Voters on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi will decide on charter amendments aimed at reducing vacancies on panels designed to tackle crucial local issues.

Radio is critical during disasters. Kauaʻi has again exposed that many stations lack generators and other equipment needed to stay on the air.

Communities on Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi and Niʻihau are picking up the pieces left by Hurricane Lowell, a storm Gov. Josh Green compared with the 1992 disaster ʻIniki.

Homeowners rebuilding in Lahaina have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to unlicensed or unreliable contractors. Government officials have so far failed to hold anyone accountable.

Using sea level rise exposure for justification, two resolutions before the council could help more units avoid being phased out for long-term housing.

Emergency crews are flying in supplies to Nāhiku but a decades-long debate over who owns the bridge is complicating a long-term solution for this small community along the Road to Hāna.

Widespread damage followed the tropical storm, including power outages, road closures and flash floods. Homes were damaged, and trees fell on cars and people.

Thousands faced power outages as these islands, home to more than 1.2 million people, remained under a tropical storm warning.

As the Board of Land and Natural Resources meets to vote on the lease for Mahi Pono, water advocates bemoan the lost opportunity for county management.

Prosecutors blamed a “typographical error.” Maoli’s lawyer says the singer was defamed and is exploring legal options.