Some of the Senate’s most powerful members are protecting their longtime friend. That’s not what the public wants or expects.

Longtime Sen. Michelle Kidani may be leaving office early amid concerns about whether she is mentally fit.

It has been almost three years since the state agreed to take Lake Wilson and Wahiawā Dam off Dole’s hands, but it has yet to take possession of the hazardous system.

A state lawmaker took $35,000 from a federal bribery subject in 2022. Hawaiʻi prosecutors are now in charge of the case.

Proposed legislation comes in response to threats by Trump and local kids exposed to harmful content and manipulation.

The House is reviewing a petition to investigate $35,000 given to a lawmaker in a paper bag. The Senate so far is mum.

Lawmakers called on the agriculture department to create the dashboard so the public can keep an eye on what it’s doing to stem the spread of pests.

Hawaiʻi should consider establishing an independent entity to operate in the space between criminal prosecution and legislative discipline.

The Department of Education is pinning its local food buying goals on a central facility, and the budget is getting bigger and bigger.

Meanwhile, the state Ethics Commission plans to consider addressing the “revolving door” between state officials and the private sector.