In 2016, the governor committed to working with the community to revitalize the urban neighborhood based on a vision for a “21st century Kalihi.”

Electrical transformers on land co-owned by the Coast Guard and a state agency left toxic PCB chemicals in the soil that threaten the health of the community.

The state land board granted approval for the permit while a contested case hearing was still pending, violating the rights of the hearing petitioners.

The Thirty Meter Telescope Corporation continues to postpone construction efforts on Mauna Kea, but Governor Ige says the corporation has the right to proceed.

The Native Hawaiian council of the University of Hawaiʻi system has called for a system-wide walkout among all Native Hawaiian-serving programs in protest over the proposed Thirty-Meter Telescope project.

This year's Point in Time count of Oʻahu’s houseless population was the most accurate yet thanks to a new database and better organization.