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The battle over who controls one of the island's major water sources — a foreign company or a county board — appears headed ...

A 92-year-old architect who tried to slip a Honolulu permit worker a $20 bill has been convicted of bribery of a public ...

From volcanic eruptions to the pandemic to the current SNAP benefits disruption, Hawaiʻi people show up with incredible ...

Two legislators strongly reject a proposal from the Hawaiʻi Elections Commission to return to same-day, in-person voting.

OHA Chair Kai Kahale described the possibility of the federal government using eminent domain to retain state land as a ...

Soon Aloha Stadium will be demolished. Good riddance. When it came to big things, Aloha Stadium was a spectacular failure.

It took years for the city to set up a program helping businesses that were negatively impacted by rail construction. Now, ...

A lawsuit over a controversial wastewater system in Kona may finally lead to development of a new regional park.

Risk a lot to save a lot. But a newly uncovered federal investigation into a firefighter's death cautions fire departments ...

As federal incentives for electric vehicles are drying up, will the state still expand its fledgling charging network?

Remaining residents were terrified when a group of men in black clothing armed with a pistol showed up last week. Today they ...