Three top city prosecutors, including Keith Kaneshiro, should go on leave because of a taint created after the three reportedly received letters from the federal government linking them to a wide-ranging public corruption probe. Read more
About nine of every 10 eviction lawsuits in the state result in tenants losing their homes, an outcome that partly reflects a huge disparity in who gets help from attorneys, according to a landmark study that analyzed a decade of Hawaii court data. Read more
New York City last year became the first municipality in the country to enact a law giving low-income tenants facing eviction the right to free legal counsel. So far, the results have been promising. Read more
After a tough year, Big Island residents Philip and Lunel Haysmer cried when they got the news. Read more
Administrative law judges overturn denials of disability claims in Hawaii at easily the highest rate of any state in the country. Read more
Mayor Kirk Caldwell on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have provided condo owners an extra two years to comply with requirements of a fire safety law enacted in the wake of the fatal Marco Polo fire in 2017. Read more
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Mayor Kirk Caldwell today vetoed a bill that would have given condo owners an extra two years to comply with requirements of a fire-safety law enacted in the wake of the fatal Marco Polo fire in 2017. Read more
The internal warnings came long before the unflattering newspaper coverage. Read more
Hard up for cash, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources nearly a decade ago identified 14 mostly vacant properties as having the best potential among its inventory of idled lands to start generating badly needed funds for park maintenance. Read more
When a ground lease expires, the buildings or other improvements on the land typically become the property of the landowner. Read more
The Department of Land and Natural Resources for years has allowed fishing charters, a submarine tour operation and other private businesses at a public boat harbor on Hawaii island to use state land without paying rent, a Honolulu Star-Advertiser investigation has found. Read more
A state judge earlier this year ruled that DLNR breached its trust duties by failing to care for the Big Island property. Read more
Businesses for years have been using state land at a small boat harbor on the Big Island to support their commercial activities without paying rent. Read more
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard easily won re-election Tuesday, and former U.S. Rep. Ed Case also is headed back to Congress, ensuring an all-Democratic delegation for the islands once again. Read more
The powerful showing by the Hawaii Democrats came as the Republicans nationally retained control of the Senate and the Democrats wrestled control of the House. Read more
Kamehameha Schools has taken a major step to close one of the most tumultuous chapters in its long and storied history, paying $65 million to 32 plaintiffs who sued the institution for the sexual abuse they suffered decades ago at the hands of a psychiatric consultant. Read more
Sen. Mazie Hirono on Friday criticized President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for comments they made about the controversy surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, saying their remarks underscore how badly Republicans want to rush Kavanaugh onto the high court “come hell or high water.” Read more
The board of the Department of Land and Natural Resources on Friday deferred making a decision on whether to issue a new revocable permit to the Kahala Hotel and Resort’s owner. Read more
The narrative on Twitter took two very different paths in the wake of Hurricane Lane. Read more
What the federal government learned from Maria is helping guide its response to Lane. Read more
The U.S. government on average reimbursed states $48 million for school-based Medicaid services. Hawaii didn’t even get 1 percent of that amount. Read more
