Mayor Rick Blangiardi says he's opposed to the idea but the rail authority has submitted a proposal to the Honolulu Charter ...

University of Hawaiʻi researchers found that mining waste could affect anything from tiny shrimp smaller than an inch long to ...

Big Island farmers want the state to tackle the Queensland longhorn beetle before it spreads to the rest of the state and ...

Her tenure as a trustee was marked by a commitment to Native Hawaiians but also ethical challenges and board power struggles.

Waikā Consulting said the agency's involvement would lead to economic returns for Native Hawaiians, but it faced pushback ...

The U.S. Census Bureau has changed what is classified as "urban" and "rural." That can have major economic ramifications.

The sun still shines brilliantly today here on Hawaiʻi island, but a dark cloud now looms over our state’s clean energy ...

The controversy over the downtown Honolulu building pits one of Hawaiʻi’s oldest real estate services companies against an aliʻi trust established by Queen Emma to benefit her hospital.

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Travelers can now carry 10-foot, 5-inch surfboard bags on Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines flights. Joel Tudor has shredded plenty of waves on his way to becoming a three-time world longboard surfing ...

Stacy Ferreira, who has been on leave from her position as the chief executive of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs since late ...

DOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi also could see his salary rise up to $400,900 by the end of the decade if he continues to ...