Some residents ask whether campaign contributions and a job factored into Ernie Martin’s support for a controversial Pupukea project.

The city says the workers are temporary.

The invoice represents only some of the city’s Kealoha-related legal costs.

City Councilman Joey Manahan says the purpose of the legislation is to make sure that union labor is used on any public works project worth over $250,000.

Kymberly Pine criticizes Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s administration for what she considers a lack of action to decrease drownings.

But the full effect of Oahu’s new law severely limiting Airbnb-type rentals and imposing stiff fines on violators won’t start until late 2020.

The Haiku Stairs have been closed to the public for years, but that hasn’t stopped hikers from trespassing and Instagramming the views.

The law has changed in recent years, and so has the process. Be prepared.

A nonprofit would oversee building the free, fenced-in site featuring zip lines, fountains, a snack concession and a police office.

The number of expiring licenses increased from about 2,000 per month in the summer of 2017 to 12,000 per month this summer.

The courts or the Legislature need to quickly fix the wording of the proposed ballot measure so we know what we’re voting on, or try it again next year.

All the state’s counties oppose the proposed constitutional amendment, arguing it would siphon dollars from their tax base.