The state awarded $289.1 million in tax credits in 2016, including $16.3 million for a program that no longer exists.

Tim Chey had charged the state film office discriminated against him because it didn’t like his Christian-themed historical drama.

The House Finance Committee chair questions the trustworthiness and organizational structure of the governor’s administration.

While calls for a crackdown on short-term rentals grow louder, their rapid expansion accounts for a big chunk of the recent growth in the state’s largest industry.

Agencies should have to justify every penny they ask for, says the House Finance Committee chair.

The governor’s two-year budget plan also includes $315 million for affordable housing and $400 million for education infrastructure projects.

There’s no rule that prohibits Honolulu’s elected prosecutor from telling the public whether he is the target of a Justice Department probe.

The high-flying growth of Hawaii’s largest private employer has slowed recently thanks to storms, volcanos, increased competition and lower fares.

The Kokua Market is on life support, trying to survive in a marketplace where Whole Foods is ubiquitous and even McDonald’s serves quinoa.

But experts say there is a silver lining: higher fuel prices will make renewable energy sources in Hawaii even more competitive.

Critics fear rules for opening a swath of ocean bed between Mexico and Hawaii won’t protect “the most pristine wilderness on the planet.”

But local Republicans took solace in their expanded majority in the U.S. Senate.