Family claims administrators at Hawaiʻi's only public psychiatric hospital failed to institute basic safety protocols to ...

In a press release, Hawaiʻi’s governor and attorney general took some credit for the victory, as did New York Attorney ...

A large swath of the central Oʻahu garden has been closed for many weeks due to a coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation. It ...

Submissions to Civil Beat's fifth Neighborhood Haiku project reveal fresh, albeit brief, insights into island life.

Among dozens of proposed amendments that the Charter Commission will consider putting on the ballot next fall is one ...

For three decades, Waikīkī's Hilton Hawaiian Village has donated meals with all the trimmings to the Institute for Human ...

Advocates say we're the only state without a law requiring release of dying inmates in some circumstances, and will press the ...

The percentage of violent crimes that end in an arrest or a closed case is declining, as agencies grapple with understaffing, ...

San Diego Deputy Chief Rudy Tai's conditional appointment as Kauaʻi police chief marks a turning point for a department with ...

The escalating situation at Union Plaza serves as a warning about the weaknesses in Hawaiʻi’s landlord — tenant laws, and how those gaps endanger the health, safety, and housing security of the 40% of ...

The Hawaiʻi DOE offers at least $10,000 to special education teachers to fill open positions, but most schools have reported ...

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