Oʻahu's Question 20 closes a loophole exposed by Rene Mansho's 2001 resignation ahead of the November 3 vote.

A new study finds housing costs alone drive 34% of Hawaiʻi's poverty rate, with child poverty hit even harder.

Students get three minutes each to speak at Bachman Hall before a four-year tuition plan heads to the Board of Regents in November.

Hula's and Tapas Waikiki tested Honolulu's new 4 a.m. pilot ahead of Pride — but the extra hours are far from guaranteed going forward.

The ruling upholds the fee caps but preserves avenues for attorneys to challenge final fee allocations, clearing the way for payments to 21,750 Lahaina wildfire claimants.

The state gets $10 million by October 31, with up to $35 million more riding on a Missouri lawsuit against GE and other buyers.

Honolulu City Council softened Mayor Blangiardi's plan, naming MOCA an office instead of a department after salary questions arose.

Nearly 96,000 union workers now back Pāʻele Kiakona in a rare three-way West Maui race that could turn on a plurality.

Applications opened Wednesday for Kauai businesses hurt by Hurricane Lowell, with awards up to $10,000 and help in seven languages.

President Wendy Hensel unveiled the plan at a packed Mānoa forum, calling it a shift from planning to execution.

Sylvia Lee says 45 written questions to board leaders got only 29 real answers before she walked away.

DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach serves nearly 500 students but has zero board members to guide it — the state commission meets Thursday to decide what's next.

A charter amendment would bring ranked-choice voting to Honolulu mayor, council and prosecutor races, but state Republicans say it muddies the ballot.