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Rather than continuing to play catch-up as the homeless population swells, Ige leverages money and authority to try to get in front of the problem.

The state should not be dragging its feet on getting the long-overdue dispensary program up and running.

Statewide expansion of Kauai’s seemingly successful Good Neighbor Program would bring new but entirely voluntary pesticide disclosure to agribusiness.

Taxpayers are counting on the City Council to rein in rail’s ever-expanding price tag. And Hawaii longliners are benefitting from a sketchy rules change.

House Republicans haven’t identified an acceptable speaker to replace John Boehner. With only eight weeks to pass a budget and big issues to resolve, they need to act now.

The federal government is failing to live up to our treaty obligations to Micronesian immigrants — leaving Hawaii to bear the burden.

Louis Kealoha faces investigations by the city Ethics Commission and a special federal prosecutor. Suing to stop the city probe only makes matters worse.

NextEra continues to refine its offer, while some elected officials are exploring benefits of the co-op model. The end result could be a better deal for Hawaii ratepayers.

A major jury award against a developer of two Ewa Beach communities exposes flaws in the land-use law that the Legislature should address.

The case of two innocent hikers who said they were assaulted by police officers bolsters the already compelling argument for better oversight of police.