Lawmakers got a lot of pushback over a proposal to allow six units on a lot originally zoned for a single-family home, but ...

Parking mandates are often part of that conversation, and in some cases they deserve a second look. But House Bill 1919, ...

The Aha Moku Advisory Committee weighs in on issues from fishing to military leases, but many think it's not as effective as it could be.

Vacation rentals aren't permitted on farmland under state law, but recent legal battles show some Big Island landowners want ...

A tariff is a tax imposed by the U.S. government on goods imported from other countries. It is calculated as a percentage of the value of the shipment. For example, if a shipment is valued at $100,000 ...

A $2 million temporary replacement for Big Island’s Mokuola bridge is expected to be completed in the next two years. Public access to Coconut Island remains closed in Hilo nearly four months after a ...

Trump’s aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules. Trump’s aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure ...

As beaches shrink, the proposal would revise the county’s shoreline setback rules to ensure that coastal homes truly being rebuilt are relocated inland.

Gov. Josh Green is negotiating an agreement with a Japanese rail conglomerate to work on transit-oriented development along ...

Flooding damaged elevators in the 16-story building. Repair of the main passenger elevator will take months. A five-month elevator outage at a Honolulu apartment building has created significant ...

At the midpoint of the session, the crossover deadline forces lawmakers to make choices. Bills move forward, or they quietly ...

The convicted crime boss died of a fentanyl overdose in federal prison in December 2024, before he had been sentenced.