Pork production in the islands has dropped significantly in the past 20 years. The state is now taking calls for help from piggeries more seriously.

Two fatal fires at the Wild Ginger Inn and the old Puʻuʻeo Poi Factory in Hilo expose gaps in the state’s fire safety inspection system.

The Charter Commission held a first hearing Monday of a proposal to create a food security fund using property tax revenue.

The mayor’s right-hand man says he stands by the messages he sent to two council members ahead of a confirmation hearing.

With the Maui fires and Covid pandemic in mind, advocates cite progress in bolstering the food system but recognize there’s work to do.

A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets.

Artificial intelligence is already widely used in city government. Some residents want to see the charter updated to require more transparency.

A West Side community has been plagued for several months by a deathly stink, but no one knows where it’s coming from.

The latest update to Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database reflects major public-sector wage increases across Hawaiʻi — but not for everyone.

More than 800 projects are waiting to clear the first hurdle in the permitting process.