... Act 242, signed by Gov. Josh Green this week, established the council, which renamed the Highway Safety Council to the Hawaii Highway Safety and Modernization Council ....

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following judicial vacancy ....

... After numerous delays and extensive cost overruns, Honolulu’s Skyline passenger rail system launched on June 30....

... Public only because it is evidence in Probate Court, the Order is signed by Family Court Judge Jessi L. K. Hall, now seeking reappointment for another 10 years ....

... DO THE MATH: $13B / 1,245 = $10.4M per passenger  -- slightly more than a Bugatti Centodieci ....

... Since the program’s inception in 2021, service providers from the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Hawaiʻi Community Lending have been serving homeowners with the greatest needs ....

... 13 total intakes, 3 patient discharges, and a total of 189 unduplicated shower uses from members of the surrounding community during the first month of project operation ....

... Green will nominate a successor to Circuit Judge Christine E. Kuriyama, who retired in June 2023 ....

... The agreement, which began on June 30, calls for Solar Farm View Estates LLC (SFVE) to undertake substantial repairs to the complex and operate it for the next 75 years. The Board of Directors of HHFDC, which retains the property’s fee-simple interest, approved a $4.95 million, low-interest, 10-year loan that allows SFVE to facilitate the repairs ....

... BWS called for a voluntary 10% water reduction last summer, park users reduced their use by 15.4% ....

... Kauai Police and outside agencies working on forensic evidence and DNA testing ....

... One reason is higher rates apply early on the income spectrum, so nearly all taxpayers pay higher rates, says a new analysis ....

... Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for three vacancies in the District Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu) ....

... The case, on appeal before the Ninth Circuit from the Northern Mariana Islands District Court, is the latest—and likely the last—in a stream of cases filed by the pro-cockfighting bloc to obstruct the ban on cockfighting in U.S. territories. ...

... Senate Bill 941 allows the School Facilities Authority to join with public and private agencies in developing off or on-campus housing for teachers and other staff ....

... the Declaration of Independence set our nation on its course to become the leading light for freedom throughout the world ....

... concerns raised by OHA’s administration in response to the directive to end telework ....

... The 1920 Jones Act is a familiar topic in Hawaii, but its precursor — the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 — has largely escaped scrutiny ....

... Housing, the Honolulu rail, the Aloha Stadium, homelessness and the 64% pay raise for Honolulu City Council members ....

... why have prices spiked over the past half-century? ....