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The governor died at his home in Honolulu on April 19 at age 100.

Methamphetamine was largely unknown in Hawaiʻi in the mid-1980s, when “ice” took the islands by storm, setting off a national panic. Four decades later, the state is dealing with the lethal consequences.

Economist says Hawaiʻi needs to build more housing and help people earn enough to leave the program and free up vouchers for others.

The state hasn’t said whether it plans to extradite Tobi Solidum, a man experts say is a key player in the corruption case. He is in the Philippines.

Hawai‘i was once considered a place that somehow dodged hurricanes. Lala and Lowell have changed that. What’s happening in the Pacific?

The black comedy “Filipiñana” turns a country club into a sharp critique of tourism, classism, and the people behind paradise. No spoilers.

Government should be good at ensuring that high rises have working elevators. But the reality is we have to get really good at helping each other.

The brunt of storm damage was still being assessed on Kauaʻi. One person was killed on Oʻahu from a falling tree.