Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm said officers did not know the gun that Eric Walsh pointed at them was a replica that didn't fire bullets.

Hawaiʻi Circuit Court Judge Kevin Souza found Kiyoshi Toi, 92, guilty last year of trying to pass money to a city employee through a handshake in November 2022. The Honolulu Department of Planning and ...

Lawmakers want a hotel built at Hilo's airport to meet the housing needs of the Merrie Monarch festival while longer-term efforts to revitalize the once-thriving tourist district continue.

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A man with a history of mental illness was held at the Oʻahu jail and Hawaiʻi State Hospital for nearly three years after police mistook him for a wanted felon.

It’s well signposted and doesn’t look all that bad, but crossing over the bump and dip at a gentle curve on southbound Kamehameha Highway near Kualoa Regional Park is not pleasant. A 30-inch water ...

Let’s encourage and subsidize rooftop solar but also recognize that 69% of the island’s power comes from burning oil.

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Clint Churchill is a former trustee of the Estate of James Campbell and represents the Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii. Let’s encourage and subsidize rooftop solar but also recognize that 69% of ...

As a Civil Beat reader, you know how important it is for journalists to have the freedom, resources and ability to pursue stories that shine a light on corruption, institutional failures and other ...

Plans for several new military telescopes atop the mountain are drawing strong opposition. But protests over other Maui ...

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