Public records requests can reveal information that would never appear in official news releases. But there is no guarantee agencies will hand the information over.

A new study finds the same waʻa settled both Hawaiʻi and Easter Island, carrying genes that leave some at risk of rare ...

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier says he believes he was put on leave because of what he says are investigations into corruption in the mayor's office.

The audit followed Civil Beat reporting that found irregularities in the state’s kauhale initiative. In a rush to stem an ...

Voters will have the opportunity to make the penalty for impeachment on par with the penalty for being recalled by voters.

Proposed changes to construction and landscaping requirements for new homes have now been deferred three times by a council ...

On Kaua‘i, neighbors are repairing each other’s roofs, delivering meals and using their own equipment to clear roads.

An impact report led the council to demand an audit of how $30 million had been spent. Now they are worried about starving ...

Francis Lum turned 90 years old on October 2. He was a star athlete at Punahou School in the 1950’s. Together with his partner, Leona Pereza, who is a competitive paddler and weightlifter, Lum stays ...

Incumbent At-Large Trustee Keoni Souza trailed former City Councilmember Ikaika Anderson in the Primary Election.

At a rally scheduled for Sunday in Oʻahu, a candidate for the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives is enticing potential voters ...

Papahānaumokuākea showed me what abundance can look like, and what we must do so the next generation can inherit a healthier ...