In honor of this past weekend, hopefully the dark days are behind us.

Direct primary care is a burgeoning business model that bypasses insurance. If widely adopted, it could lessen the state's dire shortage of primary care doctors — or make things worse.

The two senators are leading a bipartisan push to protect the SBA's 8(a) program amid the Trump administration's ongoing effort to eliminate DEI initiatives.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Activists say there's a way out of the agreement with the FBI if the council really wants to take it.

New statements by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke make "no sense whatsoever," a local attorney says, and deserve an investigation free of conflicts of interest.

Are you a new or aspiring farmer in Hawaiʻi? It's a hard job here in Hawaiʻi. We'd love to hear your story.

The lieutenant governor is only now reporting money she received four years ago as a bribery scandal continues to roil the Hawaiʻi Legislature.

City crews were hard at work Monday as Honolulu residents waited for the wind and rain to pass.

The legislation may be getting a boost by the revelation that a state senator is struggling with mental decline.

Stormy weather got you down? Take a break with this popular word game.

County's agreement with FBI provokes alarm among activists and, now, council members

For years, Lee Tonouchi has fostered a growing respect and love for Pidgin, a language once reviled as lazy, inferior — or worse.

The Pāhoa Aquatic Center remains closed and communities are still cleaning up.

It's Monday so it must be time to see how many words you can find in this flowering game.

As the city housing program behind it comes under the microscope, the Makiki building has struggled to clear the last bureaucratic hurdles.

The Garden Isle has also explored waste diversion and landfill expansion.

Homelessness is a shifting set of responses to distance, scarcity, and history — shaped as much by geography as by policy.

Despite the deteriorating condition of the building, embattled Honolulu developer Chad Waters is defending his record of managing 1136 Union Mall.

High winds whipped the islands as a storm came through on Sunday, with more expected overnight and into Monday.

The late author preserved a story that too few Americans know at a time fear and racism overwhelmed the nation.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

The Department of Education's failure to provide detailed travel records is part of a broader pattern of poor record-keeping for Hawaiʻi schools, lawmakers and government transparency advocates say.

Kick back this weekend with our quick and not-too-easy 10-word crossword.

What's happening in the country today isn't just mainland drama. People in Hawaiʻi can have an impact.

Some of the Senate's most powerful members are protecting their longtime friend. That's not what the public wants or expects.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Get ready for the Big Game with our latest puzzle.

Alvin Jardine fought for nearly a decade to be paid under the state's wrongful conviction compensation law. He died before receiving payment.

Discharges are usually challenged and can be bumped down to suspensions, the records show, allowing cops to return to work.

The mayors decided against asking the Legislature for a 20-year extension of the general excise tax surcharge for rail and other transportation projects to allow time for more due diligence.

Plaintiffs said they didn't know about fuel samples until it was too late. The judge declined their request to punish the government.

Ua wāwahi nā limahana kūkulu i nā alanui a me nā alahele, a he ʻaʻe ʻia paha o kekahi mau kānāwai ADA.

Our six-letter version of this popular game.

Other states impacted by similar disasters are reforming their insurance laws. Legislators here are teeing up bills to follow suit.

Some lawmakers are questioning the administration's plan to fund the projects through a combination of the new fee and bonds.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will need billions in additional revenue to provide homes for the roughly 30,000 Hawaiians on its waitlist.

The 77-year-old lawmaker is trying to diffuse concerns that she suffers from an illness that is affecting her performance.

State lawmakers are taking up a bill this week that would create a low-interest loan program.

A recent UH report likens Hawaiʻi's economy to that of West Virginia — another place being "left behind."

Drones are already used by law enforcement for special operations, but the program coming to Waikīkī marks a major increase in police surveillance and will be the first time Hawaiʻi uses drones as first responders.

A puzzle in honor of the 9th Island.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Longtime Sen. Michelle Kidani may be leaving office early amid concerns about whether she is mentally fit.

Nearly half the staff of the Office of Civil Rights was placed on paid leave this spring.

But state Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole has mounted a strong challenge and has attracted significant donors.

The county is seeking an amendment to create a voluntary buyout program with some of its $1.6 billion fire recovery grant from the feds.

The settlement calls for a $600,000 payment to the estate of Brian Kimo O'Gorman after he suffered heart failure while withdrawing from methadone.

Kauaʻi: Have you experienced trash pickup delays? Tell us all about it! (We won't use your name without your permission.)

School leaders say spending on local products will increase once the DOE opens a regional kitchen in Wahiawā in 2027, but the department is nowhere near meeting its legislatively mandated goals.