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TBIT from Pixabay/The increase is part of a series of hikes that will eventually raise Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage to $18 an hour in 2028. -
Chad McNeeley/Office of the Secretary of Defense/DigitalU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Hawaiʻi this week amid lingering community frustration and distrust after jet fuel from a military storage facility last year spilled into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water. The spill poisoned thousands of military families and threatened the purity of Honolulu’s water supply.
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Gov. David Ige has indicated he may change directions for the Aloha Stadium construction project. State Sen. Glenn Wakai told The Conversation he's disappointed with the lack of transparency this late in the development stage. -
If you’re planning to go to the beach on Maui, Molokaʻi or Lānaʻi this weekend, be sure to bring along mineral-only sunscreen. Maui County's ban on chemical sunscreens begins Saturday, Oct. 1.
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The County of Hawaiʻi’s Office of Housing and Community Development presented a new plan to address homelessness last week to unimpressed councilmembers. In March, the county established a new fund to support county-run housing and homeless programs for five years, totaling around $9 million per year.
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The state Department of Health is fining the U.S. Navy $8.7 million for dumping untreated, or partially treated, sewage into state waters from its treatment center near Pearl Harbor.
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Maui County residents will have a lot to digest with 15 charter amendment proposals on this year’s general election ballot. HPR's Sabrina Bodon breaks down what to expect.
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More than two-thirds of the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives have agreed to convene a special session to address a decision handed down earlier this month by the state Supreme Court.
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The Conversation talked to Kealoha Pisciotta, spokesperson for the Mauna Kea Hui, about seeing Maunakea through the environmental justice lens. Pisciotta says she was happy to hear the EPA's stance on Maunakea.
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The city auditor in 2019 recommended the commission create an internal affairs unit to review allegations of inappropriate behavior. Now, a resolution before the city council considers that.
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Polihale State Park on the west end of Kauaʻi is expecting a boost in resources and staffing to help the state take a more hands-on approach to the management of this popular beach park.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is urging the National Science Foundation to consider alternative construction sites for the Thirty Meter Telescope in its upcoming review of the project.
