politics

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation or HART increased its construction funding request by more than 2.3 billion dollars for the next fiscal…

Sometime in the next few weeks, an international court that few people have ever heard of is expected to issue a ruling that could ratchet up tensions in…

Mayor Kirk Caldwell has picked Colbert Matsumoto to serve on the board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit.Matsumoto is the executive chairman of…

Last week, we reported on a series of high profile arrests in Papua New Guinea, where the police anti-corruption squad appeared to be zeroing in on Prime…

In Papua New Guinea, the Justice minister, a Supreme Court justice and the Prime Minister's lawyer have been arrested in a long running anti-corruption…

While the presidential campaign remains a focus in the United States, this was a big week for elections of a different kind in South Korea. Voters cast…

A change at the top of the Honolulu train project.Don Horner has resigned as chairman of the board of the Honolulu Area Rapid Transit Authority. He…

In his State of the Island address last week, Guam Governor Eddie Calvo announced plans to hold a plebiscite on the island's political future this…

The so-called “Panama Papers” have sparked a series of reactions around the world. The disclosure of financial transactions linked to a Panamanian law…

A Hawai‘i County grand jury has indicted Mayor Billy Kenoi on seven different counts stemming from the misuse of his county issued purchasing card.Kenoi…