Super PACs — political action committees — are playing an aggressive role in gobbling up big bucks to sway Hawaii races at the state and federal level.

A new audit of the Honolulu Police Department found that overtime excesses are a financial strain on the city and raise concerns about officer fatigue. 

A nation mourns the 19 children and two adults killed by a gunman this week at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Legislation awaiting Gov. David Ige’s consideration would crack down on abandoned vehicles, which have long spoiled Hawaii’s natural beauty. The measures are the result of a Big Island lawmaker's quest for cleanup.

A trial is set for this fall for Honolulu’s former top attorney Donna Leong, former police commission chair Max Sword and former managing director Roy Amemiya. Prosecutors say the three officials coordinated to sneak former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha’s $250,000 retirement deal past the City Council.

The U.S. Supreme Court chief justice is on the hunt for who leaked the draft ruling on abortion rights that could overturn 50 years of legal precedent. But leaks are commonplace in Washington and the high court is not immune.

The purchase of Twitter by the world's wealthiest man — who also owns Tesla — has sent a giant jolt through the social media world.

Masks are no longer required at Hawaii’s airports and on public transportation after a federal judge struck down a national mandate — something the Biden administration is appealing. The state's indoor mask mandate lifted March 26. But masks are still required in Hawaii's public schools until summer.

Kai Kahele, a possible candidate for governor, continues to work as a commercial pilot even while pulling down a six-figure salary while serving in Congress. He's told supporters he's likely going to run for governor this year and hasn't been back to Washington, D.C., since January, voting by proxy instead.

A new study says Honolulu’s artificial urban waterway is only going to get more gross -- a place where warm temperatures, runoff and brackish water combine to spawn gobs of organic material.