Judith Wong is president of the League of Women Voters of Hawaii. Legislative committee deliberations and decisions should take place in public meetings.

Rep. Chris Todd thinks too many bills in past sessions have been referred to the Finance Committee he now chairs.

A new legal filing makes a compelling argument for why the public needs to be able to scrutinize federal law enforcement ...

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ...

When disaster strikes, we're often left to wonder why people don't evacuate or take precautions. But we're not the ones who ...

Act 310, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025 ( Senate Bill 933 ), appropriates $50 million of state funds during fiscal year ...

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and ...

A custom tricycle outfitted with a lathe, battery and compartments for tools creates a mobile woodturning studio for Kailua artist Aaron Hammer. But he really views it as a laboratory of public ...

The city's plan to quell Lanikai's traffic nightmare involves no parking on the main loop and more bike racks and buses.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misstated the conclusions of a limited study of a small group of fire survivors.

Five months ago, the University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center, which includes faculty, staff, students, and allied ...

Legislators passed a bill late last session to dole out the money to help organizations hit with federal budget cuts.