Ian Lind

A House bill has morphed into a sweetheart deal to create perpetual leases for tenants on state land,  possibly including the Thirty Meter Telescope.

The United Public Workers has fought a state promotion policy for years, and now the case is going to the Hawaii Supreme Court.

Improper foreclosure procedures were sometimes used, a federal judge found, and the stakes could be staggeringly high.

Laulani Teale persisted in proclaiming her innocence for nearly five years after her arrest for approaching the Honolulu mayor.

The city’s Ethics Commission rightfully concluded that City Council members can legally take a lot of money from special interest groups.

Some states are insisting that people must be convicted of a crime before they lose their property.

In the rush to build a new prison, the Legislature is likely to shunt aside the work of a task force it created just last year.

Lobbyists spent millions trying to influence lawmakers last year.

On balance and when push comes to shove, money talks, and ethics walks.

As if they don’t have enough to do this session, legislative leaders seem intent on grabbing the power to reappoint state judges.

What should police officers do when threatened by a moving car? New national policy says: Don’t shoot, move!

The Hawaii Supreme Court is considering whether privacy expectations preclude the police from gathering evidence of a crime by flying over your house.