The Bike Mom is currently on the front lines of battles over rail and City Council pay raises.

If you prefer unpredictable plots, you might want to turn your gaze away from the Capitol and catch the show at Honolulu Hale.

It’s been 45 years since the last constitutional convention. Another one is desperately needed now.

The Big Island legislator says the tradition of finishing up a secretive spending plan at session’s end creates unnecessary havoc.

There are legitimate reasons to oppose term limits, but we shouldn’t pretend they somehow already exist.

From serious measures to trial balloons, none is coming soon to a ballot near you.

Nothing she saw during eight years of open government on the Maui County Council prepared her for her first chaotic session at the Capitol.

The former senator battled for years to finally create boards to monitor law enforcement. But with the state’s lack of follow through, sometimes even hard-fought victories are diluted.

Sen. Les Ihara believes rank-and-file lawmakers could be asserting themselves in committees and on the floor.