Even after a Supreme Court win for mail-in voting, Honolulu advocates warn ICE and FBI agents could still show up at ballot drop boxes.

Council members ran out of time debating terminology in a bill meant to simplify Big Island rental rules. The matter is now set for October 6.

A County Council panel is picking apart South Maui's 20-year growth blueprint, and the water system already can't handle more taps.

Question 15 would lock Honolulu's Chief Data Officer role into the charter, with the city still stuck at a level 1 data maturity score.

A new UHERO report finds Hawaiʻi's Section 8 program costs triple what it did in 2003, yet serves only modestly more families.

Bill 31 creates a cultural-stewardship framework at Pōkaʻī Bay, but not everyone at Mauna Lahilahi is cheering.

Operating Engineers Local 3 joins a growing labor coalition behind Bobby Pahia ahead of the November Upcountry vote.

A city audit found Honolulu shifted millions away from its original pandemic recovery plan, including funds tied to Waikiki Vista tenants.

The Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority handed off a $300,000 travel account with no cities, dates, or attendees locked in yet.

Retailers say a $100 fine is just the cost of doing business — Bill 52 could push penalties to $1,000 and jail time.

The suit targets a 12-month residency rule at the University of Hawaii, part of a federal campaign now covering 25 states plus D.C.

A four-month leadership gap in 2025 pushed Big Island lawmakers to put a deputy auditor question on the ballot.

Rep. Jill Tokuda's bill would let converted hospitals keep obstetric and psychiatric beds while regaining 340B drug discounts.