Espinda abruptly retired in 2020 as Covid-19 spread through the state correctional system, and public worker unions called for his ouster.

Nonetheless, emergency management officials encourage local residents to stay prepared in case a major storm hits the islands.

An appeals court found that parents in three cases should have had court-appointed lawyers throughout. How many other parents were denied this right?

The Honolulu City Council chairman will instead seek reelection.

The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest has asked Circuit Court Judge Gary Chang to unseal names of defendants in a case, restore a complaint the judge removed and lift a gag order imposed on the center.

Newly discovered archival footage tells the story of the Philippine’s presidential family’s exile in Hawaii.

She is running to succeed Kai Kahele, who is running for Hawaii governor.

UPDATED: The Hilo native says he’ll run a grassroots campaign that rejects donations from corrupt special interests. He also won’t resign from Congress.

Among other weird legal twists, the judge in the case slapped a gag order on the attorney trying to get the records unsealed.

The Honolulu City Council chairman will instead seek reelection.

The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest has asked Circuit Court Judge Gary Chang to unseal names of defendants in a case, restore a complaint the judge removed and lift a gag order imposed on the center.

Newly discovered archival footage tells the story of the Philippine’s presidential family’s exile in Hawaii.

She is running to succeed Kai Kahele, who is running for Hawaii governor.

UPDATED: The Hilo native says he’ll run a grassroots campaign that rejects donations from corrupt special interests. He also won’t resign from Congress.

Among other weird legal twists, the judge in the case slapped a gag order on the attorney trying to get the records unsealed.

The chair and vice chair discussed the search for a new chief, mainland versus local experience, transparency and communication, proposed charter amendments and HPD spending.

The package would cost the state about $250 million, and would provide the first substantive state tax refunds or credits of their kind since 2007.

The statements of candidacy are a step toward running for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District this year.