Honolulu’s troubled permitting department will close its front counter services next week and won’t be accepting phone calls from the public as it tries to climb its way out of a six-week backlog of ...

Advocates say we're the only state without a law requiring release of dying inmates in some circumstances, and will press the ...

San Diego Deputy Chief Rudy Tai's conditional appointment as Kauaʻi police chief marks a turning point for a department with ...

The coming year marks a significant transformation for the newsroom – and for Hawaiʻi. Thanks to seed investment from ...

With the eight current council members evenly split on major policy issues, whoever is appointed to be Kama’s successor has ...

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

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

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

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

“It is a chicken and egg problem,” says Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, the City Council member for the area. “Because people are ...

Local farmers and ranchers are eager to invest more in technological solutions to their real world problems, according to U.S ...

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