The teachers impacted by the delay will receive an extra $400 per missed paycheck in the next few weeks. The funds seek to compensate educators for bank overdraft fees, missed loan payments and other financial burdens. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

Bill 123 would allow property owners to build up to three ADUs, each of which can serve as residential housing units. If the lot has more than one primary dwelling, an ADU would be allowed for each of them.

The state currently requires midwives to be licensed with very limited exemptions for traditional methods. A First Circuit Court ruling in late July temporarily put an injunction on the law, allowing for Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners to practice traditional midwifery.

A new report on the 2023 Maui wildfires includes over 100 recommendations for the state, county, utility companies and general public to better prepare and respond to the threat of wildfires. HPR's Ashley Mizuo explores the impact the report could have across Hawaiʻi.

In 2018, Routh moved to the small town of Kaʻaʻawa about 45 minutes outside Honolulu, to go in business with his adult son building small wooden sheds. Routh was arrested Sunday and charged Monday after authorities say he stalked the GOP presidential nominee with an AK-47-style rifle in an apparent assassination attempt.

Maui residents have been experiencing a massive housing shortage. Some might say, “Just build more houses.” But as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, it’s not that simple. Mayor Richard Bissen said water infrastructure is one of the main barriers.

The report describes a series of policy mishaps regarding vegetation management, congested roadways, a lack of planning from key agencies, and communication breakdowns between stakeholders. It does not, however, determine the cause of the Lahaina fire. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has the latest.

A handful of state lawmakers have teamed up with the Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice to present a primer in a first step to simplifying the state budget as best they can.

This week, the Hawaiʻi Nurses' Association called on Gov. Josh Green, who is also a physician, to help in its labor dispute with Hawaiʻi Pacific Health and management at Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children.

The Hawaiʻi Campaign Spending Commission approved an advisory opinion that says campaign funds can be used to care for elderly relatives or dependents if it is directly related to campaign activities.