Anita Hofschneider

UPDATED: The U.S. Navy scaled back its training in 2015 to protect marine mammals after it was challenged in court by Earthjustice.

The state budget director and others are tasked with bringing more accountability to the project, even though they’re nonvoting members.

One in five children in the islands deals with hunger, according to a recent report.

Environmental groups say the Navy didn’t fully consider the environmental impact of establishing destructive training ranges on Pagan and Tinian islands.

A new measure would also dramatically raise the price for certifying documents and providing proof of voter registration.

More than 100 people are suing the Catholic Archdiocese on this Pacific island, where for centuries the church has been intertwined with local culture.

A Sierra Club lawsuit says 38 privately owned tanks need to be upgraded.

Plans to intensify bombing and extend undersea training and testing could harm whales and dolphins, environmentalists fear.

A Honolulu laboratory can begin testing the products that will be sold to medical marijuana patients.

Andrew Robbins will take over as the city and state struggle to fully fund the 20-mile project, which has an estimated $3 billion shortfall.

The Section 8 program, which administers federal money, isn’t doing enough to prevent fraud and recruit landlords, a city audit found.

The Legislature recently extended its prohibition on counties requiring sprinklers in single-family homes and duplexes.