To be effective and competent at the Legislature, legislators and their staff need time to gather knowledge, analyze it, ...

There’s also the fact that Hawaiʻi is the only Western state that doesn’t allow statewide citizens initiatives, in which ...

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and ...

We're paying a steep price for trying to jam too many people into a limited space that once allowed us to flourish.

A number of accountability bills have sailed through legislative committee hearings. Others could use some last-minute public support.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama continue to renovate Oʻahu homes without proper permits even as their show seeks taxpayer ...

Lawmakers may hold off on extending the rail excise surcharge this year to see what the Trump administration does next.

DHHL wants to transform an airport hanger into a manufacturing center to lower costs and address a waitlist so long that ...

Gordon Cordeiro was convicted for the 1994 killing of a Maui man during a drug deal robbery. This story was written by ...

The case is one of only two felony convictions as a result of the Department of Law Enforcement's Illegal Fireworks Task ...

Is it time for Hawaiʻi to make cannabis legal for recreational use? Or should we stick to medical use in our islands?