County voters passed ballot measures in November 2022 for the new departments to help with the housing crisis and ensure proper management of native resources.

Updated: State regulators are set to decide Monday what penalties, if any, the company should face.

They are contending state law aimed at ensuring the safety of women jeopardizes those long-held practices.

Tenants of the Courtyards at Waipouli on Kauai don’t know where to go if they’re forced to move out. Many Native Hawaiian beneficiaries don’t want to move in.

DHHL still needs to perform a variety of site assessments and studies before it can start developing the property.

The department and its developers are pushing for a mixed bag of financing and housing options. But not everyone is happy with proposals for more rentals.

State regulators and the governor stopped the communications company from cutting off phone and internet services over the weekend.

The company says that encouraging homesteaders to go to other service providers has driven down revenues.

The board has until June 30 to decide how to better distribute the money.

The plans for the project on Haleakala’s summit drew significant opposition last week during public scoping meetings that are part of the environmental review process.