Caron said he came to amplify that call to raise it up from the state level because he’s sick and tired of watching his tax dollars go to fund bombs and bullets that are blowing up kids in Gaza.

The Legislature is considering a rash of vastly different strategies, while Gov. Josh Green's bills are struggling for traction.

The new tax would apply to people with a net worth of more than $20 million.

Over the past century, Ka Leo has published numerous groundbreaking stories and scooped up national awards. Here’s a roundup of five of Ka Leo’s most influential articles.

But a living wage increase will go a long way toward providing financial stability for many in Hawaiʻi.

Supporters say the minimum wage should be increased to $17 an hour by 2026—a hike they say is also good for businesses because it boosts consumer spending.

Prosecutors, politicians and the media inflamed public fears about crime to pressure a halt to an expedited release program that had been preventing outbreak.

Hawaiʻi has the lowest voter turnout of any state. Higher levels of civic engagement promote a better democracy as it is the most direct way to implement change.

Hawaiʻi students joined those from schools across the nation in staging walkouts in tribute to the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.

Here are two bills that deserve the support of both gun-control advocates and Second Amendment activists.

There have been four law-enforcement-involved shootings in less than two months on Oʻahu, three of which were fatal.

The false alarm occurred four days before the 125th anniversary of the Hawaiian Kingdom's overthrow.

The Honolulu City Council advanced a resolution to create “safe zones” while deferring a blanket sit-lie ban expansion that would have covered the whole island.

Three Honolulu City Council bills would further restrict where homeless people can be. Critics say that would worsen the problem.

It’s high time our elected officials made sustainability the central tenet of all future policy decisions.

The Honolulu-based artists and activist talks with Venison about the crucial role art has in advancing society toward justice and equity for all.

The Community Alliance on Prisons organized a rally at the state Capitol on Wednesday to bring criminal justice reform issues to the attention of the legislature.