Police staffing shortages are a chronic problem. We have to get more creative than calling for reinforcements.

The first of seven turtle nests on the North Shore beach have emerged after volunteers raised alarms about disturbance from beachgoers and houses nearby.

After finding major discrepancies in how many Kauaʻi ballots were cast, a state commission is looking at the Big Island ...

Local journalists are crusading for a cause that may no longer be necessary in today's social media and internet world.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ...

Cars were backed up for hours, and miles, on Tuesday in Honolulu as residents responded to alerts by jumping in their cars.

Even the best-known third-party efforts — like former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann’s Independent Party run for governor in ...

Top honors for public service reporting went to Civil Beat reporter Blaze Lovell, who worked with two other reporters and The ...

Attorneys licensed in other states and in good standing can practice in Hawaiʻi without taking the state bar, as long as they ...

Joe Logan is suing the city and Mayor Rick Blangiardi, saying the mayor threatened him and his family before forcing him to ...

Traffic was gridlocked and sirens blared every hour after a tsunami was generated by a massive earthquake off Russia.

Lawyers for three defendants acknowledged their clients' gang affiliations, but said other inmates beat Chris Vaefaga to ...