...AI has resulted in OIP receiving very lengthy, often difficult to decipher requests from the public....

...Douglas Taylor, a/k/a “Dougiie 2 Fresh,” 37, of Maui, pled guilty on October 2, 2026 to two counts of distributing more than fifty grams of methamphetamine....

...Hawaii faces long-term challenges and carries $27.5 billion in total liabilities, or $18,909 per capita....

...Each meeting will include statements from Hawaiian Electric and the Consumer Advocate, along with opportunities for residents to share concerns and feedback on electric service reliability....

...one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in U.S. history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s....

... Boulder’s case is one the dozens of climate lawsuits filed against energy companies by state and local governments, including in Hawaii ....

...for contamination caused by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Hawaiʻi’s waterways and natural resources....

...Whenever OHA considers committing substantial trust resources to a business venture, trustees should ask basic questions....

...Electricity use at commercial sites more than doubled from 3.1 gigawatt-hours to 6.4 gigawatt-hours, or enough electricity to power about 12,600 homes for a month....

...Conservation groups argue NOAA rushed to advance a mining company's bid to explore the ocean floor without letting the public see the materials behind the decision....

...Hawaii recorded the second-highest average balance at $5,220 per person...

...allowing all residents with three-cart automated curbside collection to place food scraps and wasted food in their green compost carts along with green waste....

... DBEDT today released the 2025 edition of the State of Hawai‘i Data Book, marking the 58th edition of its long-standing series ....

...There were 772,039 total visitors in August 2026, down 5.6 percent from August 2025 (817,504 visitors)....

...Saiki became the first Republican and second woman elected to represent the state of Hawaiʻi in Congress in 1986. She served two terms in the U.S. House....

"...industry professionals continue to experience substantial delays and uncertainty in the permitting process...."

...an important step in addressing Pacific Island requests for the restoration of traditional cultural harvest....

"...TIO is not currently pursuing Roque de los Muchachos...."

"After reforms, inflation-adjusted rents have fallen by approximately 20% in Austin and Minneapolis."

....Green today announced the appointments of Cyrus Johnasen to the state Land Use Commission, as well as Kristen Lum Brummel and J. Elise Hannigan to the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board....