The new program is in addition to one that is helping with housing and utility payments for four months.

Applications for one aid fund open today. Details are still being worked out for another, which is specifically for Native Hawaiians.

Thousands of people in Hawaiʻi will be cut from the program entirely or face additional hurdles, including added work requirements.

The state is creating a relief fund to cover costs for some — and will consider tapping into a $200 million contingency fund.

While the state government formalizes its plans to help SNAP recipients, local assistance organizations are stepping up, too.

A federal judge says Martin Kao’s prison sentence will be a deterrent for others.

While their constituents worry about services during the government shutdown, U.S. House members haven’t convened since Sept. 19.

The federal government shutdown is an unmistakable command to obey or face the consequences.

The U.S. Department of Education terminated several grant programs on Wednesday supporting universities with high proportions of minority students, including Asians and Native Hawaiians.

After years of fish farmers criticizing the state of Hawaiʻi for overlooking aquaculture, the federal government is offering some hope in new legislation.