Maui County working families who still struggle to make ends meet will have a chance to get a helping hand with their expenses. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on a year-long pilot program that can help with the rising cost of living.

HPR is breaking down the meaning of the charter amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. Read this story for details on the eight Maui County questions.

HPR is breaking down the meaning of the charter amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. This story covers the lone Kauaʻi County measure.

Incumbent Carmen Hulu Lindsey faces Ke‘eaumoku Kapu in a race to represent Maui on the nine-member Board of Trustees.

The 612 Front St. location will take about six months to reconstruct and is targeted for tenant opening next summer.

HPR is breaking down the meaning of the charter amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. This article is about the lone Hawaiʻi County measure.

The Nāʻālehu Resilience Hub helped its community survive after Hurricane Lala tore through Kaʻū. Now, the hub is thinking about how the community can thrive.

The island’s Kekaha Landfill is expected to reach capacity in 2030, and the search for a new landfill site is underway. A proposed county bill would not allow new landfills within a six-mile radius of one that has accepted waste in the last 30 years.

The Hawaiian Council is offering assistance to those who opened their homes to residents impacted by the Hurricanes Lala and Lowell. Eligible hosts can receive $500 per displaced person each month, with up to $2,000 per household per month.

A short documentary called "Pili Hou: Finding Helen" will have its world premiere at the Hawai’i International Film Festival later this month. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol talked with the film’s creators about the personal journey behind the storyline.