In a statement emailed to The Independent, the Senatorial candidate says he returned the materials later, but has no excuse for his behavior.

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.

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.

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.

Within today's House committee chair shuffle lies the very real potential for an impending leadership shakeup.

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

The trustees decided that the neutral "rescind" option was a more strategic move than outright opposition, but many of those gathered were disappointed that OHA did not take a stronger stance on the issue.

The representative stated many times that serving the people of Hawaiʻi and the 13th District was a “tremendous honor” that she would never forget.

The congresswoman's introduction of a bill that would expand the Pōhakuloa Training Area ignores Native Hawaiian and environmental concerns in pursuit of defense industry dollars.

A bill that would have given the state broader authority to preempt county ordinances it finds inconvenient, such as those restricting biotech, failed to find enough support to pass through the senate agriculture committee.

The “People Not Profits” rally brought together diverse issues, united by the message that government should serve the people, not corporations and developers.