Records show firms associated with politically connected contractor Dennis Mitsunaga collected nearly $1.8 million for a ...

The Hawaiʻi State Energy Office’s thesis seems to be that our current problem is not our dependence on outside fossil fuels ...

As a Civil Beat reader, you know how important it is for journalists to have the freedom, resources and ability to pursue stories that shine a light on corruption, institutional failures and other ...

The two may seem like a team but the Legislature is the only authority that can remove an elected official from office in Hawaiʻi.

Maui County Council member Yuki Lei Sugimura is trying to unseat Mayor Richard Bissen in a closely watched race this election ...

The state has become increasingly reliant on emergency hires in recent years, but educational leaders are split on what role they should play in schools moving forward.

The lieutenant governor is only now reporting money she received four years ago as a bribery scandal continues to roil the ...

Not only is an elected official's health the public's business, her colleagues are misunderstanding aging and dementia.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ...

Despite the deteriorating condition of the building, embattled Honolulu developer Chad Waters is defending his record of ...

Hawaiʻi has long championed innovation and the arts, from ʻIolani Palace’s early adoption of electricity to the 1967 Art in ...

A Maui County Council committee on Tuesday voted to kill a bill that would have authorized Mayor Richard Bissen to re-up a ...