Not having access to electricity during a blackout can make you feel — literally and figuratively — powerless. The Power Back Project is working to help Maui community members keep their essential ...

Some beaches in New Caledonia were closed to swimming as officials used the practice of “shark culling” in waters off the ...

Lawmakers are advancing a measure that would allow out-of-state physicians to practice telehealth in Hawaiʻi if the service ...

House Bill 644 would prohibit the sale, distribution or use of single-use plastic ware that contains perfluoroalkyl or ...

HPR sits down with playwright Ikaika Mendez and lead actress Waileia Tupou to discuss "Lele Wale," a new play about a community's resilience after the Lahaina wildfires.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is taking about $50 million from vacant city positions in a proposed $5.09 billion city budget that anticipates higher inflation and growing expenses, but little revenue ...

Adopted after "Operation Babylift," Devaki Murch and Steven George spoke with HPR about being adopted by American families.

State lawmakers are advancing a controversial bill that would cap the number of public school complex area superintendents in ...

Mark Glick, chief energy officer of the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, explains how the Strait of Hormuz shutdown affects Hawaiʻi's crude oil shipments from the Middle East.

A measure introduced by Rep. Jeanné Kapela would mandate the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to meet benchmarks ...

"Calabash" by Manini Collective is an inaugural exhibit that will show several paintings and sculptures by seven artists, with many finishing up their artworks this week.

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