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More than 30 newsroom staffers have lost their jobs at Hawaii’s biggest newspaper in the past year amid ongoing contract negotiations.

The islands’ biggest media outlet has been a conspicuous no show in the Society of Professional Journalists’ annual competition.

The state’s largest newspaper trims its news staff by more than 10 percent as part of a cost-cutting initiative.

A management-union dispute leads to the rescinding of a second voluntary buyout offer at Honolulu’s daily newspaper.

One of journalism’s roles is to lift the veil on business and government. The Hawaii newspaper is doing just the opposite in protecting itself.

The company blames the employees union and is now likely to proceed with an unknown number of involuntary job cuts.

Being one of the nation’s biggest newspapers isn’t the same as being one of the best — but it should be.

The loss of the longtime local investigative reporter is another a blow for independent media — and the citizens of Hawaii.

The newspaper’s backing of Neil Abercrombie’s re-election bid demonstrates why editorial transparency is profoundly important.