As Hawaiʻi continues to pinch pennies and fill holes created by federal cuts, lawmakers may have to choose between bills ...

The city center segment of the $10B rail project is supposed to open in March 2031, but an outside consultant questions ...

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Caucuses also build on past legislative success to advance related causes. The Women’s Legislative Caucus this year is promoting Senate Bill 2845, which would prohibit a person from interfering with ...

Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump raised the cost of many goods including those that eventually are shipped to Hawaiʻi. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled many of the tariffs were illegal. ...

After Lahaina, Hawaiʻi committed to learning from the tragedy. The reports Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez and FSRI issued explicitly identify limited ingress/egress, unclear agency responsibility ...

The County Council would now need a supermajority vote to allow thousands of apartment-zoned units to keep operating as short ...

Dr. Curtis Takemoto-Gentile cut ties with HMSA in January, opting to ditch insurance entirely and transition to a direct ...

Over objections, the commission cited the dire need for more homes. At least 45% of the units must go to locals.

A controversial bill would cut top superintendent positions from the DOE and increase community input in schools. Some families say the change is long overdue.

Few departments met the official 10% goal last year. While cost, quality and lack of consistent supply are concerns, the ...

Legislation to instead charge a per-passenger fee would recoup less than half of all the green fee revenues cruise ships were ...