Yet another state audit takes the Department of Health to task over its deposit beverage program. It's time for the ...

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For decades, one of the state's main agencies to help the public has been understaffed and lacking in authority.

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and ...

Now more than ever, local news is a vital community resource: connecting neighbors, uplifting voices and sharing information ...

Donovan Dela Cruz voted four times in favor of passing a bill designed to protect māmaki tea, even though he owns a māmaki tea business. No other senators declared conflicts either.

This is all part of a one-year celebration of the park’s 10th anniversary, also launched by Ogura, which started with a ...

Last month, Civil Beat published a Community Voice that called for the governor to veto the passage of Senate Bill 1322, ...

With real-time simulations and a high-tech shooting range, the Kauaʻi Police Department hopes to quadruple weapons drills.

A new state fire marshal and a Big Island nonprofit will take the lead on preparing communities for fires and reducing risks.

Developers of much-needed affordable housing are supposed to get permits approved or denied within three months. It's taking ...

The state must spend millions to see if more electricity can be produced using heat deep under the earth. And it will have to convince residents to support such an effort.