Rep. Chris Todd thinks too many bills in past sessions have been referred to the Finance Committee he now chairs.

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A new legal filing makes a compelling argument for why the public needs to be able to scrutinize federal law enforcement ...

When disaster strikes, we're often left to wonder why people don't evacuate or take precautions. But we're not the ones who ...

Act 310, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025 ( Senate Bill 933 ), appropriates $50 million of state funds during fiscal year ...

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and ...

Judith Wong is president of the League of Women Voters of Hawaii. Legislative committee deliberations and decisions should take place in public meetings.

The city's plan to quell Lanikai's traffic nightmare involves no parking on the main loop and more bike racks and buses.

A state court will decide soon whether to allow one of Hawaiʻi's oldest and largest charitable trusts to settle claims ...

D: Hawaiʻi County police commissioners said the chief had lost trust with the community after prematurely submitting his ...

Laurie Tochiki, a Hawaiʻi family law attorney and former executive director of EPIC ʻOhana, will serve as interim CEO.

The bill is expected to give Hawaiʻi ratepayers additional choices for purchasing electricity. Lawmakers hope it will also ...