In 2012, lawmakers tried to get a handle on unexpectedly high pensions by billing state and county employers. In most cases, ...

The state probate court must first approve a plan to make the school tuition-free starting in the 2026 school year.

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If Hawaiʻi wants to remain a leader in pretrial justice, it must close the gap between what judges decide and what the system ...

The number of Chuukese and Spanish speakers in DOE schools has been rising, while schools are seeing fewer students fluent in ...

College athletics is undergoing a transformation unlike anything we’ve seen in generations. With recent court decisions, ...

In Hawaiʻi, thousands of residents rely on the Affordable Care Act for health care and will soon see their costs go up ...

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Garcia attributed the level of successful recovery in part to the group’s ability to respond faster than in the past. When a ...

The report shows improvement related to deaths but continued hearing loss and other injuries from some exercises.

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