The new law goes into effect Wednesday, but there is more work to be done.

Methamphetamine also was a factor in repeat hospitalizations.

The fall of Honolulu’s law enforcement power couple. A resurgence of Hawaiian activism. The fading star power of Tulsi Gabbard. And the islands’ unstable future in the face of a changing climate.

And yet this obvious fact falls on deaf ears of members of the Hawaii Legislature year after year.

Few health care workers would want to return to the days of keeping medical files on paper. But big improvements are needed in electronic record keeping, too.

The Hawaii congressman needed to balance the growing partisan divide with his desire to get work done for the state he calls home.

Les Kondo blames a decision by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees to withhold information. But two trustees say he is “playing politics.”

The helicopter company, Safari Helicopters, has had 11 enforcement actions since 1994.

When voting for local leaders in 2020, Oahu residents should ask if they’re better off today than they were 10 years ago.