Hawaii

Hawaii lawmakers' failure to reach an deal to fund Honolulu rail could jeopardize federal funds.

Hawaii received a Fitch Ratings outlook boost to positive ahead of an $856 million bond sale.

Former Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano asked President Donald Trump to defund Honolulu's elevated rail project.

A Hawaii Senate committee approved a bill that would hike gas taxes, vehicle registration fees and the vehicle weight tax to pay for highway repairs.

Far West issuers sold $90.7 billion of municipal bonds in 2016, a 8.5% increase over the prior year.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell dedicated the majority of his inaugural speech to Oahu’s troubled multi-billion elevated rail line.

Hawaii Gov. David Ige told legislators he wants to issue general obligation bonds to fund the majority of $3 billion in capital projects over the next two years to capitalize on the state’s high ratings.

Hawaii Gov. David Ige appointed Laurel Johnston as the Department of Budget and Finance's deputy director.

The Honolulu agency that oversees Oahu’s troubled multi-billion dollar elevated rail transit system gets a reprieve from a federal agency on its plans to fill a shortfall up to $2.3 billion.

Hawaii tops the national in GDP growth this year, but inflation is expected to slow the island state’s growth through 2019.

The agency in charge of Honolulu's multi-billion dollar elevated rail transit system has named a new interim executive director.

Hawaii's test of a road user revenue plan may involve sending motorists mock mileage bills that highlight the potential fees.

Hawaii received one-notch upgrades from two rating agencies ahead of plans to price $675.58 million in general obligation bonds.

Hawaii received a second upgrade from a major rating agency ahead of plans to issue $757 million in general obligation bonds as Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the state’s GO bonds to Aa1.

Hawaii officials say they will upgrade an antiquated accounting system and take other steps to ensure that the state won’t repeat the violations it self-reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Federal Transit Administration granted Honolulu additional time for a recovery plan to deal with cost overruns on its elevated rail project.

The Hawaii House and Senate overrode the governor's veto of a bill he said could lead to a downgrade of the state's bonds.

Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed an agreement with the Navy to coordinate the human and financial resources of the state and the Department of Defense to advance clean energy projects.

Hawaii signed a lease agreement with Kaiser Permanente in which the health system will take over three struggling Maui hospitals.

Some Hawaii military housing bonds received a Moody’s Investors Service upgrade ahead of a May sale.