The head of the East-West Center in Honolulu will leave her post at the end of the year. Suzanne Vares-Lum has accepted a ...

Mayor Richard Bissen’s administration had proposed doubling the tax exemption for providers who own their facilities from $50,000 to $100,000 of assessed value, but last week the County Council’s ...

The biggest vote-getter among third-party candidates is likely to be Green Party nominee Jill Stein. If RCV was in use, some ...

Randy Kosaki, NOAA’s chief scientist aboard the Oscar Elton Sette research vessel, looks out at Nihoa as the ship cruises ...

Kuleana means responsibility, but it also means a right and a privilege. As a Generation Z young adult who is often consumed ...

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John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions ...

Matson has dramatically improved its record in recent whale migration seasons, slowing its vessels to 10 knots or less in ...

Cleaning up after heavy rains, a monk seal in the harbor and underwater action involving pumpkins and coral. Our staff has ...

A shark bit a Maui surfer Friday and severed his leg, authorities said. The man, 61, was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park Friday ...

In the scope of the American Film Market, a festival like Hawaii International Film Festival, pales in comparison to the ...

In an email to legislators and city council members, John Mizuno — the governor’s coordinator on homelessness — wrote: “In light of the recent Civil Beat Article ‘Honolulu YMCA Ends Rental Subsidies ...