Kim Gamel

University of Hawaii students are getting on the job training by reporting on the Legislature.

Amos Lonokailua-Hewett will take the helm Monday. He previously served 25 years in the county’s fire department.

Honolulu police determined there were no explosives in the Temple Emanu-­El in Nuuanu but will increase security protectively, officials said.

Maui police also said the number of people who have not been accounted for since the Aug. 8 fire dropped to seven.

Honolulu Civil Beat - Investigative Reporting

Kaniela Ing says he has no plans to run again and is glad the matter “is finally behind me.”

The deputy of Maui’s Emergency Management Agency has automatically assumed the helm, the mayor said Friday, after the agency’s head resigned amid the aftermath of wildfires that devastated the island. The departure of Herman Andaya, who had faced questions over his qualification and handling of the deadly disaster, left a gap in the agency as […]

The search through the rubble continued as the death toll from the wildfires rose to 99.

If parents want to have more of a voice, they need to have more of a presence.

A federal sponsorship program offers many benefits but reliance on sponsors to provide housing has proven problematic.