With Governor Ige's signature, SB3095 will become law and Hawaiʻi will lead the nation in establishing pesticide regulatory policy that protects the health and safety of its people and environment.

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.

Hawaiʻi residents discuss plans to prevent nuclear holocaust as the Trump Administration “gears up for imminent war with North Korea.”

Pōhakuloa, like other important places across the Asia-Pacific region, is home to a military base with live fire training.

And the primary reason is because most jailed people cannot afford to post bail.

Reps. Ito and Tokioka just lost their leadership positions on the House veterans committee, and it might have been because of a planned coup to overthrow House leadership.

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

The mayor implies that Speaker Saiki’s letter regarding simultaneous execution of these projects was misleading to the public.

The financial incentive that short-term rentals offer exerts a market force that drives costs up and saps economic activity in the aggregate.

Beer drinkers pay a higher liquor tax than wine or spirit drinkers in terms of alcohol per volume, and tend to be working class folks.

Allegations of sexual assault, shady handling of public education follow former mayor Kevin Johnson and his wife, former D.C. school system chancellor Michelle Rhee, as they try to remake themselves in Hawaiʻi politics.

"Salvage the Rail" group releases alternative Honolulu route map for a street-level plan that would save taxpayers from a GET surcharge extension.

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.

Brower’s disparaging words and dehumanizing actions toward those experiencing houselessness in Hawaiʻi make him a controversial choice to chair the committee.

The socially conservative politician’s continuing crusade against the state’s comprehensive new sexual education policy risks public health of Hawaiʻi’s children.

The protest is being organized by Bernie Sanders delegates who first met at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last month.

“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.