Jessica Terrell

The Aug. 8 fires had a significant financial impact across Maui, and a majority of people surveyed say they are more worried than hopeful about their future in Hawaii.

The 54-year-old had dedicated much of her life to creating a home for the homeless in Waianae and was one of the inspirations for the kauhale or tiny home movement in Hawaii.

More than two-thirds of Maui’s fire victims were over the age of 60. Kupuna are also facing additional challenges in the aftermath of the disaster.

Democratic organizers and activists made their case Monday for the Democratic Party to take up the suffering of Palestinians as part of a unifying embrace of social justice issues.

The Democratic convention is no longer a place for hammering out party values and selecting candidates, but attendees say it still holds value — even for states with little political sway.

Japanese laborers were unable to sway powerful plantation owners and hysterical English-language newspaper editors in 1909, but they set changes in motion that would dramatically shape modern Hawaii.

Homeless activist Twinkle Borge, who died in August, is being showered with public honors this week. She'd like it better if we would take meaningful action to address the struggles of our neighbors.

Data collection and sharing is so limited that the Attorney General's Office says researching ways to prevent firearm violence is "virtually impossible."

Three years before Hiram Silva opened fire on his Waianae neighbors in one of the worst shootings in Hawaii history, a newly formed gun violence

Three years before Hiram Silva opened fire on his Waianae neighbors in one of the worst shootings in Hawaii history, a newly formed gun violence