Civil Beat has been named the best overall news site in Hawaii for the 14th year in a row by the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter.

There is effectively one attorney on Oʻahu handling all the petitions for getting severely mentally ill people treatment ...

Rose Cuison-Villazor is a professor of law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar and director of the Center for Immigrant Justice at Rutgers University – Newark.

At the most basic level, ICE has broad, sweeping powers to question, arrest, detain and process the deportation any ...

On the Garden Isle, an essential ingredient to the Mai Tai, lūʻaus and many local dishes is in short supply, driving ...

The state’s plans to curb the spread of avian malaria, which is decimating native bird populations, has been given a second ...

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

Hawaiʻi House Minority Leader Lauren Matsumoto says she was denied the chance to vote remotely when she gave birth to her ...

Hawaiʻi is the only state that lacks legislative fiscal analysis of bills. This year lawmakers may take a step toward fixing ...

Government watchdogs think the European field trip is a bad look, but city officials insist there's nothing wrong with it.

A lawsuit filed last year claims the education department violated a religious organization's First Amendment rights by preventing the group from using school facilities.

We’re surrounded by a big blue habitat for underwater critters. See how many you can find. Unfortunately, being named a ...