The nearly $100 million facility would work in conjunction with seven proposed telescopes near the summit of Haleakalā. The lab and data center are expected to be completed early next year.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs had voted 5-to-4 on Wednesday to select Todd Apo but by Thursday they were not so sure.

A vote finalizing Todd Apo’s appointment to head the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is expected Thursday.

A new Office of ʻŌiwi Resources and Cultural Stewardship on Oʻahu could be modeled after a department in Maui County.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs now oversees nearly $1 billion in assets, including real estate and its trust fund.

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.

David Kalahiki and a neighbor turned to the Pacific Legal Foundation to stay in their homes. Now they are the face of a broader push by conservatives to upend programs serving Native Hawaiians.

Conservative groups and the Trump administration have taken aim at programs supporters say are foundational to making amends for Hawaiʻi’s history.

This is a story about hard places, some of them more difficult to visit than others.

Native Hawaiians will have to comply with the new work requirements in President Donald Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, despite facing significant obstacles to employment and healthcare.