"I will fight for permanently affordable housing held in community trust, union jobs with prevailing wages and accessible mental health support." ...

"Our current situation makes it difficult for lawmakers and the public to understand the likely costs and benefits of major ...

"I think term limits would help bring in new voices and keep lawmakers more connected to the communities they serve." ...

Some gun control advocates fear that the islands’ status as one of the safest states from firearm crime could be at risk. Hawaiʻi has long been among the states with the strictest gun laws, ...

Hawaiʻi needs more people to work in the wastewater sector to meet a 2050 deadline to rid the state of cesspools. To help ...

First come the killings. Then, inevitably, the comments. Whenever feral or free-roaming cats are deemed the culprits in a high-profile killing of Hawaiʻi’s native wildlife, such as the recent mass ...

Eight candidates are competing for the 1st Congressional District. Hawaiʻi’s 1st Congressional District encompasses much of Oʻahu from East Honolulu to Kapolei and Mililani — home to about 720,000 ...

Law required people to get permission to carry guns into places such as stores and hotels. The decision doesn’t stop businesses from taking their own steps to ban guns on their property. WASHINGTON — ...

Nui lehulehu ka poʻe hoihoi i nā papahana kauwela o Honolulu, aia nō naʻe he mau hakahaka ma nā papahana ma ʻEwa a ma Kona he ʻelua pule ma hope o ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka wā kākau inoa. He hōʻea mai koe ...

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily ...

Pulitzer Center grantee, surfer, diver, photographer and science journalist currently based in the U.K. She earned her master ...

Some property owners are paying out of pocket to make their homes livable while waiting for federal funds they hope will come through. After a series of Kona lows devastated the North Shore of Oʻahu ...