Yet another state audit takes the Department of Health to task over its deposit beverage program. It's time for the ...

For decades, one of the state's main agencies to help the public has been understaffed and lacking in authority.

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Donovan Dela Cruz voted four times in favor of passing a bill designed to protect māmaki tea, even though he owns a māmaki tea business. No other senators declared conflicts either.

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This is all part of a one-year celebration of the park’s 10th anniversary, also launched by Ogura, which started with a ...

Developers of much-needed affordable housing are supposed to get permits approved or denied within three months. It's taking ...

The number of residents who die each year is surprising, even to lifeguards. And the danger is not limited to inexperienced ...

Last month, Civil Beat published a Community Voice that called for the governor to veto the passage of Senate Bill 1322, ...

Honolulu doesn’t funnel social services directly through its transit systems, city spokesperson Ian Scheuring said. It’s more ...

The former chief of psychiatry files suit, saying severe understaffing is contributing to a dangerous work environment.