Jury Awards More Than $2 Million To Family Of Disabled Man Killed By Deputy
A jury awarded $2.27 million Friday to the family of a man killed outside the Capitol in 2019 by a deputy sheriff and found ...
The Mental Health Crisis In Hawaii’s Prisons: ‘The Suicides Keep Coming’
Christin Johnson, oversight coordinator for the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, confirmed prison staff ...
Fix It! A Collapsed Sidewalk Next To An Oceanfront Cafe
Now, customers look over a 100-foot stretch of sidewalk surrounded by a chainlink fence, barricading hunks of concrete that ...
Bill 123 Is Good Housing And Climate Policy For Hawaii County
Bill 123 will allow homeowners to build up to three accessory dwelling units on their properties. By allowing for increased ...
How Small Acts Of Kindness And Connection Can Really Change The World
Research shows that individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are ...
FEMA’s Plan For Maui Wildfire Survivors Lacked Safeguards For Residents
FEMA officials said they didn’t want their housing program for survivors of Maui’s 2023 wildfires to displace any residents.
Dole’s Wahiawa Dam Is A Hazard. Now The State Is A Step Closer To Buying It
Selling the dam would mark the end of a years-long back and forth between Dole and the state as the pineapple purveyor ...
You Thought $9 For A Dozen Eggs Was Bad? Bird Flu Might Make It Even Worse
In Hawaii, where a dozen mainland eggs typically fetches upwards of $9, the price increases could deepen an already painful ...
Former State Archaeologist Faces Ethics Probe Into Revolving Door Allegation
A former State Historic Preservation Division archaeologist faces an ethics investigation into an allegation he violated the ...
Neal Milner: Firing Of UH Athletic Director Was By The Book. And That's OK
With no warning, University of Hawaii President David Lassner fired UH athletic director Craig Angelos. Lassner won’t say why ...
Election Reform Was On The Ballot Nationwide But Voters Largely Said No
Reformers argue that party-focused systems exclude large swaths of independent voters who do not identify with any political ...
Matthias Kusch Reappointed To Hawaii State House Seat
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday reappointed Matthias Kusch to fill a seat that opened up with the death in June of state Rep. Mark Nakashima. Kusch will represent House District 1 (Hamakua, a ...