Hilo Judge Peter Kubota questioned why police need to protect records pertaining to a suspect who is now dead. The question of whether the Hawaii County...
Legislation to slash arts spending could even end the Kamehameha Day parades. A 59-year-old program that pays for art in public spaces is facing significant changes...
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Gov. Josh Green renewed threats of a moratorium on vacation rentals in West Maui, citing a need for 850 long-term rentals. The state will pay West...
The U.S. District Court upheld an agreement reached last year to settle a federal class-action lawsuit brought by female athletes at Campbell High School. Plaintiffs in...
Officials say they have been urgently trying to reduce the patient population after the killing of a nurse last year drew new attention to problems at...
The plan addresses growing threats from climate change, including an increased focus on wildfire prevention after the Lahaina disaster. State energy regulators have given their conditional...
HGEA estimated that the arbitration decision could cost the state as much as $150 million. An arbitration decision has determined public school employees in five bargaining...
About $120 million is needed to repair student housing stock, UH leaders said. But some senators questioned the timing of the request. Senators and University of...
The state says the initiative will now cost $60 million after a previous contract to develop the new financial system failed. Gov. Josh Green’s administration plans...