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 ...

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 ...

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 ...