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.”

Fueled by the omicron variant, Covid-19 case counts are setting record highs in Hawaii and nationwide. What will the new year bring?

All 76 seats in the Hawaii Legislature are up next year, thanks to decennial reapportionment. New district lines could pit some majority Democrats against one another.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi supported completing the rail line when he ran for office last year. Not anymore.

Despite warnings for years that the Navy’s storage of jet fuel above an Oahu aquifer posed a risk to public health, little has been done to address the problem.

A police officer convicted for his involvement in the Kealoha case was later reinstated by the Honolulu Police Department.

Health officials advise that families and friends continue to observe proper Covid-19 health protocols on Thanksgiving Day.