Stewart Yerton

The controversy over the downtown Honolulu building pits one of Hawaiʻi’s oldest real estate services companies against an aliʻi trust established by Queen Emma to benefit her hospital.

Critics say an agreement between the state and a Japanese energy firm lacks details and could bind Hawaiʻi to using fossil fuel to produce electricity.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation's plan for electric airplanes is limited to a high-level study.

Interisland flights are Hawaiʻi’s biggest transportation carbon producer, making up more than half of all emissions related to civilian travel in the state.

The 2023 Maui fires and pushback on the use of emergency orders derailed the governor's early plan to address the state's housing crisis. But he says he hasn't given up on the issue.

Dozens of people have been living in a downtown office building without kitchens, air conditioning and proper ventilation. The landlord says he is working to address safety concerns and plans to convert the building to student housing.

Maui Land & Pineapple is accusing Japanese billionaire Tadashi Yanai of watering golf courses with water meant to be used for West Maui fire protection.

Joel Tudor's experience underscores what commenters say is a confusing policy.

Lack of water in the region has "significantly compromised" the course's condition.

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