The presumption of innocence is a cornerstone of our justice system. In Hawaii, judges have several pretrial release options: ...

Lawmakers and housing advocates say the fee should be eliminated because the state hasn’t used the money. DOE says the rules on spending it are too restrictive.

Bates/Grist) The United Nations body in charge of overseeing mineral extraction from the international seafloor, known as the ...

Three years after the handoff, the identities of an unnamed man and a lawmaker he paid remain unknown to the public.

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The legal battle comes as the Legislature debates a bill that would allow pharmacists on neighbor islands to remotely ...

Nonprofit that ran the dislocated worker grant program will get the new funding to cover expenses it already racked up.

A state audit has triggered an investigation of whether the HTA board chair's nonprofits inappropriately received free food ...

A pair of national experts will determine what is needed to improve services for mentally ill inmates. Then lawmakers will be ...

Big donations of the vintage instruments enrich the stateʻs Hawaiian Music Archives. Soon, you may be able to check them out.

One of the owners of a company that imported fireworks to Hawaiʻi without a state license has been arrested, according to the ...

We must begin again investing in people and rebuild the frayed safety net.