Hawaii County’s Salary Commission is facing concerns over a proposed 15.29% pay increase for top officials, with some critics warning that the hike could deepen economic strain as tourism slows and ...

The Hawaii Career Expo scheduled for Wednesday at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall will feature many of the state’s top employers, including city and state government agencies looking to fill ...

“Following the end of the government shutdown, Hawaii is working with its EBT vendor on ensuring sufficient funding is ...

A new round of bills have been introduced — or are pending introduction — at the newly convened state Legislature, with the goal of continuing to crack down on government corruption ever since the ...

Nurses across the country and in Hawai’i are waring about a Trump administration proposal that they say could worsen the ...

Hawaii’s Capitol isn’t just a government building — it’s a symbolic map of the islands themselves. Designed to evoke volcanic craters, royal pools, ocean winds, and the openness of island life, every ...

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Executive Vice President Joe Kent spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the new AI tool called ...

A recent survey finds over a third of households with children lacked enough food as federal support for food programs ...

A school that gives admissions preference to students based on their Native Hawaiian race received support from the student ...

The number of people going hungry is at crisis levels here in Hawaii. And that's even before the federal shutdown sent thousands of people into food lines looking for help.

STAR-ADVERTISER AND COURTESY PHOTO In 2022, former Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English, left, and then-Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen admitted accepting cash, casino chips, Las Vegas hotel rooms and dinners ...