House Finance and Senate Ways and Means committees are supposed to deal with fiscal measures, but their influence runs much ...

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Every student deserves an education in how they can participate in our government. That's more important now than ever.

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Economists lay out the good and the bad of the mayor's proposal to convert thousands of short-term units to long-term housing ...

The Benefits Eligibility Solution's contract cost has nearly doubled and it's years overdue, as the state grapples with ...

The hit show debuted on Maui in 2021. Filming has since moved offshore but editing work done on Kaua‘i allows for tax ...

Senate Bill 281 states that Hawaiʻi’s criminal law does not adequately address extreme acts of cruelty and sadistic abuse.

The $330,000 settlement is one of 31 claims against various state agencies that could cost taxpayers more than $7.8 million ...

Gene Ward, who represented Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley and Portlock in the state House of Representatives, died Friday morning ...

Oʻahu eateries are now on solid legal ground if they want to set up tables outside on city sidewalks, thanks to a measure ...

Building with the right materials saved homes in the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires, but many homeowners can't afford the ...