The law requires people to prove they’re innocent to get paid. Even after their convictions have been set aside, no one has ...

Most federal employees in Hawaiʻi work in the defense sector, but about 5,000 work for other agencies that could be affected ...

As temporary housing for survivors has cropped up around the island, efforts to replace permanent housing have been slowed by ...

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

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 ...

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and ...

A woman is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Upcountry Maui. Maui Police said the incident began at about 3:45 p.m.

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

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

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