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The party the former Democratic Maui lawmaker enthused over in a candid interview doesn't exist in today's political reality.

Taxpayer information collected by booking companies would be used to collect taxes but not to allow counties to crack down on illegal vacation rentals.

Rep. Chris Todd has the power to send a strong bill to conference, giving lawmakers something meaningful to work with.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

If President Trump issues a disaster declaration for the March Oʻahu floods, then federal money will flow to Hawaiʻi. Here are some specifics on how to take advantage of various programs.

In a world where misinformation spreads faster than understanding, building climate and information literacy is how we begin ...

By the time emergency management officials told people it was time to evacuate in Waialua and Haleʻiwa, some residents had ...

Residents of Haleʻiwa and Waialua were allowed over the weekend to return to their neighborhoods, flooded in the second of ...

In the wake of last week's flood, student doctors from the John A. Burns School of Medicine are treating ailments ranging ...

Hawaiʻi's proposal to acquire the dam, and have taxpayers foot the bill for repairs, let the company off the hook.

Disasters linked to climate change are hitting the islands more often, heating up debate over who's responsible and should ...