Officials say they have been urgently trying to reduce the patient population after the killing of a nurse last year drew new attention to problems at the hospital.

Geanna Bradley’s legal guardians and a grandmother were arrested nearly a month after police found her body with severe injuries in their home.

Residents are asking the state health department to investigate lead contamination in the community neighboring the range. 

The infant’s homeless, mentally ill mother is back on the streets as law enforcement wrestles with whether to charge her.

Hawaii lawmakers are being asked to pony up funds to support a comprehensive study of residents affected by the Aug. 8 fires.

The bipartisan group of legislators finds joining forces helps get measures passed at the Legislature.

Firearms instructors must get re-certified under a new law that requires gun applicants to get training on mental health, suicide prevention and domestic violence.

Doctors and mental health advocates have been calling for changes in how Hawaii cares for the mentally ill for generations.

Heavy rain this week led to a deluge of household items flowing down waterways toward the ocean, and residents say the problem has gotten worse.

A massive brown plume has scientists worried despite protective measures aimed at preventing toxic runoff.