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After finding major discrepancies in how many Kauaʻi ballots were cast, a state commission is looking at the Big Island ...

Even the best-known third-party efforts — like former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann’s Independent Party run for governor in ...

Local journalists are crusading for a cause that may no longer be necessary in today's social media and internet world.

Top honors for public service reporting went to Civil Beat reporter Blaze Lovell, who worked with two other reporters and The ...

The final after-action report includes three new suggestions for strengthening emergency response on the island.

Attorneys licensed in other states and in good standing can practice in Hawaiʻi without taking the state bar, as long as they ...

Joe Logan is suing the city and Mayor Rick Blangiardi, saying the mayor threatened him and his family before forcing him to ...

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Cars were backed up for hours, and miles, on Tuesday in Honolulu as residents responded to alerts by jumping in their cars.

Lawyers for three defendants acknowledged their clients' gang affiliations, but said other inmates beat Chris Vaefaga to ...

Concerned about gravesites and a new law to quicken development, the Preservation Commission wants area added to historic ...