... Hawaiʻi ranks 24th in overall children’s well-being in the Data Book, as well as 33rd in the economic well-being ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

... overall, Maui taxpayers will still see their tax bills go up in 2026 because of a combination of higher tax rates and assessments ....

... Truth about Jones Act makes big leap forward ....

... an estimated 3,120 students in 4th grade likely cannot perform skills like adding and subtracting multidigit whole numbers, fractions, and decimals ....

... money chairs’ macabre tradition ....

... Two bills that would relax some of these regulations passed out of a Maui County Council committee just this week ....

... Green informed legislative leaders and stakeholders of his intent to veto 19 bills ....

... oral arguments will also be livestreamed for public viewing ....

... regulations that allow community groups to essentially kill projects after they’ve been approved are the biggest hurdles to clear ....

... Missing Rep Elle Cochran found -- on ‘Tin Foil Hat Tuesday’ .... 

... Most recently, he served as the UCLA Bruins’ Chief Strategy Officer from 2022 to 2024, where he led the department’s transition from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten ....

... ADF attorneys represent popular satire site, state resident in legal challenge to censorship law ....

“The height restriction … is wrongfully preventing Honuaʻula from completing the construction of an approved affordable housing project…"

... Sulla is set to be sentenced on October 21, Zamber on October 7, and Budhabhatti on October 8 ....

... just say no to illegal drug addicts ....

... Houghton conducted weekly piano lessons with the children virtually from his residence in Hawaii. On several occasions, Houghton used the virtual piano lessons to persuade the children to perform sexual acts ....

... If we can't make this stuff up, how can legislators and councilmembers use it as an excuse for their pre-conceived agendas? .... 

... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....

... Share your feedback with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) ....