Instead of committing Hawaiʻi to a future of continued mass incarceration, we can invest back into our communities and restore people who do harm to being functioning members of society. Doing so will make us all safer and healthier.

The committee voted to gut a criminal justice reform bill and replace it with a bill looking at hurricane-resistant school structures with no input from advocates or the community.

Activists have been fighting for years for a comprehensive pesticide regulation bill. Now one is heading to a final floor vote after passing through conference committee.

Ikaika Hussey enters the race for Honolulu City Council in the 6th District.

Two separate, pending court cases reveal a lack of respect for Hawaiʻi’s indigenous language as an equal and legitimate alternative to English.

The governor claims to have eliminated favoritism and pay-to-play cronyism in state government.

The petty, partisan and blatantly hypocritical move to try and save Trump's tax plan by blocking the will of the Alabama voters should come as no surprise.

Americans consistently and overwhelmingly support background checks, but NRA-funded politicians have stalled a bill to close loopholes at the federal level.

President Trump’s budget proposes to eliminate seismic and water monitoring, needlessly putting coastal residents in jeopardy.

ACLU to Honolulu Police Commission: Appointment of new police chief is opportunity for police to regain the trust of the people they serve.

As Hawaiʻi’s population continues to age, end of life care—particularly for terminally ill patients—will become a matter of increasing concern for more and more working families.

The land board’s acquiescence to corporate control of Hawaiʻi's resources represents the state’s continuing failure to uphold its fiduciary duties.

The regulatory agencies found serious flaws in sections of the Navy plan to investigate and remediate leaks in the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, and to protect and evaluate the safety of groundwater feeding into Honolulu’s main aquifer.

“I think I’ve made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I’ve created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. I’ve had tremendous success. I think I’ve done a lot.”

“We the undersigned firmly oppose the continued destruction of Hawaiʻi and all First Nations lands at the hands of governments, corporations and militaries which prioritize money over the health and well-being of people and the environment.”

“People Over Profits” unites broad progressive coalition; hundreds converge on Hawaiʻi’s State Capitol.

The newly-formed coalition includes groups from the labor rights, environmental protection, Native Hawaiian sovereignty, food justice, and social justice movements.

The state's Maui region public hospitals are hoping to initiate discussions with a private healthcare corporation to enter into a partnership that could save the system money in the midst of budget shortfalls.

While the State Senate has become more progressive, this is yet another example of the State House moving in the opposite direction.

The state's 90,000 cesspools pose a constant risk to public and environmental health. New rules aim to reduce their numbers.