After the tragic explosion in Āliamanu took six lives on New Year’s Eve, Civil Beat took a deep look at Hawaiʻi’s illegal ...

Council members spent most of the day behind closed doors in executive session, but spent the final hour questioning ...

Lawmakers are wary about giving the education department more money and control over construction funds after leaders have ...

Domestic violence advocates and attorneys say ongoing vacancies at the Domestic Violence Action Center contribute to the ...

In his book “ Limits to Medicine: Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health ,” Ivan Illich criticized modern medicine in ...

Now more than ever, local news is a vital community resource: connecting neighbors, uplifting voices and sharing information ...

Gov. Josh Green’s decision on Friday to sign a labeling bill to protect Hawaiʻi-grown māmaki tea from counterfeiters drew ...

Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo were supposed to give the city monthly reports on their bookings. Due to a lawsuit filed on behalf of vacation rental owners, that never happened.

Suit estimates it is costing $1.2 billion for the Board of Water Supply to clean up and protect Oʻahu's drinking water wells.

Lawsuit alleged that the head chef of Ala Moana's Margotto restaurant rained blows and slaps on his sous chef.

It includes a plan to revive a major pay-to-play bill snuffed out in the Hawaiʻi Legislature this year. Will it work?

Amending the Honolulu Charter to give the Police Commission a broader mandate to supervise the police department is an easy ...