Both the House speaker and Senate president have introduced bills to keep the Legislature meeting at least some of the time ...

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If you’re a parent and you take your kids to a New Year’s party or a Fourth of July picnic and you spot someone lining up stacks of illegal aerials somewhere behind the buffet table, you grab your ...

A woman is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Upcountry Maui. Maui Police said the incident began at about 3:45 p.m. in Pukalani, where an officer encountered a female suspect who was ...

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State, federal agencies are looking into claims of bounced paychecks from the owner of Makana Lani and Burgers on Bishop.

The current system, established under the Inflation Reduction Act, offers up to $7,500 in tax credits for new EVs and up to ...

Senators quizzed Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence on her past support for leaker Edward Snowden and for ...

Officers beat and arrested Tevitatonga Cadiente on Jan. 1, 2024, after mistaking him for a different Tongan man — an armed ...

Hawaiʻi lawmakers are considering regulating kratom and banning sales to minors. But kava advocates want an outright ban.

Legislation to protect the undocumented, including a bill to prevent local law enforcement from working with immigration ...

Large, costly upgrades are underway for the Kailua treatment plant. But unsafe bacteria levels continue to crop up after ...