The CDC said the problem was exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, which made eradication efforts even harder.

The House and the Senate could not agree on allowing APRNs and physician assistants to prescribe the lethal drug.

The governor will travel to Japan next week to promote a return of visitors from Hawaii’s third-largest tourist market.

Touted as an antidote to the youth vaping epidemic, the bill lost the support of advocates worried about a loophole in the ban.

The state is transitioning away from emergency response mode, the governor said, despite a recent increase in Covid cases.

The Attorney General’s investigative report details wrongdoing by then-State Auditor Jan Yamane and her top assistants.

Bill 41 limits short-term rentals to resort zones and certain nearby areas, while requiring other rentals be booked for a minimum of 90 days.

As the pandemic enters its third year, more people are taking at-home tests or none at all. But coronavirus cases are still rising.

The announcements came quickly after a federal judge overturned the CDC’s decision to require masks on public transportation through May.