Here's how $50 million got into the new state budget for a facility that had been rejected earlier in the session.
State officials said the new stadium is expected to be open in time for the University of Hawaii's 2028 football season.
Hundreds of millions of dollars were dumped on the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, which now has one year to spend most of it.
The bill was substantially altered during conference committee drawing scrutiny.
Updated: The bill was recommitted to conference committee Thursday, effectively killing it.
The bill was proposed to deal with a rare scenario where a developer kept control of a condo board for more than a decade.
A portion of the planning contract went to paying for air travel that appears to violate state rules.
Consultants working on plans for the new stadium already have had big paydays. Now those plans may be changing.
Rep. Amy Perruso says she won't advance a bill to fund the state's first responders campus amid questions about the project's relevance.
The Hawaii governor says the estimated $400 million cost of a public-private partnership is too high.