Appellate court judges say the ships that bring passengers into port don't have to pay the fee while the dispute plays out in ...

Two Honolulu charter amendment proposals this year aim to enshrine sidewalk construction as a core local government ...

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Lawmakers have made multiple efforts to improve the process of getting incarcerated people the identification they need to ...

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Several people were injured, but it was a less explosive New Year's Eve than last year even as a new fireworks smuggling case ...

A recent report shows that in the last two years the child welfare system's performance has fallen in nearly every category.

The state probate court must first approve a plan to make the school tuition-free starting in the 2026 school year.

We're still collecting votes to determine the winner of this year's Neighborhood Haiku competition, but one thing is certain: ...

The fast-fading year showed us how quickly weight shifts — and how it lands on communities already stretched by cost, ...

In 2012, lawmakers tried to get a handle on unexpectedly high pensions by billing state and county employers. In most cases, ...

There is no real consumer protection for kūpuna facing selling their units, draining their savings or taking on debt.