We are staffing up on Maui and creating a permanent bureau that will remain deeply committed to the community and all it faces going forward.

Most of the stories about the people who perished in the Aug. 8 fire have focused on the circumstances of their death. We want to write about their lives.

Reporters from outside the state can throw elbows in ways that do not play well in Hawaii -- and maybe both sides have a point.

Stories focusing on efforts to solve problems as a primary element can help restore trust in the media, supporters say.

Rural areas feel left out of conversations that many of you say are too Honolulu-centric.

Here's why we think the public needs to know as much about what's going on as possible -- even if we can't tell you everything.

The military regularly fails to share what are supposed to be public records.