Rivzi began by speaking about ACLU Hawaiʻi ‘s top priorities. This interview has been edited for length and clarity and with ...

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New reform measures would prohibit high level state officials from holding fundraisers and stop state employees from doing ...

Hawaiʻi should consider establishing an independent entity to operate in the space between criminal prosecution and ...

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

The president insists he's brought down the price of groceries. The cash register receipt shows that's far from true.

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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, ...

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 ...