The cuts by Hawaiʻi budget writers come as the University of Hawaiʻi faces major reductions in federal funds as well. UH had ...

The amount of fines imposed by judges has dropped, raising questions about whether lawmakers need to do anything.

Hawaiʻi’s 83,000 cesspools discharge roughly 50 million gallons of untreated sewage into our groundwater, streams and coastal ...

Hawaiʻi has more endangered species than any other state, so elimination of habitat protections could be felt deeply here.

City officials defended the trip, saying it was necessary to inform a decision on planned new license and ID card designs for ...

Lawmakers are considering whether the kauhale program deserves even more money and what controls to put on it.

In his 1961 State of the Union speech, President John Kennedy said, “Let the public service be a proud and lively career. And let every man and woman who works in any area of our national government, ...

Staff turnover at Hawaiʻi County has stalled the use of new measures meant to penalize property owners with illegal junkyards ...

The immigration agency is bound by constitutional and other legal restrictions, including noncitizens’ rights to make their ...

Campbell High's class action lawsuit has shown that female athletes in the state face real problems. We need help from ...

Government watchdogs think the European field trip is a bad look, but city officials insist there's nothing wrong with it.

On the Garden Isle, an essential ingredient to the Mai Tai, lūʻaus and many local dishes is in short supply, driving ...