Hope Mamala, 17, had to finish high school alone after her parents left Hawaii to pursue economic opportunities on the mainland. Leaving the state, Mamala said, is "not a choice" for many.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said a few days after the fires broke out that there was "very little left" of Lahaina, where more than 2,700 structures have been destroyed in what is now the deadliest U.S ...

Hawaii isn't the only school system paying special education teachers more. Detroit began paying $15,000 more this school year, and district leaders say it is already helping.

The state of Hawaii boasts gorgeous scenery and a rich cultural heritage. Maybe that's why the country's 50th state is one of the nation's most popular vacation destinations. In August 2022 alone ...

The four were caught transporting Kahahawai’s body and found guilty of the murder. They were sentenced to 10 years in jail, but the territorial governor of Hawaii commuted their sentences to an ...

Kokua Line: Will tenant cost me property tax break? By Christine Donnelly July 31, 2025 4 Question: I am considering taking on tenant (s) so I can keep my home. My friend says I could lose my home ...

Hawaii's unique birds, known as honeycreepers, are being wiped out by mosquitoes carrying avian malaria. The birds' last hope could be more mosquitoes, designed to crash their own population.

About 30,000 of Hawaii’s 557,000 total housing units, or 5.5%, are short-term rentals, compared to cities like Las Vegas, where only 3% are short-term rentals, the report said.

Appropriately enough, Hawaii owns the largest share of the eight main Hawaiian islands covered in the report — and that's even if you exclude the nearly 194,000 acres designated for use by ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat, has signed into law a "Green Fee" bill that will raise tourist taxes to help fund "climate-change" mitigation. Senate Bill 1396 raises the tourist tax on Hawaii ...

M ainland Americans have been making their mark on Hawaii — in ways both welcome and unwelcome — since the early 1800s, when Protestant missionaries first landed there and, per TIME ...

Robert Brown, Honaunau, Hawaii: My impression, after living here for 10 years, is that stereotypes break down more readily. There are no majorities here and ethnic mixing is the norm.