Council members voted Wednesday to boost the cost of an adult bus pass by $10 a month, along with other price hikes.

Leeward Commissioner Clement “CJ” Kanuha III, who represents North Kona, missed six meetings last year, which he said was due to medical complications from Covid-19. But he told Civil Beat he’s in ...

The potential bribe is a public issue that touches the public in different ways. A legislative inquiry would allow the public to watch how it unfolded.

Hawai‘i residents are getting older and more of us are living with disabilities, according to the latest census data.

The declining number of graduates from Hawaiʻi schools reflects larger concerns in the DOE about shrinking enrollment and the potential for school closures.

Disagreements include whether more services will help current Westside homeless or if they will just become a magnet for more ...

Humana, a Kentucky-based, publicly traded medical insurer, offers Medicare Advantage plans in Hawaiʻi. Such plans are funded by the federal government, which provides private insurers a fixed, monthly ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers launched an open-ended strike this week in California and Hawai‘i to demand ...

Hawaiʻi island residents have been tracking coconut rhinoceros beetles' destruction throughout the islands. Fearing the same for their home, they're urging the state to move faster.

Lawmakers were surprised by his comments, which came after a rally at the Capitol where hundreds protested ICE and the ...

Hawaiʻi communities are often described as resilient and strong. However, resilience should not require silent suffering or prolonged distress. Recognizing anxiety and its relationship to substance ...

Waldemar Ramos Ortiz is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Hawaiʻi with experience in anxiety disorders, trauma-informed care, and substance-related clinical assessment. The views ...