The legislative session was punctuated by an arrest in yet another child death, but lawmakers did not act on recommendations ...

Some fear the state Department of Agriculture does not have what it takes to do the work laid out for it by the Legislature.

Hawaiʻi will receive $700 million under a settlement with two major pharmaceutical companies that failed to properly label a ...

The Legislature funded minor workforce development initiatives but did not invest much in diversifying the local economy.

The federal government will no longer track the nation's costliest natural disasters. A local solution can fill some of the ...

Housing advocates unsuccessfully pushed for bills that would have given cash incentives for deed restrictions that require a ...

Department of Justice attorneys succeeded in limiting the scope of the fuel leak case, and consequently, the damages.

Advocates for working families are concerned that bad things are coming with federal cuts and hoped the Legislature would do ...

It highlighted key barriers to developing renewable energy – permitting challenges, regulatory hurdles, funding gaps, utility ...

Hawaiʻi has been recruiting teachers from the Philippines for several years to address the state's ongoing teacher shortage.

The Legislature rejected most of the Hawaiian advocates proposals to put more money and initiatives to help get people off ...

This one’s for us aging hippies. And our kids, since we made them listen to our music. Unfortunately, being named a finalist ...