Hawaii Lawmakers Move To Cut Income Tax But HECO Bill Is In Limbo

Lawmakers gave preliminary approval to what is being billed as the biggest tax cut for Hawaii workers in state history on Friday afternoon as the Legislature raced toward a scheduled adjournment next week. They also approved funding to combat the proliferation of invasive species, and to help put more Native Hawaiians in homes on Hawaiian homelands. But one major unfinished piece of business remained: what to do about a hotly debated bill to allow Hawaiian Electric Co. to charge a fee to ratepayers so the utility can pay for wildfire...