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

The law declares that “the state of Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people” and “the actualization of the right of national self-determination in the state of Israel is unique to the Jewish people.”

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.

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

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 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.

The FBI is investigating the judge who sent Meek Mill back to prison for minor probation violations from almost nine years ago. Mill’s case is hardly unique.

Her challenger is also a woman leader with a military background and a strong environmental track record.

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

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.

Ai-jen Poo on building and sustaining a national movement for social justice, and how the Hawaiʻi campaign to pass kūpuna and family care legislation ties into that larger project.

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

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.

In the coming years, as President Trump likely continues to try and restrict First Amendment rights that challenge authority, it will be all the more important for campuses to remain bastions of free speech and free thought.

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

From Netanyahu in Israel to Modi in India, Tulsi Gabbard seems to have no problem supporting brutal and racist regimes.