Ben Angarone

Honolulu's "ambitious" plans had to shift so the money could be spent in time, Mayor Rick Blangiardi's managing director said.

A new report released Tuesday shows a mixed bag for Maui residents who are still reeling from the devastating fires three years ago.

Tommy Waters was the second highest vote-getter but was deemed ineligible after ballots had already gone out.

The two most recent proposals to tax empty homes in Honolulu have each failed to advance by just one vote.

It's unclear what this means for voters who have already voted for Tommy Waters in the primary election.

The Blangiardi administration is concerned about a significant hit to city revenue.

The decision may mark the end of a protracted battle over how to handle the island’s thousands of empty homes in the midst of a severe housing crisis.

The sidewalk along Queen’s Beach continues to collapse into the sand.

Almost all of Oʻahu’s traffic ​​during the tsunami warning was unnecessary, the report said.

Constituent correspondence and campaign material is sometimes hard to tell apart.