Lawmakers want a hotel built at Hilo’s airport to meet the housing needs of the Merrie Monarch festival while longer-term efforts to revitalize the once-thriving tourist district continue.

State lawmakers are taking up a bill this week that would create a low-interest loan program.

Planning commissioners are debating new rules to tighten up attendance requirements despite some pushback.

The cost of renting a place to stay has been prohibitively expensive for some who want to come help the island rebuild. Now, there’s a new option.

Some Hawai‘i nonprofits are objecting to the mainland organization’s meddling in local politics and overall lack of public transparency.

Limited communications and continued grief have made it more challenging for nonprofits to connect with survivors who could most benefit from their services.

Maui wildfire survivors living or working in fire-damaged parts of Lahaina are more likely to show evidence of long-term exposure to harmful toxins, according to recent research.

Two years after the Maui fires, many students are still struggling — and not all of them are receiving the help they need.

Homeowners are running into big gaps between their insurance payouts and the cost to rebuild.

Drawn to Maui to surf decades ago, Rex Cole was among four homeless men who went missing during the devastating 2023 fire.