City Council members Tommy Waters and Esther Kiaaina are working to reform the Honolulu Liquor Commission, including calls for greater transparency and accountability amid a rash of complaints.

Honolulu rail and city officials keep moving the date that the $11 billion project is going to be finished. The latest projections put the opening date in 2029 at the soonest.

Voter turnout for the 2022 primary was just under 40%, similar to the dismal level of the 2018 primary but far from the 51.2% just two years ago.

Just how many campaign mailers did you receive during Hawaii’s primary election? Well, it’s all over now — until the general election in November.

Negative advertising from local and mainland political action committees is flowing fast and furious in the Hawaii Democratic primary.

Candidates for Hawaii have been talking for decades about ways to be less dependent on tourism for revenue. They’re still talking.

According to a recent Civil Beat/Hawaii News Now Poll, former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona and mixed martial arts champ BJ Penn are the frontrunners for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. But there are eight other candidates and a lot of undecided voters.

David Walker, a former Honolulu rail track construction consultant, warns that there are fundamental flaws in the track crossings — known as frogs — and train wheels.

The U.S. Supreme Court has restricted the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate carbon emissions that cause climate change, arguing that such regulatory authority instead lies with the Congress.

A recent cover story on gubernatorial candidate Vicky Cayetano looked like a news article but was actually a paid advertisement. It’s not the first time that MidWeek has blurred the line between reporting and advertising.