By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say HECO can sidestep rules years in the making.

The council wants to approve the county’s next long-term guiding document before the November election brings new members on board.

North Shore residents evaluated cesspool alternatives as part of a federal grant allowing a Kaua‘i nonprofit to study the area’s groundwater and engage residents.

Hawai‘i County Council members are struggling to tackle an issue that residents say is ruining the community.

The education department offered more money for specialists serving autistic students on the neighbor islands. Four years later, it’s retracting its offer.

Hawai‘i County Council is weighing the mayor’s budget request to build more housing before finishing an evacuation route in Waikōloa.

The House and Senate have to work out major differences if the bill is to pass in the next two weeks.

The Forest Service is looking to close its Big Island labs — the only ones of their kind, researchers say, that help protect the Pacific’s unique tropical forests.

After several attacks, police are trying to get the owner of a dog that’s been terrorizing a Puna neighborhood to surrender the animal.

The case raises questions about whether the state could be on the hook for millions of dollars if other charter schools close.