The council planning committee heard seven bills that could drastically change fees, fines and enforcement for thousands of Oahu's short-term rentals.

The Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice supports the effort to regulate short-term rentals, but opposes this measure.

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.

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.

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

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.