It’s time to face facts. Poke, a cornerstone of Hawaiian cuisine, is now global. Its spread happened fast, seemingly ...

On the list of holidays, Arbor Day (which is this Friday in Hawaiʻi) probably doesn’t rank very high. No religious ceremonies. No signature cocktails. No fireworks or parades. Some people might get a ...

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Noa Kekuewa Lincoln is a tree aficionado, farmer, writer and professor. And in Hawaiʻi it is celebrated in November, not April.

The state Elections Commission has asked the Legislature to revert to in-person, same-day voting. But experts say voting by ...

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The lawsuit against the well-endowed Hawaiian school insists the goal is to force racial integration but there's more of an undercurrent here.

Thousands of people in Hawaiʻi will be cut from the program entirely or face additional hurdles, including added work ...

The leadership of both chambers must be shown it will be politically costly if they ignore public opinion this time.

A new program offers Hawaiʻi seniors guaranteed admissions to nine University of Hawaiʻi campuses, but advocates say more ...

A $1.5 million investment from the American Journalism Project will jumpstart our plans to increase neighbor island coverage, ...