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Will the economic stimulus package that passed the U.S. House yesterday help state government balance its budget? Depends whom you ask. A lo...

Some folks think there are a lot of big pigs in the state Capitol. This morning, there was at least one. The plump pink porker was brought o...

Not only will the poor always be with us, but, because of the downturn in the economy, their numbers are steadily growing, even as the state...

Step aside, YouTube. Here comes GovTube. Gov. Linda Lingle is going to scoop herself on her most important speech of the year – her annual S...

Four or five state parks would be closed and entrance fees charged at the remaining ones, under a bare-bones budget presented Thursday by t...

A morning of festivities, food and laughter today masked a darker reality that became clear by mid- afternoon – the economy is in a world of...

HONOLULU -- The economy might be in the toilet, but at least it’s a good week for florists. The halls of the state Capitol are awash in brig...

WAIKIKI – They have their differences among themselves, but all were united in their anger toward Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle. Thousands of Haw...

In anticipation of the inaug-uration Tuesday of Hawaii-born President-elect Barack Obama, hulu has put up clips of inaugural speeches from ...

HONOLULU – Hawaii’s four mayors knew better than to pass the hat around the Capitol this year, but they still had plenty of other requests d...

More than five years after suing the state to get better pay for substitute teachers, attorneys will press their case for back pay, this tim...

The Hawaii Council on Revenues today confirmed some lawmakers’ worst fears – there’s about $125 million less to spend than they thought for ...

The clock has started ticking on public comments about the environ- mental impact of the Superferry. The state Department of Transportation ...

Passage of the Akaka Bill could cost the state of Hawaii as much as $689.7 million annually in lost revenues, according to a study being rel...

HONOLULU -- The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii rang in the New Year with a new state-of-the-art photovoltaic system that allows the nonprofit...

Gov. Linda Lingle has proposed a budget that assumes the economy will dip only half a percentage point during the fiscal year that ends Jun...

It’s never quite as simple as choosing between education, roads or their own raises, but Hawaii lawmakers this year face one of those “can’t...

Hawaii residents may be welcoming president- elect Barack Obama with open arms during his Oahu holiday stay, but they haven’t been opening t...

A couple dozen people waved signs in front of the Capitol and Wash- ington Place today, in the first of several pickets planned to protest t...

Mele Kalikimaka and Happy Holidays to You and Yours