The TMT project is back under consideration for federal support, but it must complete a final design phase without taxpayer ...

There is evidence that viable geothermal resources exist across the state. University of Hawaiʻi’s Play Fairway Project confirmed that all the major Hawaiian Islands, including Oʻahu, may contain the ...

Periodically since the start of the new millennium a lawsuit challenging Kamehameha Schools’ admissions policy has landed in ...

During the pandemic, the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaiʻi charged island taxpayers premium prices for Covid tests – up to $166 per test – as millions of public dollars flowed to the nonprofit’s ...

Seven years ago, civil attorney Kevin Sumida took to the witness stand during a high-profile criminal trial and was accused of lying to a federal prosecutor. Now, all this time later, he could face ...

Last year the Legislature passed a first of its kind resolution urging property insurers to take Big Oil to court to recover ...

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

The Green administration drafted House Bill 2306 and Senate Bill 3125 to halt the scheduled tax cuts at the end of this year, ...

The Anthropic fight matters here because it reminds us what’s at stake and why Hawaiʻi needs to implement solid, ethical AI policy.

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If liquefied natural gas proponents believe their case is strong, they should be willing to meet these standards.

Hawaiʻi has been enduring a cost of living crisis for decades. We constantly hear news stories about it; friends, neighbors, ...