The state corrections commission encountered an array of problems during facility tours, including some serious safety violations.

The state archivist had to go to great lengths to obtain all records from ex-Gov. David Ige’s administration after a staffer initially refused to share some.

The agency used to do the search itself for free if you knew to call and ask. Now, you have to pay $1,000 a month for a subscription to look up a person’s name on the public database.

The governor revives the idea of a “green fee” levied on tourists that would help offset the impact of climate change.

Lawmakers who managed to get projects funded for their neighborhood schools are upset, and want to know why the money won’t be spent as they intended.

Tommy Johnson told the oversight coordinator that neither he nor his staff will attend the meetings, though they’ll engage in other ways.

It took extensive digging and luck to find the kind of information about the unpublicized case that’s readily available on other states’ websites and is crucial to improving the child welfare system.

The pandemic drew attention to the need to scrap the state’s 1980s-era mainframe, but it’s still around. Now, it’s hampering claims related to Lahaina.

The Department of Public Safety is trying to determine the scope of the problem, and what it will take to fix it.

The killing of a nurse last week happened outside the main secure facility, but it cast a spotlight on concerns about staff safety.