... The state is dismissed from a set of federal cases that aim to hold it liable for the deadly wildfires but may still face claims in state court ....

"It’s like Kabuki theater."

"Making ratepayers to pay for the cost of their negligence and mismanagement is not the way to go"

... Hawaii's move to mandate a journalist group to vet news sources for "ethics and objectivity" ignites debate on misinformation and freedom of the press ....

... a huge rush to poison the population ....

... No Lahaina burn zone property owners have been given building permits ....

... The developer requested a waiver for the project, but a year later, the permit is still pending ....

... for the past 153 days HONU connected 119 clients with shelter or supportive housing ....

... more than 500 companies with commercial use permits from the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR), began collecting one dollar from each passenger or customer ....

... Mercado Kim's uncle, John Sayin Kim, became Godfather of Hawaii organized crime after the explosion of his Cadillac Eldorado in Chinatown ....

... the dispensaries don't want the competition ....

... The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission. The term will be for four years ....

... Chris Butler told me go big or go home ....

... Overall Tax Burden 11.80% ....

... Biden recently signed the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024, which extended federal benefits to COFA citizens who legally reside in the United States ....

"Major decisions about our national energy policy must be made at the federal level, not dictated by one lawsuit brought by one city in its own courts.”

"Our decisions impact virtually every area of life on the islands."

... The legal ownership of a firearm inherently includes the right to carry it ....

... Total salary needed for two working adults with two children $299,520 ....

... The bills would enable starter homes, widen mixed-use housing, attract nurses to Hawaii and exempt doctors from the state GET ....