Buy local, give local. The holidays is a time to show thanks for all the aloha and acceptance our columnist and her husband have received living in Hana.

The land used to grow sugarcane for 150 years will now be used to cultivate other crops.

Longtime Maui councilwoman plans to stay involved in local issues — and do a lot surfing.

On Kauai, voters were rejecting an amendment that would repeal the current term limits on County Council members.

Elle Cochran and Mike Victorino both say they will make the need for more housing their top priority.

Voters will decide whether to amend the county charter to crack down on the proliferation of vacation rentals.

Founders of Pomaikai Elementary School believe their popular arts-focused learning program can serve as a model for other Hawaii schools.

More than 250 tenants of a subsidized Maui apartment complex fear eviction amid the owner’s plans to raise rents to market rates.

A high school student was disciplined for rearranging the school flagpole to fly the Hawaiian flag above the U.S. flag.

Hana native Nakua Konohia-Lind, 24, the youngest captain of the storied voyaging vessel, manned the helm as it sailed in to East Maui.

The state’s campaign finance watchdog says Mayor Alan Arakawa gave thousands of dollars to nonprofits in violation of state law.

County councils say state lawmakers should follow open meeting laws, even though they’re not legally required to.