The Hawaii governor signed into law numerous measures to improve campaign finance, lobbying disclosure and ethics.

A billion dollar drop in tax collections prompts Gov. Josh Green to prioritize homeless initiatives, affordable housing, health care and environment in the state budget.

The powerful state senator aggressively defends the controversial first responders’ campus. But will his strategy succeed?

Nonprofits have stepped in to help with grant writing but the state agriculture department has been slow to take advantage of available pots of money.

The powerful synthetic opioid was found in the hotel room where a mass overdose happened Sunday that left two dead and three hospitalized.

State regulators have issued too many commercial permits at some harbors. A plan to take some of them back is drawing controversy.

A pending law would expand how the counties can use a half-percent general excise tax surcharge.

State officials have grown increasingly concerned about the facilities, with 89 investigations already underway.

Last-minute maneuvering in a closed-door conference committee created a way for key senators to oust a critic of a proposed tech park.

It is imperative for Hawaii’s policymakers to continually explore meaningful ways to make government at every level more open, transparent, deliberative and responsive.