Cory Lum/Civil Beat The Honolulu prosecutor says only a small fraction of abusive family members are convicted, but that should change under a new policy.
DeCoite will serve out the rest of former Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English’s term.
Colleen Hanabusa says she drafted bills and monitored legislation on her own, not because she expected a contract or financial reward from the transit board.
The closure of one of Honolulu’s few alternative education programs comes as a setback after a challenging pandemic year for all students.
Grove Farm, the development company that donated nearly six acres to Kauai County for an inpatient drug treatment center, said the land deed is no longer valid.
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Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019 It’s needed, it’s working and it’s paid for by cigarette companies. Gov. David Ige must veto House Bill 1296.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021 We don’t have to start from scratch. Hawaii can learn by studying other destinations.
Mai ke Kaua o ka makahiki 1812 a hiki i ke Kaua o Iraq a me Afghanistan, e komo ana nō nā kānaka maoli i nā kaʻa kaua ma ka ʻaoʻao o ʻAmelika.
The Hawaii senator opines on Joe Biden’s agenda, Mitch McConnell’s obstruction, hate crimes, abortion rights and military budgets.
Other new laws signed Wednesday include phasing out high-interest payday loans and mandating reporting of financial abuse against older adults.
Renewable energy companies say Honolulu’s plan to designate 12% of Oahu as “Important Agricultural Lands” could hinder the state’s ability to meet its clean energy goals.
The office will be reestablished with the help of nearly $25 million in federal funds.
France’s new commander in the Pacific toured Hawaii last month as relations between China and Europe sour.
Though U.S. military leaders in the Pacific are focused on China, the Russian military has shown increasing interest in the Pacific.
If convicted, the officers will each serve mandatory minimum prison terms of 20 years, the prosecutor’s office said.
The Ring video obtained in a wrongful death lawsuit shows Myeni repeatedly apologizing to the occupants of a house he walked into.
Newly released documents confirm what many suspected: that the contract and its restrictive qualifications were written with the former congresswoman in mind.
Voters in Maui County approved a charter amendment to create Hawaii’s first county-level agriculture department. Now organizers need to determine exactly what the agency will work on.
The 80 acres coming to the Hawaiian Homes Land Trust would be the first suitable for residential homes under a law Congress approved in 1995.
