Dan Nakaso

Recounts of two West Oahu Republican primary election races have validated the razor-thin margins in both contests. Tuesday’s recounts at the state Capitol confirmed that incumbent state Rep. Kanani S...

U.S. Rep. Ed Case was correct when he told the Honolulu Star- Advertiser ahead of the Aug. 8 primary election that mainland political trends, namely the unexpected rise of democratic socialists knocking off more moderate members of their party, do not always translate to Hawaii.

Veteran Honolulu Advertiser reporter and columnist Will Hoover, who turned to journalism after a career as a Nashville singer and songwriter running with the likes of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell, died Aug. 3 at his home in Kapolei. He was 80.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved an initial $6 million in emergency “quick release” funds to help Hawaii repair infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Lala.

A direct hit on Oahu by a tropical storm or hurricane would unleash destruction across Hawaii’s economic center unlike any other event documented in state history.

President Donald Trump today approved a disaster declaration for Hawaii County, making the Big Island eligible for federal assistance to clean up and rebuild after the devastation from Hurricane Lala.

Job Corps programs in Waimanalo and Makawao are celebrating an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that reverses the department’s 2025 decision to shut down 99 Job Corps centers around the country.

University of Hawaii President Wendy Hensel on Wednesday withdrew a new “interim free expression policy” for all 10 UH campuses as classes began this week.

Hurricane Lala tore across Hawaii island farms and ranches, washing away coffee crops on the eve of harvest season and knocking out drinking water sources for thousands of head of cattle and horses, leaving a preliminary damage estimate of $761,150.

Hurricane Lala tore across Hawaii island farms and ranches, washing away coffee crops on the eve of harvest season and knocking out drinking water sources for thousands of head of cattle and horses, leaving a preliminary damage estimate of $761,150.