Police Chief John Pelletier said he can start a signing bonus program for recruits with an extra $300,000 to his $83 million budget for fiscal year 2025.

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm quit taking minor criminal cases generated by state law enforcement last year.

Residents and officials are hoping to slow down speeders by changing the designs of roads using a variety of means.

We don’t know much about how electronic monitoring operates in the state and the raw numbers are only part of the story.

Some legislators want an independent investigation because the state and Maui County are both involved in litigation over the August fires.

Geanna’s father said he reported she’d been beaten by her foster mother, but the state kept her in the home and returned her there after she was inexplicably taken from another relative who wanted to adopt her.

Importing and selling illegal fireworks in Hawaii made millions of dollars for Mike Miske, a witness testified last week.

Testimony continues in the organized crime and murder trial of Honolulu businessman Mike Miske with government witnesses describing violent behavior by the alleged crime boss.

A federal judge who reviewed a video of the fight says there is no doubt that Michael Buntenbah attacked a man in a bar in January, violating the conditions of his bail.

Gun rights advocates called it a win, while supporters of tougher measures said it was the best they could do to keep a version of the legislation alive.