Bills primarily serving Hawaiʻi, Maui and Kauaʻi counties often struggle to gain traction, but a major housing bill has ...

DOE wants more support in keeping unwanted visitors off its campuses, but families say school playgrounds are an important ...

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The 2024 tax cut bill, Act 46, began as a solid idea. Gov. Josh Green’s proposal would have adjusted for inflation, expanded ...

An empty homes tax could raise revenue while nudging vacant units back into the city and county’s housing supply.

Since 2008, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has imposed speed restrictions on ships 65 feet and ...

Farmers spent Saturday wading through their properties, trying to pick up the pieces from crops and livestock lost during ...

Until serious initiatives are implemented by the government and civil society, federal and state public record laws will fail ...

: At 4:40 a.m. Saturday the city sent out an alert ending the evacuation notice, stating that water levels were consistent at ...

Being quick to blame major public policy failures on corruption hides the fact that it's most often incompetence that's ...

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Drones and ShotSpotter and even more surveillance cameras are invading our privacy and need effective oversight.