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Updated: The Legislature sometimes amends a bill with entirely new contents. The Supreme Court says those bills must get a full public vetting.

Updated: But the researchers said that funding should be contingent on better engagement with Native Hawaiians on Mauna Kea and other conditions.

Brandon Saffeels was sentenced to 30 months behind bars for soliciting sex from a woman he arrested in exchange for throwing testimony in her case.

But a judge also ordered Les Kondo’s office to turn over other papers subpoenaed by a House investigative committee.

The addition of the Chamber of Commerce president and CEO means four Democrats are now in the primary hunt.

The office’s continued closure has been a source of frustration for Hawaii residents who lost their jobs during pandemic shutdowns and needed help with their applications.

A Civil Beat investigation into the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council shows its longtime director and loyal council members have for decades used questionable strategies to help commercial fishermen.

DLNR enforcement officers recently cited 12 divers for illegally removing undersized fish and for fishing without the necessary equipment.

Honolulu and Maui counties will no longer be limited to 50% capacity at restaurants, bars and gyms because they require proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test.

Human Resources Officer Shelley Harrington allegedly “strong-armed” an investigator into changing his report, unions say.