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Hawaiʻi should consider establishing an independent entity to operate in the space between criminal prosecution and ...

New reform measures would prohibit high level state officials from holding fundraisers and stop state employees from doing ...

The president insists he's brought down the price of groceries. The cash register receipt shows that's far from true.

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The battle over who controls one of the island's major water sources — a foreign company or a county board — appears headed ...

A lawsuit over a controversial wastewater system in Kona may finally lead to development of a new regional park.

Risk a lot to save a lot. But a newly uncovered federal investigation into a firefighter's death cautions fire departments ...

Remaining residents were terrified when a group of men in black clothing armed with a pistol showed up last week. Today they ...

A 92-year-old architect who tried to slip a Honolulu permit worker a $20 bill has been convicted of bribery of a public ...

An elderly architect tried to slip an employee what he called a gratuity. County prosecutors say it was a bribe. A judge will ...