"As part of forgiving of their student loans, they have to agree to serve at least two years in a rural area, which in Hawaii ...

Senator Mazie Hirono joined Island News to discuss her work in Washington D.C. protecting Hawaii's future.

But their sponsors declined to make the plans eligible for revision by the full Senate prior to Wednesday's deadline — dooming the legislation. The decision may have been strategic. Several ...

In a dramatic break with much of their party, ten Senate Democrats voted alongside Republicans on Friday to pass a six-month ...

A gloomy new forecast is depressing the amount of state tax revenue Hawaii’s Legislature has available to finalize its budget ...

Josh Green in October led to litigation, has resigned. V.R. Hinano Rodrigues stepped down from his position as the commission’s traditional Native Hawaiian water management expert, according to the ...

A special member of the state Commission on Water Resource Management, whose appointment by Gov. Josh Green in October led to ...

GEORGE F. LEE / AUG. 23 In 2024 about 30 acres of land in Kakaako Makai was acquired in 2012 by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, in lieu of back payments owed by the state. OHA has tried to ...

“It’s ridiculously high — the cost of housing in Hawaii — and so we got to look for ways to get the price down, and this is our attempt,” Watson told the Senate Committee on Hawaiian ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI ... and those who protect wildlife refuges on Hawaii Island and Oahu. On Hawaii Island and Oahu, half of the field staff and a quarter ...

Kawaii Kon 2025 will take place at the Hawaii Convention Center from March 14-16, and is open to all ages. The City and County of Honolulu is hosting a free hiring event Saturday to help displaced ...