Union leaders told lawmakers construction workers who stayed on jobsites during COVID deserve state help, from $20K payments to tax credits for paid Labor Day.

Josh Groban kicks off the Gems World Tour in Honolulu this Saturday with local guests, orchestral backing and a career-spanning set.

A state pilot would send police drones over Waikīkī to speed responses — a plan that has residents and civil‑liberties groups demanding clear rules.

The council’s budget committee advanced Bill 76 to create a public, searchable ‘open checkbook’ of city spending and sent a companion staff portal to the full council.

Dr. Kealoha Fox is steering Honolulu’s resilience office toward heat relief, food security and youth outreach with community-focused programs and public engagement.

Marisco Ltd. and Pacific Shipyards International won rights to bid on U.S. Army maintenance contracts that could top $250 million, deepening Hawaii's federal work pipeline.

A 34‑year‑old Haʻikū man was rescued after his paraglider landed off course below Paʻuwela Lighthouse; crews airlifted him to Maui Memorial with injuries.

ʻEwa Makai Middle and Waialua High & Intermediate were named Hawaiʻi's first middle-level Schools of Democracy for student-led civic learning and campus-wide engagement.

State regulators hit Hawaiian Dredging with a $390,000 penalty and ordered erosion controls after soil and vegetation washed into two Hanapepe gulches.

Four Oahu residents were sentenced to federal prison after a tax-refund fraud scheme that cost taxpayers more than $2.1 million.

Hawai'i will conduct its monthly siren and emergency alert system test on February 2, 2026, at 11:45 a.m., as declared by HIEMA, to ensure state preparedness for various emergencies.

Hawai'i DOH alerts public about a recall of Gerber Arrowroot Biscuits due to the potential presence of foreign materials.

A new WLC package would protect health-care access, create new penalties for image-based abuse, and require hotel staff anti-trafficking training.