Only the top seven vote-getters get seats, and DeCosta was in ninth place, behind Fern Holland. Councilman Ross Kagawa, who ...

Amendments to the Honolulu City Charter, which is essentially the city’s Constitution, need approval from a majority of ...

Early election returns showed Hilo psychologist Kimo Alameda on track to defeat Big Island Mayor Mitch Roth in a surprise ...

In the Senate, North Shore GOP Sen. Brenton Awa led challenger Ben Shafer by just eight votes. Awa is one of two Republicans ...

Alapa faced an early challenge to her residency on Molokai, but the state Office of Elections upheld her candidacy. Alapa has said that she wants to increase the visibility of OHA and create a micro ...

All County Council incumbents were set to cruise into another two-year term, according to the preliminary election results released late Tuesday night. The closest contest was for the South Maui seat, ...

Local supporters of LGBTQ+ rights have sought to change the language, in part to solidify Hawaii’s reputation as a leader in gay rights — especially following U.S. Supreme Court decisions that ...

It was a safe bet in a state dominated by Democrats. When early results came in after midnight on Wednesday, Harris appeared ...

Lines snaked outside of Kapolei Hale like the queue for a concert. Voters waited in the rain long into the night outside of ...

Today, 48 states and Washington D.C. have approved cannabis for some kind of medical use, although 10 of those states have legalized only the limited use of oils containing low levels of THC, the ...

The second tax measure, Bill 153, extends the deadline for wildfire survivors to maintain their exemption from tax year 2024 for properties where improvements were destroyed or made uninhabitable by ...

Kalo was worth about $1.24 per pound that year, according to a state DOA market analysis. Food hub Malama Kauai conducted a survey of kalo farmers last year that found an average of $1.45 per pound.