Hawaii Electric Light Co. has plenty of power despite the shutdown of the plant which was damaged by lava.

People know that what their mayor or governor does has more impact on their lives, but they are still fixated on Washington.

As we desperately seek alternatives to addictive painkillers, a federal ban on research is obstructing one promising option.

You can bump along rutted roads to Green Sands beach, the southernmost point in the United States, but that’s about to change.

Volcano Village’s residents and businesses are coping with frequent earthquakes and the closure of the nearby national park.

Taxpayers have spent nearly $10 million, not counting damage to roads and parks. The value of private property lost, damaged or isolated is $372 million.

New political blood is assured as six candidates seek the mayorship and a whopping field of 24 seek posts on the County Council.

With no end to the disaster in sight, the “Hub” serves up food, supplies, hot showers, massages and a chance to talk story.

When an analyst said Ed Case has an advantage as the only white Democrat running for Congress, many of us were taken aback. We shouldn’t have been.

Employers waste money requiring their workers to have physicians verify that they were legitimately sick and have now recovered.

Park officials said the small fine is still a good step because it means prosecutors are taking illegal park activities seriously.

There is no evidence either here or nationally that business-as-usual affordable housing policies are working.