The Hawaii Judiciary prohibits unwanted hugging, which the assistant alleges Chief Judge Randal Valenciano did in a “sexualized” manner numerous times.

Paramedics and EMTs say the Hawaii Department of Health has lowered care standards for Maui and Kauai.

The member-owned utility announced precautionary measures it would take to reduce the risk of fire.

The remote park that is the site of Native Hawaiian burials and a popular camping spot has suffered years of neglect.

The county water department has fallen woefully behind while shuffling through six managers in eight years.

A significant number of households have less emergency food and water supplies in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Riding the success of new state park crowd controls, residents want to extend the parking management system to the nearby county park.

New crowd control and parking enforcement measures at Haena could help bring special places back into balance statewide.

The invasive insect has decimated the Pacific’s coconut palm populations. Now it’s been found on Kauai.

State regulators have issued too many commercial permits at some harbors. A plan to take some of them back is drawing controversy.