A key feature of the proposed reforms includes diverting the mentally ill from ERs into outpatient and residential programs more tailored to their needs.

Doctors say Hawaii’s mandatory 20-day period is too long in some cases.

Scientists are racing to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes from forests, but to some a solution still feels like forever away.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam said the shooter, a U.S. sailor, killed himself after shooting three Department of Defense civilian workers.

Unlicensed care homes are a continuing problem despite efforts to beef up state oversight.

The two are taking new approaches to their work in the face of climate change.

New technology will aid volunteers in mapping the locations of the island’s homeless population.

In December, a federal judge is expected to decide whether Katherine Kealoha’s sentencing should be based on sentencing guidelines for deprivation of civil rights or obstruction of justice.

Three dozen participants in Honolulu’s fledgling Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program reduced their emergency room visits, interactions with police and nights spent unsheltered.

Councilman Arthur Brun is charged with first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer.

The family of Steven Hyer Jr. says police should have utilized a trained mental health negotiator rather than escalating to the point where Hyer was shot and killed.

The winners of the hackathon proposed giving beach toys a second life as a way to reduce visitors’ environmental footprint.