The resurrection of a Hawaiʻi fire prevention agency appears to be on course after Gov. Josh Green announced a plan to inject ...

Long years of rail construction setbacks may again inflict pain on Honolulu taxpayers. Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV — one of the ...

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Lava began bubbling Monday through the crust of one of the world’s most active volcanoes — Kilauea, on the Big Island. The ...

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Christopher Dawson, a prominent Native Hawaiian defense contractor, was found dead Friday on Oʻahu, according to the Honolulu ...

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The CEO of Maui Economic Opportunity acknowledged the nonprofit had trouble getting its arms around the federal program, ...

Doctors in Hawaiʻi are in short supply and the problem is most severe in Maui County where last year’s wildfires worsened the ...

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President Joe Biden met up with Maui Mayor Richard Bissen after the August 2023 Lahaina fire. When the drama over a potential ...

Yet, some still dismiss the integration of sea level rise into government policies and regulations as merely an ...