Mark Ladao

Has the Honolulu Police Commission engaged enough with stakeholders and the public as a whole as it's set to appoint a new police chief?

The University of Hawaiʻi failed to get support from the state Legislature this year to pay and recruit college athletes, but officials believe it's an “investment” that benefits the state.

The Honolulu Police Commission has selected David Lazar to be Oʻahu's new police chief.

The state may bring in more tax revenue this year than it was initially expecting, but predictions for the future are still marked by uncertainty.

A Honolulu program to incentivize affordable workforce housing hasn’t lived up to its expectations, a recent report has found.

The number of people experiencing homelessness on Oʻahu has remained virtually the same, but more families are struggling with housing.

Hawai'i Attorney General Anne Lopez is continuing to push back against allegations that the state is allowing Medicaid fraud, but acknowledges that progress needs to be made in its enforcement efforts.

An 83-year-old Oʻahu woman is fighting $600,000 in fines from the City and County of Honolulu for an online advertisement of an illegal short-term rental.

While money was tight at the state Legislature this year, it was still another successful year for local agriculture and food security.

A handful of bills that passed through the Legislature this year focus on reforming Hawaiʻi's permitting processes to speed up housing construction, including shoring up a shortage of permitting staff.