Being quick to blame major public policy failures on corruption hides the fact that it's most often incompetence that's causing our problems, not ethical wrongdoing.

Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency order as winds and flooding from a Kona low storm were expected to worsen. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. For the second time in two months, ...

“You don’t come to Hawai‘i and not at least have a flower or a lei,” said Kuhio Lewis, CEO of the Hawaiian Council, a nonprofit that promotes Native Hawaiian culture and business. “For us to now be ...

A $2 million temporary replacement for Big Island's Mokuola bridge is expected to be completed in the next two years.

But House Bill 1919, currently before the Legislature, goes much further than simply updating outdated rules. Instead, it ...

Lawmakers got a lot of pushback over a proposal to allow six units on a lot originally zoned for a single-family home, but ...

The Aha Moku Advisory Committee weighs in on issues from fishing to military leases, but many think it's not as effective as it could be.

Conference Room 411 at the State Capitol was packed on Feb. 12 as testifiers spoke at length about major bills of interest ...

Vacation rentals aren't permitted on farmland under state law, but recent legal battles show some Big Island landowners want ...

Flooding damaged elevators in the 16-story building. Repair of the main passenger elevator will take months. A five-month elevator outage at a Honolulu apartment building has created significant ...

At the midpoint of the session, the crossover deadline forces lawmakers to make choices. Bills move forward, or they quietly ...

As beaches shrink, the proposal would revise the county’s shoreline setback rules to ensure that coastal homes truly being rebuilt are relocated inland.