...$123 million in funding through 2024 for the 2010 Palau Compact Review Agreement as agreed to between the United States and the Republic of Palau....

... by closing down every homeless shelter in the state on July 1, 2018 ....

...California is now trying to enact a workaround, and some Hawaii lawmakers are actively considering similar legislation....

...people would never tolerate those levels of cigarette smoke in a public place anymore. So why were they OK with pot smoke?....

...Spending would increase by $114.8 million, or 16.3%, over current period....

...The assisted suicide bill passed 4-1 unamended by the Senate Judiciary Committee....

...the trustees are going to "suspend" OHA CEO Kamana`o Crabbe so he has to stay out of the office but still gets full pay and benefits....

...For years, it was conventional wisdom that as tax-happy as the Hawaii Legislature might be, it still would avoid raising taxes in an election year....

...A military pay increase of 2.4%....

...hackers got access to Hawaii state computers using a technique called "password spraying"....

... a very familiar looking laundry list of Hawaii spending allotments ....

...Hawaii is only building half of the units necessary to keep up with demand....

On a 2015 voyage from Jacksonville, Florida, to Puerto Rico, the Jones Act–eligible cargo ship El Faro sailed directly into Hurricane Joaquin and sank, losing all 33 crew members....

...CLAYTON HEE, subjected his ex-wife, Lyla Berg, to physical & verbal abuse, persistent infidelity, lived off her assets and absconded with her money – and now he wants to become GOVERNOR....

...activists resort to sovereign citizen tactics in a desperate effort to prevail....

...but Harry Kim wants Ige to give an emergency proclamation and $25K to open another one....

...six years of  'public corruption, misappropriation' allegations at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...the State is the senior partner in the tobacco business.  Just ask the vapers....

...The squatters were allowed to pack up personal possessions and valuables. What remained, including tents and other camping gear, was collected and loaded into trucks....

...Sharon Moriwaki is the founding president of Kakaako United, a nonprofit volunteer organization that fights for a better life for area residents and businesses through smart development and accountability....