Debate rages on who showed up on the islands after the first Polynesians landed. Japanese fishermen? Spanish shipwreck survivors?

We need to align existing programs and investments around a shared goal of helping workers advance, so families can afford to stay. 

The name Nalanieha left me curious. It took me to a German army musician on loan to Hawaiʻi and one of the worldʻs most popular guitar shapes.

A court is not necessarily precluded from extending a writ of habeas corpus to nonhuman animals, such as elephants Mari and Vaigai.

The black comedy “Filipiñana” turns a country club into a sharp critique of tourism, classism, and the people behind paradise. No spoilers.

Closure and relocation of the San Francisco archive could make it harder to research family histories and fully understand Hawaiʻi’s past.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

No single organization can see or do everything.

Flip a coin, pick a card, draw straws — do anything except use plastic eggs and a lauhala basket, the state’s high court suggests.

Natural disasters can be perilous for politicians. In Kauaʻi, Derek Kawakami is using Lowell to his advantage, without making it seem that way.