New statements by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke make “no sense whatsoever,” a local attorney says, and deserve an investigation free of conflicts of interest.

County’s agreement with FBI provokes alarm among activists and, now, council members

But state Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole has mounted a strong challenge and has attracted significant donors.

Nearly half the staff of the Office of Civil Rights was placed on paid leave this spring.

Providers are preparing for the possibility of closing down dozens of early learning sites across the state as uncertainty swirls around federal funding and the expiration of grants.

A state lawmaker took $35,000 from a federal bribery subject in 2022. Hawaiʻi prosecutors are now in charge of the case.

A case questioning whether Hawaiʻi gun owners need explicit permission to carry their weapons onto private property will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Power, restraint and the cost of governing without consent.

Hawaiʻi is one of 22 states that have called the USDA’s demand for food stamp recipients’ information unprecedented and unlawful.

Local nonprofit leaders estimate that more than 400 people could end up back on the streets if funding cuts go through.