A tariff is a tax imposed by the U.S. government on goods imported from other countries. It is calculated as a percentage of the value of the shipment. For example, if a shipment is valued at $100,000 ...

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

Gov. Josh Green is negotiating an agreement with a Japanese rail conglomerate to work on transit-oriented development along ...

Sylvia Luke’s campaign failed to report more than $7,800 worth of campaign contributions during the first six months of 2022, according to an audit of her campaign fund ...

Miske, who was convicted of 13 federal counts in July of 2024, died of a fentanyl overdose at Honolulu’s Federal Detention Center on Dec. 1, 2024. He had not yet been sentenced but was facing ...

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

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

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 ...

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

A green energy group that previously opposed the rate increase has joined HECO in asking regulators to hike rates.

Echoing strong community sentiment, the County Council has joined the chorus calling on the U.S. Air Force to reject an environmental review of the project.

A Senate bill would replace party primaries with a single open primary in which every candidate appears on one ballot and ...