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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 ...

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

Ticketing of Honolulu’s homeless population ballooned after the mayor pledged to get 1,000 people off the street in a year, ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coral Pasisi, the director of climate change and sustainability at The Pacific Community SPC. (Courtesy: The Pacific ...

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