Concerns about the proliferation of cesspools and their impact on nearshore waters and our drinking water supply date back more than a century.

Japanese temples are struggling to survive as their members age, putting cherished cultural traditions in Hawaii at risk.

Hawaii is in the midst of a major demographic shift that will transform island society in the coming decades, as the rest of the baby boomer generation reaches retirement age.  

Proposals for an elevated rail system on Oahu date back to the 1960s. Now, at least part of a modern-day rail line is finally about to open to the public.

The term “homeless sweep” doesn’t appear in Hawaii newspapers until the early 2000s, but officials have been ordering large-scale homeless enforcements since at least 1901.

A new report found overall homeless numbers remained relatively stable in the last year, but there have been notable changes in who is homeless and why. 

There’s been a steep increase in the cost of living in the last few years, but a new report also shows how tax credits can provide a lifeline to families.

Old newspaper clippings show that the same conversations that were happening in the 1860s and 1960s about the struggle to make ends meet are still relevant today.

Even families making $100,000 a year could be struggling to make ends meet.