It’s not often that applause breaks out in the audience after a vote at the Hawaiʻi Legislature, but that happened Tuesday afternoon.

House and Senate conference committees are recommending final passage of House Bill 1001, which provides more than $800 ...

Hawaii Governor Josh Green is turning attention to entities he thinks also need to pay up for the deadly and destructive ...

A measure to release the state's $807 million contribution to the Maui wildfire global settlement is going to lawmakers for a ...

Hawaii legislative leaders have agreed to fully fund the state’s share of Maui wildfire damage claims slated to be paid out over four years. A select group of lawmakers in the House and Senate agreed ...

Josh Green signed a bill into law to give counties more authority to regulate short-term vacation rentals amid the ongoing state housing crisis and aftermath of the Maui wildfires. Now ...