“Big oil” has caused major climate change problems for Oahu and Mayor Kirk Caldwell wants the City Council to approve a lawsuit to cover the costs.

The public was robbed of a meaningful opportunity to provide written or oral testimony, a lawsuit argues.

After the City Council rejected using taxpayer money to pay for legal representation, city employees would have to seek it out on their own.

Federal agents seized a “very broad” set of emails in connection with an investigation that is now before a grand jury, according to Honolulu City Council member Ron Menor.

Taxpayers are on the hook for as much as $700 an hour to block some records from being seen by federal investigators.

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.