With the arrests of immigrants surging, most of Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation accuse federal immigration agents of ...

Gov. Josh Green cited uncertainty in federal funding along with reduced revenue projections in issuing line-item budget vetos ...

Staff and some trustees had been caught off guard by a dramatically different spending plan. Monday's decision came after a ...

A measure allowing video evidence from drones was part of a package of bills aimed at cracking down on illegal fireworks that became law Monday.

A vote comes Monday for the new budget, which some fear could undermine the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' mission.

As Pride Month neared its end, the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival offered a powerful coda. Centered on the theme of kīpuka, a ...

Aquaculture is projected to become Hawaiʻi's strongest food industry, but the state may not be doing enough to ensure there ...

A Hawaiʻi County commission calls for a pause in the project until the state establishes rules regulating discharge of micro- ...

Rob Perez retired in 2023 as an investigative reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ProPublica. He spent over 40 years in journalism and got his first reporting gig on Guam in the mid-1970s. A ...

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ...

It includes a plan to revive a major pay-to-play bill snuffed out in the Hawaiʻi Legislature this year. Will it work?

“Regime change war” became her catchphrase, like J.J. Evans saying “Dy-no-mite!”, Gomer Pyle saying, “Goll-ly!”, or Gary ...