JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM At top, state Rep. Luke Evslin, left, holds son Levi, 6, while hanging out with state Rep. Trish La Chica, top right, who fixes 5-year-old daughter Ricki’s ...

Rep. Chris Todd counts “at least” 14 out of 51 — are juggling long days and often long nights this legislative session while ...

The spirited Republican who represents East Honolulu says recent health setbacks, including a pneumonia diagnosis, led him to ...

State officials are in for a healthy raise over the next six years after a state Commission on Salaries’ recommendation to ...

Warning letters to car owners are in the mail, as the first stage of Hawaii’s photo speed enforcement program gets underway.

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM / MARCH 13 A chained front door and a sign saying the dining room of the Hawaii Kai Zippy’s at Koko Marina is permanently closed are residual reminders of the ...

A series of bills aimed at further cleaning up government ethics, lobbying practices and campaign contributions — while making it easier for new candidates to campaign for office — are suddenly ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration announced plans to site Oʻahu’s new landfill in Wahiawā. The controversial ...

The state Department of Education is warning that repealing school impact fees — a move now under consideration by lawmakers ...

Funding from Hawaii County and the state totaling $6 million is bringing the decade-long effort to build Hilo’s first skatepark closer to fruition.