Lawmakers called on the agriculture department to create the dashboard so the public can keep an eye on what it’s doing to stem the spread of pests.

Hawaiʻi should consider establishing an independent entity to operate in the space between criminal prosecution and legislative discipline.

The Department of Education is pinning its local food buying goals on a central facility, and the budget is getting bigger and bigger.

Meanwhile, the state Ethics Commission plans to consider addressing the “revolving door” between state officials and the private sector.

Hawaiʻi legislators make many decisions on bills behind closed doors. Civil Beat’s new searchable tracker of archived information helps you connect the dots.

A new research tool shows the vast majority of bills pass out of the Legislature with no opposition.

League of Women Voters targets the use of short-form measures that start out as empty shells.

There are rules governing these pools of money, but what happens when the restrictions are ignored?

The governor updated his list of potential vetoes, announcing he may reject as many as 20 of the 320 measures passed by state lawmakers this spring.

A new state fire marshal and a Big Island nonprofit will take the lead on preparing communities for fires and reducing risks.