Some members are concerned about the high number of county job vacancies.

Building with the right materials saved homes in the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires, but many homeowners can’t afford the price.

Economists lay out the good and the bad of the mayor’s proposal to convert thousands of short-term units to long-term housing.

A phased-in approach was to begin July 1 but the council has yet to take up the mayor’s proposal.

As settlement money begins to flow to Maui wildfire victims, a state law that allows health insurers to recoup their costs becomes a concern.

The legal battle comes as the Legislature debates a bill that would allow pharmacists on neighbor islands to remotely supervise services at rural medical clinics.

Nonprofit that ran the dislocated worker grant program will get the new funding to cover expenses it already racked up.

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier strongly denied sensational allegations he posed as a law enforcement officer on behalf of Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Among the questions: how much will Maui wildfire victims and their lawyers get from the huge settlement, and how will Hawaiʻi’s insurance market react?

Empty seats have hamstrung the volunteer boards that handle everything from homelessness and government ethics to planning and police accountability.