We are the third-worst state when it comes to taxing struggling working families.

States’ taxes lean most heavily on poorer residents. These states are trying to change that.

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

After taking a long, winding path through the Legislature, a bill making the Earned Income Tax Credit permanent and refundable has made it through both the House and the Senate, though disagreements over amendments mean that the bill will now go before a conference committee.

A bill in the state Legislature could potentially mean more money in the pockets of working families on Kauaʻi.

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

Registering to vote, step one in a simple act of good citizenship, is now part of the battleground that is the Democrat-Republican national split.

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.

For the third time in three years, an effort to produce affordable middle-class housing at no longterm taxpayer expense is being buffeted at the legislature, despite substantial backing.

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

Similar to what happened in Florida, we drained Waikiki and opened ourselves up to the threat of flooding.

Young people do care. We care about our future. We care about this planet. Yet, we do not fully participate in our democracy for the most pedestrian of reasons.

Those who want to serve and represent their communities first need to acquire tons of cash. Without it, there is almost no chance of success.

Nonprofit organizations join the state in efforts to establish the voting habit in young people.

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.

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

Our state is the first to invest in the growing caregiving infrastructure.

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