According to newly released numbers from the FEC, Schatz’s Hawaiʻi PAC brought in $311,500 in the first six months of this ...

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The former Honolulu police chief is seeking nearly $800,000 because, he says, the mayor scared him into retirement.

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

Two years after the Maui fires, many students are still struggling — and not all of them are receiving the help they need.

Drawn to Maui to surf decades ago, Rex Cole was among four homeless men who went missing during the devastating 2023 fire.

Current DCR data shows roughly 7% of OCCC inmates are homeless or do not have a permanent address, while approximately 64% ...

Civil Beat is trying to memorialize everyone who died in the Aug. 8, 2023, fire with meaningful stories about their lives in ...

Flowers fell from a helicopter during Friday's memorial paddle-out on the second anniversary of the Lahaina tragedy.

Kuhua Camp had the highest concentration of wildfire deaths. The plight of this homeowner shows the challenges of rebuilding ...

Oʻahu artist Bill Braden, best known for his seascapes called Best Beaches of Hawaii, first went to Lahaina as a teenager and ...