The average price of unleaded gas in Hawaii is fast approaching $5 a gallon. AAA attributed the jump to the conflict in Ukraine, but there are other factors, too.

Honolulu City Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi hopes to be the GOP nominee for governor this year. But Hawaii has elected only two Republicans since statehood in 1959 and the state is dominated by Democrats.

Every state in the nation except the 50th has either ditched or is planning to eliminate mask mandates. But Gov. David Ige is not yet ready to let locals and guests breathe more easily, even as the CDC on Friday dropped mask recommendations for most of the country.

Seeking a $250,000 settlement for a former police chief, Honolulu Police Commission Chair Max Sword allegedly avoided approval from the City Council — the "nine bananas," as he called them. Federal prosecutors have charged Sword with conspiracy.

Kai Kahele has been a U.S. congressman for barely a year but is reportedly already looking at a run for higher office. He served just four years in the state Senate before running for Congress in 2020.

Gov. David Ige in his annual State of the State address proposed giving $100 to each of Hawaii’s taxpayers and their dependents. It is unclear how the money would be distributed, if at all.

The 2022 session of the Hawaii Legislature opened Wednesday but lawmakers refused to open the building to the public. Blame Covid and legislators worried about security.

The indictments last week of former city employees raise questions about what former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell knew and when he knew it, since he was the boss of two of the employees and appointed the third.

The week saw record-high disapproval ratings for President Joe Biden, who struggles to contain the omicron variant and inflation while persuading the U.S. Senate to pass his $2.2 trillion "Build Back Better Act."