Chad Blair

Is the commission still able to do its job amid unceasing questions about election fairness, continued calls to fire top officials and hours-long meetings plagued by infighting?

Halfway through the session, legislative priorities are emerging. But the new uncertainties mean lawmakers may need a special session to fine tune.

Three legislative proposals introduced Friday in Congress seek to amend a century-old federal law that the introducers say “creates crippling monopolies on shipping lifelines” for remote jurisdictions such as Hawaiʻi and Alaska. The bills were introduced by U.S. Reps. Ed Case (D-HI) and Rep. James Moylan (R-Guam). The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known […]

Robert F. Kennedy Kr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Thursday to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The vote was along party lines in the Republican-controlled Senate, with GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell the only member of his party to vote against Kennedy. “The founder of one of the country’s […]

Just two days after two legislative committees said yes, legalization gets punted to next year.

The legislation would regulate and tax adult use of pot, as well as medical cannabis and hemp.

Advocates say the need is greater than ever. But unions, businesses and state agencies are resisting.

The new Office of Hawaiian Affairs executives say they are bringing fresh energy to the agency along with specific ideas grounded in OHA's mission and state law.

Like Drug Court, the initiative is designed to help nonviolent offenders navigate the justice system without going to jail.

As he reaches Hawaiʻi's age limit to serve, Mark Recktenwald calls for more transparency “so the public can see what we are doing.”