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Proposed constitutional amendments for longer sessions die every year in a Legislature that has no affinity for letting the ...

Hawaiʻi’s natural beauty is essentially a resource curse. So much money is to be made in the visitor industry it crowds out ...

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A good day and a good way to contemplate our ocean-dwelling neighbors. As a nonprofit newsroom, every dollar we raise from the community goes to strengthening our coverage and supporting our ...

Only about 700 koloa maoli remain in the wild and are centered on Kauaʻi. A team of researchers is trying to reestablish the ...

Kauaʻi's efforts to recruit a new chief come as Honolulu and Hawaiʻi island wage their own searches for a new top cop.

A good day for history buffs and political scholars. Civil Beat is a small nonprofit newsroom, and we’re committed to a paywall-free website and subscription-free content because we believe in ...

A new report shows that more than 63 million Americans serve as family caregivers — and they’re managing financial risks, poor health and isolation.

Nobody talked to corrections officers about the problem. Involving the guards was forbidden in that part of the jail. Instead ...

The housing authority plans to knock down three sections of the low-income housing complex on Oʻahu, replacing them with a ...

Some council members voted with reservations and expressed frustration at how the process has pitted members of the community ...