The Maui Charter Commission and the Maui Police Commission are both looking at ways to provide better accountability for police on the island.

The ruling could have statewide implications, as it narrows the limits of what planning and zoning exemptions are permissible for a fast-track affordable housing development.

The sale of Lanai Today to billionaire Larry Ellison is raising concerns about journalistic integrity. But it may have saved Lanai from becoming a news desert.

The search comes as Honolulu’s police commission also is recruiting a new police chief. But the selection processes are playing out much differently.

It would be a simple solution to help reduce neighbor-island traffic — and make life better for the locals there, a UH economist says.

DeCoite will serve out the rest of former Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English’s term.

Voters in Maui County approved a charter amendment to create Hawaii’s first county-level agriculture department. Now organizers need to determine exactly what the agency will work on.

The bank promised to lend $150 million to Native Hawaiians to help them buy homes on lands that had been set aside for them after the overthrow.

UPDATED: Tivoli Faaumu will also be allowed to retire in good standing, which allows him to collect additional retirement benefits.

Former Maui Police Chief Tivoli Faaumu’s performance evaluation was the subject of an executive session.