Prominent Honolulu lobbyist John Radcliffe, whose colon cancer has spread, became the first state resident Wednesday to start the application process.

Recovering Amtrak passenger Aaron Salazar, who was found critically injured in a remote part of California, disputes Amtrak’s initial finding that he may have attempted suicide.

In HI-Priced, a new email newsletter that’s part of our ongoing “Living Hawaii” series, we’re asking local people how they make ends meet in the Aloha State.

Lawmakers have confronted the question for decades. Proponents say it could boost access to treatment, while opponents warn of opening up patients to subpar care.

A new survey shows how island residents feel about their elected officials, major institutions and a broad range of issues, from housing to the environment.

Transgender kids in public high schools are in “survival mode” but more resources and role models are emerging, according to the first-of-its-kind study.

Aaron Salazar’s family has finally gotten the FBI to intervene in a mysterious incident that Amtrak contends was a suicide attempt.

Police say the Kaiser grad leapt out the window of a moving train in an attempted suicide. His Hawaii family says he was targeted for being gay.

The GOP is unable to field candidates in a growing number of races — and that, worry experts, is a problem for democracy and government transparency.

A nationwide shortage of Shingrix is forcing several pharmacies in Hawaii to keep lengthy waiting lists.

Scientists urge the public to stop feeding free-roaming cats, which are the only animals that can transmit the parasitic disease.

A rule change proposes to halt all federal funding to health care organizations that provide abortions.