Kamea Hadar has a couple of projects in the works, including a mural on Hale Mōʻiliʻili, an affordable high-rise apartment built by the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands at the former ...

The average home loan rate has dropped below 6% for the first time since 2022. Will that help thaw the frozen housing market?

It was 40 years ago that the movement known as the People Power Revolution overthrew the government of President Ferdinand Marcos. Today, his son is president, and the country remains a crucial part ...

The Maui Planning Commission voted against recommending the creation of two new hotel zones for vacation rentals. The ...

The Conversation's Catherine Cruz talked with Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. and Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero during a gathering of Pacific leaders and U.S. State Department officials this week.

Local Hawaiʻi politicians and University of Hawaiʻi political scientist Colin Moore offer their thoughts and reactions to President Trump's 2026 State of the Union address.

Halekulani Art Gallery has been home to “Nanea i ka Hulu” for the past month. Enoka Phillips, 24, is the hand behind all the artistry.

The state Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity deferred a request to allow gravel to be shipped to Molokaʻi, reinforcing an import ban on the island meant to keep out the invasive coconut rhinoceros ...

More than half of U.S. states, including Hawaiʻi, are considering new laws around balcony solar. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on why this technology is gaining traction.

The proposed bill would expand current protections to include gender-affirming care, which the bill defines as “medically necessary health care that respects the gender identity of the patient, as ...

Senators advanced a measure Tuesday that would allow elected officials to be charged with a misdemeanor if they're found to have failed to report bribery.

What's in a name? A lot — especially when it's the name of a country. And for one island nation in the Asia Pacific, there's ...