Being a blue state in a GOP-dominated national power structure makes this the perfect time to become more autonomous.

Landlords would be required to ensure rentals are free of the tiny bloodsuckers that come out at night. The first sentence of a bill before the Legislature says it all: bedbugs are bloodsucking ...

AARP Hawaiʻi, which is lobbying hard for the legislation — there are several paid family leave bills pending — reports that ...

After years of futility, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has new support for its plans to build affordable housing and a hotel ...

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Honolulu police officers were disciplined for a range of issues in 2024, including failing to activate their body cameras, ...

Leong and Sword agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of conspiring to deprive the residents of Honolulu of their ...

As temporary housing for survivors has cropped up around the island, efforts to replace permanent housing have been slowed by ...

Most federal employees in Hawaiʻi work in the defense sector, but about 5,000 work for other agencies that could be affected ...

The law requires people to prove they’re innocent to get paid. Even after their convictions have been set aside, no one has ...

Studies demonstrate that for every 10% increase in ultra-processed food consumption, the risk of chronic diseases like cancer ...

They survived Covid. Then they escaped the Maui fire. Now some longtime island favorites are finally getting some help.