The preferred location for the hub is a privately owned plot of land directly north of the Puna Kai shopping center, off of Pāhoa Village Road and Kahakai Boulevard.

The state’s 2024 solve rates of violent crime rose slightly from 2023 to 40%. But it’s still below the national average.

Democratic Gov. Josh Green of Hawaiʻi predicts Americans will want a peacemaking leader by 2028. He says the “hand-to-hand combat” of partisan politics will struggle after President Donald Trump’s second term.

More police officers in the state are getting approved for a new four-year contract that would increase their base pay by nearly 27% — the biggest raise they’ve received in at least 17 years.

Hawaiʻi Appleseed recommended that the Honolulu City Council work on four areas to improve food security on Oʻahu: disaster planning, summer feeding programs for children, kūpuna programs, and direct funding for food banks.

The Honolulu City Council Budget Committee advanced a bill Tuesday to try and make an unused affordable housing program more attractive to landlords.

The state transferred about 30 acres of land to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs over a decade ago to settle a long-standing dispute over ceded land revenues.

The measure would require the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to provide information on the amount of money the city could see lapse when it submits its budget request.

Schofield Army Division commanding Maj. Gen. James Bartholomees and Command Sgt. Maj. Shaun Curry spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the training underway with multinational forces as the future of expiring military leases comes into focus.

The announcement came after the Office of Hawaiian Affairs approved its 2026 legislative package, which included a measure calling for a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot to prohibit live-fire military training on the state’s public trust land.