The percentage of violent crimes that end in an arrest or a closed case is declining, as agencies grapple with understaffing, ...

Scientists say the problem is the president and his health secretary are often doing just the opposite by relying on ...

Lawmakers called on the agriculture department to create the dashboard so the public can keep an eye on what it's doing to ...

The Hawaiʻi DOE offers at least $10,000 to special education teachers to fill open positions, but most schools have reported ...

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The Department of Justice wants to join the cruise ship industry's lawsuit against the state over a new tax on passengers visiting the islands.

Sarah Fairchild, executive director of the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes the legacy of Hawaii’s legendary waterman and Olympian, Duke Kahanamoku, has an idea about ...

Residents now must wait until next year to tackle pressing problems like protection for immigrants, funding for nonprofits ...

Fourth, and this is the most interesting and telling part of the letter, Sorenson disclosed for the first time ever that the ...

Hawaiʻi doesn’t need a gondola. Hawaiʻi doesn’t need to be the Asia-Pacific center for stadium sports. Hawaiʻi isn’t going to ...