The East-West Center has cleared a crucial early hurdle in the federal budget process, with a U.S. House spending bill proposing $16.7 million in funding…
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Two members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation and the co-author of a study on Lahaina wildfire survivors are criticizing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s use of…
Congresswoman Jill Tokuda took on an itinerary that included Social Security to school supplies on Saturday. “We’re here to talk about the 90th anniversary of…
LIHUE — The County of Kauai Office of Boards and Commissions is inviting high school students to help shape the future of the island by…
Gov. Josh Green signed three bills on Thursday to enhance protections for vulnerable citizens in Hawaii, including one measure focused on helping kupuna living with…
Five-year-old Charlotte “Sharkey” Schaefers drowned 21 years ago after saving a 3-year-old boy in a poorly maintained and overflowing detention retention pond, and her legacy…
The Hawaii Department of Transportation will implement its Hawaii Road Usage Charge (HiRUC) program for light-duty passenger electric vehicles (EVs) effective July 1, following a…
Gov. Josh Green signed the nearly $40 billion executive biennium budget bill on Monday, June 30, 2025. Allocating $19.8 billion to state operations for fiscal…
Hawaii continues to make progress in its effort to provide broadband internet to rural areas, neighbor islands and even parts of urban Oahu despite cuts…
Hawaii and 19 other states were granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday to prevent the dismantling of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, just…