House Bill 1231 would increase the current annual state vehicle weight tax from 2 cents to 3 cents per pound for vehicles ...

Police agencies insist they need to take suspects' property to fight crime, but reformers argue the system has been abused.

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The category of “ other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ” grew by 125% in Hawaiʻi – almost twice the ...

This disruption in education extends beyond a few lost school days. Research shows that prolonged school closures can ...

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The FAA says a whistleblower was correct in saying the owner of the helicopter tour company shouldn't have certified the ...

Officials confirmed Hawaiʻi’s first measles case in two years, underscoring the urgency of a health department campaign ...