Plans for several new military telescopes atop the mountain are drawing strong opposition. But protests over other Maui telescope projects in recent years have failed to have the same impact as the anti-TMT movement on the Big Island.

University officials and some senators are concerned about the fate of astronomy on the mountain.

Lawmakers are hesitant to move quickly on the sensitive issue and want a task force to come back in two years with a proposal for how to oversee Mauna ‘Ala.

The two senators are leading a bipartisan push to protect the SBA’s 8(a) program amid the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to eliminate DEI initiatives.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will need billions in additional revenue to provide homes for the roughly 30,000 Hawaiians on its waitlist.

The goal isn’t just to heal the environment, activists say. It’s to forge an island where Hawaiians can reclaim their culture.

U.S. Rep. Ed Case is walking a thin line between his longstanding concerns about the SBA program and his desire not to join in the Trump administration’s anti-DEI campaign.

His work was loudly acclaimed and criticized but news of his death came quietly.

The Hawaiian Kingdom boasted an international consulate system that helped the islands import labor in the 1800s.

The state doesn’t have enough teachers to keep up with demand for schools taught in Hawaiian. Upcoming retirements are expected to add to the challenge.