Little was done to tame some of the waterways and flood areas that caused the most damage earlier this year.

Hawaiʻi’s official budget “brief” runs 163 pages. Here is the whole $20.9 billion in two pictures.

The latest bribery case could be the first opportunity for a judge to apply Hawaiʻi’s new pension forfeiture law.

Challengers support term limits, investigations when legislators behave badly and better reporting on the financial impact of bills.

The Senate says the job duties of former staffer Ford Fuchigami, now accused of bribery, didn’t include work on Covid-19 emergency funds.

Kahi Pacarro has mounted an aggressive campaign against the low key Rep. Mark Hashem in the District 19 Democratic primary.

We examined the legislative record of Hawaiʻi Rep. Ryan Yamane, suspected of bribery, and his ties to a well-connected lobbyist. Here’s what we found.

“Rather than a blanket mandate, I believe fiscal analysis should be done by request for specific measures that require them.”

“I believe the Legislature needs a civic culture in which members support civic norms in the legislative process.”

Report says Science of Identity founder told former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard what to do in Congress and her father, a state senator, was also involved.