Public Radio.

165-unit Kahului Lani senior living complete
Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation recently completed Phase 2 of the Kahului Lani senior housing project, adding 84 units to the 81 units in the first phase that opened in 2020. Maui News.