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Hawaii students are more likely to be bullied and attempt suicide than the national average. House Bill 819 would change the way we approach this challenge.

Resentment over what many see as U.S. occupation of one-fifth of the Okinawa islands is significant for Hawaii, where as many as 50,000 residents have Okinawan roots.

Indiana’s image is imploding over a new law that many rightly call discriminatory. Hawaii avoided the same fate by letting a similar bill die this session.

Concerns over pesticide drift from farming operations are misplaced. Homeowners, however, could learn a thing or two about properly controlling pesticide spraying.

Recent surprises including cost overruns, revenue shortfalls and a lack of transparency around subcontractors deserve undivided legislative attention.

Legislators should make it possible for citizens beyond Oahu to take part in the business of the state.

New legislation would eliminate the industry’s current 459 percent APR ceiling, but an amendment passed Wednesday makes it unclear what the new cap would be.

The Affordable Care Act is insuring record numbers of people and slashing the growth rate of health care costs.

Should permission to carry concealed firearms be more widely available? Two court cases argue yes, and both have implications for gun owners here in Hawaii.

As Hawaii continues to spin its wheels on homelessness, valuing people as highly as profit could be exactly the difference this issue needs.