Despite the painful history, many former Hansen's disease patients have chosen to remain even after the government freed them from quarantine.

Raised in nobility and imprisoned after the overthrow of the monarchy, Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole had an outsized impact on modern Hawaii.

The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 was recently amended to authorize the Department of Justice to award grants to organizations, and address violence against Native Hawaiian women.

In Kauaula Valley, one family is working to show others what it takes to reclaim ancestral lands.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs got the land a decade ago as part of a deal with the state but says it's hamstrung without a legislative OK to build housing.

Green also announced key appointments to head the state land and agriculture departments as he fills out his Cabinet.

Among the lobbyists representing the Prince Kuhio Plaza is Andy Winer, a recent political rival of the Hawaii congressman and former chief of staff for U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz.

A new program overseen by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement follows more than $12 million of rent relief the department has disbursed.

Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz is trying to cut a last minute deal that could bring tens of millions of dollars in new funding to the islands for Native Hawaiian housing.

The updated report will also discuss climate change's impacts on human health, including mental health.