Each year, Hawaiʻi Appleseed analyzes the dense budget bill passed by the Legislature and distills it into a short, digestible primer. The FY 2026–27 Budget Primer explains what the state plans to fund and by how much.

The most significant failures of the session all share a root cause. They are reforms that would rebalance power or resources away from those with established political influence, and toward those with unmet needs.

Progressive Revenue Options to Protect and Invest in Our Future.

Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Food Security for Hawaiʻi Residents

The 2022 Hawaiʻi legislative session included extraordinary examples of the types of actions policymakers can take to rewrite the economic rulebook.

An analysis of Hawaiʻi’s pandemic-era rent relief and pre-litigation mediation program created through Act 57 (2021).

A guide to understanding the basics of the Hawaiʻi state budget and its importance to society.

The missed opportunity of federal child nutrition programs in Hawaiʻi.

Investing in our children, and in the future of Hawaiʻi.