ICE has been transferring detained immigrants from the continental U.S. to the Honolulu Federal Detention Center since this summer. Local immigration attorneys are facing unprecedented case loads.

Honolulu attorney Mark Davis and Punahou School's Pam Sakamoto spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the Davis Democracy Initiative.

The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation wants the state Legislature to loosen a law that sets stronger regulations on the use of solitary confinement on incarcerated individuals.

Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs' Perry Arrasmith and Cameron Deptula spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the possibility of making amendments through a constitutional convention.

In grocery stores across the state, it's generally easier to find locally grown beef than pork or goat. But there's an effort to improve local production for these other types of meat.

The State Historic Preservation Division reviews construction projects to ensure that there is no destruction of historic and sacred sites or ancestral bones.

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen has signed a measure that would phase out thousands of vacation rentals. That followed a vote by the Maui County Council. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

Retired Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about joining a new alliance of chief justices to talk about the rule of law and the role of the courts.

The Hale Kamaʻāina Mortgage Program offers qualified first-time home buyers below-market mortgages. Some of the requirements include being a state resident, being over the age of 18, and not owning any property within the last three years.

Kazuo Todd had been with the Hawaiʻi Fire Department for 21 years, where he was chief since 2021.