Drones are already used by law enforcement for special operations, but the program coming to Waikīkī marks a major increase ...

All property owners in Hawaiʻi have until 2050 to get rid of their cesspools under state law. But daunting cost challenges ...

State agencies in Hawai’i (the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Public Utilities Commission) have clear ...

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Policymakers and media outlets often point to Hawaiʻi’s high cost of living when discussing why people flee the state for greener economic pastures. But a study by economists at the University of ...

The county is seeking an amendment to create a voluntary buyout program with some of its $1.6 billion fire recovery grant ...

Information ecologist Sean “Taketa” serves on the board of directors for Media Council Hawaiʻi, as well as a variety of coalition efforts advocating for pono pilina (information equity). He taught ...

U.S. Rep. Ed Case is building up his war chest as he seeks to stave off two Democratic challengers who are trying to unseat ...

The settlement calls for a $600,000 payment to the estate of Brian Kimo O'Gorman after he suffered heart failure while withdrawing from methadone.

Gary Zamber is the first of the four defendants to be sentenced for conspiring to take advantage of loopholes in the Big ...

If Kidani retired by May 8, the last day of session, Gov. Josh Green likely would make an interim appointment. A special election to fill the District 18 seat — which represents Mililani Town, Waipi‘o ...