Gov. Josh Green has imposed spending restrictions on state departments, which means new money to help fix problems at CWS will be scarce next year.

The foster sons of John Teixeira had told almost no one about the abuse they suffered in his household. Then they started to talk.

The state agency overseeing the investigation of the Public Utilities Commission official said five issues were partially substantiated, but it declined to provide more details.

The former foster sons of John Teixeira were left to find their way in the world. Some made it. Some did not.

Some boys tried to warn about what was happening, but their reports were discounted or ignored.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on Tuesday broke with more than two decades of precedent to order the release of 975 pages showing how the 6-year-old was placed with parents now accused of killing her.

John Teixeira answered a desperate need for the state: Where to put boys no one else would take. He’d eventually take in almost 60. But there would be a cost.

Some Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission investigations have been dragging on for as long as seven years.

Ship passengers will soon to start paying the same visitor tax as hotel guests to help cover the conservation fee — unless the cruise lines can stop it in court.

Attorneys licensed in other states and in good standing can practice in Hawaiʻi without taking the state bar, as long as they work in criminal litigation for a government agency.