Maya Soetoro-Ng, President Obama’s half-sister and Hawaii resident, lent the Obama glow to Neil Abercrombie’s campaign for governor at a…

So far, only two Republicans have pulled papers to seek the lieutenant governor’s job, neither of them brand names. That…

As the son (but not “the son of a son”) of a sailor man, I am intimate with the recordings…

Panos Prevedouros will run for Honolulu mayor this year if Mufi Hannemann runs for governor, a near…

The state wants to allow commercial shops at Aloha Stadium and to rent the 50,000-seat facility for private use when…

Supporters of House Bill 444, the controversial measure that would extend “the same rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities of spouses in a marriage to partners in a civil union” — namely, gay and lesbian couples — want another vote before the state Legislature adjourns April 29.

I am the reporter-host assigned to cover state issues for Honolulu Civil Beat (aka Peer News). First,…