Hawaii has some of the strongest laws in the United States governing historic burial locations, but lawmakers say more needs to be done to protect privately owned historic areas.

Professional surfers sharing photos of cracked helmets and stories about dangerous wipeouts on social media are helping foster greater use of protective headgear.

The legislative proposal would make hunting guides obtain written permission from landowners before leading tours on private lands.

Women make up a fraction of law enforcement departments, but research shows they use less force than male officers and are the subject of fewer lawsuits and complaints.

A proposed bill would create a one-year pilot program to cull the birds on Oahu and Kauai, where the animals are destroying an estimated 10% of crops on small farms.

The state has the third-highest rate of unsheltered homeless youth in the nation.

There are no state-credentialed American Sign Language interpreters living on Kauai, Molokai, Niihau or Lanai.

Procedures performed on dogs by breeders without the proper medical training and equipment are cruel and dangerous, animal rights advocates say.