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

A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years — and pinpoints why.

Post-tragedy, we want the problem solved, like, yesterday. But Hawaiʻi generally goes at a slower pace, which can be ...

Like Drug Court, the initiative is designed to help nonviolent offenders navigate the justice system without going to jail.

State Sen. Chris Lee just reintroduced a bill that will require all gas pumps to display a public health and climate change ...

This story was written by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A former guard had illegal aerial fireworks mailed to Hawaiʻi’s largest ...

Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs stand to receive big pay raises this year, the first salary increase the ...

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

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonpartisan group that monitors colleges, has stepped in to support ...

The state Department of Defense relies on $88 million of federal funding for general operations including the National Guard ...

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

Dick Mayer is a retired University of Hawaiʻi Maui College professor of economics and geography, a former Maui Planning Commissioner and vice-chair of Maui’s General Plan Advisory Committee. Decision ...