Longtime investigative reporter Ian Lind has been helping guide public policy through his good-government work and by ...

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ...

We need people willing to testify publicly, to challenge injustice face-to-face, to stand behind their words in public forums ...

It’s so hard to tell the difference between criminal bribery and legal campaign contributions. They look pretty much the same ...

And now, that very design choice is being targeted by an aggressive slate of national proposals that would make voting harder ...

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Arborists see reasons for optimism — and worry — about the future of the tree. An upcoming assessment will help Maui County ...

The state teachers' union is also lobbying for pandemic hazard pay, which was not in their contract, but the Green administration supports the teachers' plan.

It’s well signposted and doesn’t look all that bad, but crossing over the bump and dip at a gentle curve on southbound ...

Lanakila Mangauil, one of the most recognizable faces of the movement to stop construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on ...

The state's boating division doesn't do enough, a new report found, to recover costs from those responsible for stranded and grounded vessels.

A man with a history of mental illness was held at the Oʻahu jail and Hawaiʻi State Hospital for nearly three years after ...