With an extra House seat, Republicans could force the majority party into painful floor votes on hot topics and hard-to-fix problems Democrats might rather avoid.

U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda has been warning that outside money could flood into her race against Republican State Sen. Brenton Awa. He, too, says he’s wary of super PACs.

Hear their thoughts on gun reform, taxes, Oʻahu’s military presence and housing affordability in their district.

The proposal will be one of 20 ballot measures for Honolulu voters to weigh.

Kurt Fevella had asked the court to reconsider the tiebreaker that declared Bob McDermott the GOP primary winner.

Candidates share their take on publicly funded campaigns, school reform, Skyline, food insecurity in schools and more.

The decision allows Hawaiʻi and other states to continue sending mail ballots under existing processes. Trump wanted restrictions before the November elections. 

Flip a coin, pick a card, draw straws — do anything except use plastic eggs and a lauhala basket, the state’s high court suggests.

Natural disasters can be perilous for politicians. In Kauaʻi, Derek Kawakami is using Lowell to his advantage, without making it seem that way.

Voters on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi will decide on charter amendments aimed at reducing vacancies on panels designed to tackle crucial local issues.