Aquaculture is projected to become Hawaiʻi’s strongest food industry, but the state may not be doing enough to ensure there are good jobs in the future for local teens already preparing for the field.

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A Hawaiʻi County commission calls for a pause in the project until the state establishes rules regulating discharge of micro- and nanoplastics. A Hawaiʻi County commission calls for a pause in the ...

Rob Perez retired in 2023 as an investigative reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ProPublica. He spent over 40 years in journalism and got his first reporting gig on Guam in the mid-1970s. A ...

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It includes a plan to revive a major pay-to-play bill snuffed out in the Hawaiʻi Legislature this year. Will it work?

“Regime change war” became her catchphrase, like J.J. Evans saying “Dy-no-mite!”, Gomer Pyle saying, “Goll-ly!”, or Gary ...

Republicans under Trump are no longer supporting true conservative principles. It’s time for a third political movement.

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Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and ...

The Board of Land and Natural Resources delivers a second blow to the Army as it attempts to continue using state land.

Every summer, approximately 1,200 keiki spend a week in the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department's Junior Lifeguard Program. The ...