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Mayor Rick Blangiardi says the first leg of Honolulu’s rail project should be up and running within three months. Yes, three months.

Potholes. Litter. Homeless camps. Overgrown grass in medians. Why is Hawaii’s largest city so poorly maintained?

Some argue that Hawaii Speaker Scott Saiki is too powerful. Others say that’s an exaggeration. But there is little doubt that he’s the head of the House.

Consultants working on plans for a new Aloha Stadium racked up millions of dollars in costs including for things like first-class travel. An audit is now planned.

A city commission appointed by elected officials is proposing big salary increases for some of those very same elected officials.

The Hawaii Senate advanced a bill that would legalize the recreational use of small amounts of pakalolo. But will the House of Representatives inhale?

The grounding of a luxury vessel on a Maui reef, which leaked diesel fuel, has raised concerns about how to protect coastal waters.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs wants to build three 400-foot condominium towers and other developments in Kakaako Makai, right in the middle of Honolulu’s urban core.

The Hawaii Legislature has killed a measure that would have let voters decide if state senators and representatives — i.e., the very same people who killed the bill — should be limited to 16 years at the Capitol.