COURTESY PHOTO Karen T. Nakasone COURTESY PHOTO Karen T. Nakasone Karen T. Nakasone, associate judge of Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals, has been named chief judge of Hawaii’s second-highest ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Two checks totaling $10 million were presented Thursday at the state Capitol during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants supporting cancer ...

A parallel bill, SB891, also moving through the legislature, proposes forming a Gaming Working Group to study the potential economic impact of legal gambling in the state. Sen. Sharon Moriwaki, who ...

After a long history of holding an anti-gambling stance, lawmakers in Hawaii are on the brink of bringing sports betting and ...

The Committee on Public Safety unanimously confirmed Dr. Jim Ireland to lead the city’s Emergency Services Department for ...

Advocates say help is desperately needed, however union leaders are concerned some people are being misled and misinformed, and the messaging was skewed.

It’s about making sure our patients in Hawaii have access to care in all of our communities but stay close to home when it’s ...

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green on Thursday announced his selection of Karen Nakasone to be the new chief judge of the Intermediate ...

David Sellers, principal architect at Maui-based architecture firm Hawaii Off Grid and founder of Surf Block —a construction ...

Hawaii sports betting legislation took an important leap Wednesday afternoon. With an 11-2 vote, the Senate Ways and Means ...

Bills aimed at clamping down on campaign contributions from government contractors while separately providing more public ...