The University of Hawaiʻi is one of the most important institutions in the state. The public needs to know more, not less, about who’s running it.

Rep. Elle Cochran hasn’t been much of a player at the Legislature in recent years.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

The idea that a fishery is damaging to reefs or to fish populations is contradicted by the data.

Supporters say the 2-acre parcel can grow taro, be used to educate kids and teach people about food sustainability in Hawaiʻi.

Current estimates suggest 200,000 commercial drivers across the country could be affected in total, including drivers from Micronesia.

A look at how a Kona low shows up in real life on the east side of the state — small failures, stretched systems, and the point where things stop holding.

House Bill 2208 is a vital investment in our economy and community resilience.

The disappearance from government websites of decades of data on health, education and criminal justice are among the many datasets that the Trump administration has dumped.