Six bills that seek to prevent new solid waste landfills to be placed above fresh groundwater sources anywhere in Hawaii are ...

A bill proposed by state Rep. Sean Quinlan would bar siting landfills over aquifers but loosen restrictions against placing ...

We need our political leaders — looking at you, Josh Green, and you, Rick Blangiardi — to do what regular citizens have no ...

Six survivors with horrendous injuries are fighting for their lives following a fatal New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in ...

The nonprofit’s report is part of an effort to track the needs and circumstances of people living in dire economic straits. That includes people below the poverty line, but also those above the ...

American Savings Bank reached its 100th year of services to Hawaiʻi residents this year, and celebrated by announcing its new ...

Hawaiian Telcom, in collaboration with federal, state, and county leaders, announced a historic initiative to position Hawai‘i as the first fully-fibe ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is sending dozens of federal agents to Honolulu to help investigate a fire on Young Street ...

A gang member turned youth minister got a show of support Thursday as he turned himself in at the Federal Detention Center to ...

Hawaii’s high cost of living and lack of affordable housing mean more than half a million residents are barely scraping by.

Legislators are considering changing laws restricting where counties can place landfills. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the ...

A 25-year-old firefighter has died along with several others hospitalized while responding to a three-alarm building fire in Hawaii.