Hawaii

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.