As the state recovers from multiple natural disasters, residents and officials are starting to talk about what needs to ...

Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political ...

There will be a trip to study transit-oriented development, but no one can say exactly who's going, where or when.

Pedestrians strolling down Waikīkī’s Kūhiō Avenue might notice a gash in the sidewalk where concrete around a storm drain has ...

Flip a coin, pick a card, draw straws — do anything except use plastic eggs and a lauhala basket, the state’s high court ...

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Government should be good at ensuring that high rises have working elevators. But the reality is we have to get really good ...

An inclusive disaster response recognizes that no central authority can hold every answer or locate every quiet crisis. It ...

Rural areas of the North Shore of Kauaʻi — such as far west side and Kōkeʻe — may not get their power back for months ...

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Hurricane Lowell passed close to Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau Monday night, bringing heavy rain, powerful gusts and damaging waves.

Schools on Kaua‘i, Niʻihau and O‘ahu are closing Tuesday as Hawai‘i waits for Lowell to pass. Thousands on Kauaʻi are without ...