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Question: This is my first year on Social Security. Do I have to update any forms to get the COLA? I think this is a scam, but I thought I should check.

Hawaiian Electric has reached an agreement with two conservation groups on what it will do to protect imperiled seabirds in Maui County from collisions with its power lines.

UNITE HERE Local 5 expects to settle labor contracts for more than 5,000 hotel workers, or approximately half the union’s membership, by the end of this week with average earnings that keep up with inflation and make up for some past losses — a significant gain that moves the union closer to its rallying cry, “One job should be enough.”

Public transit fares on Oahu soon might go up for some riders due to a stated shortfall of $40 million.

The Hawaii football team is expecting a c-c-c-old reception in Logan, Utah, for Saturday’s final road game of the regular season.

WASHINGTON >> President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, Edison Research projected on Wednesday, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government.

The Hawaii Department of Health is reminding food establishments of its protocols after a woman impersonating a health inspector apparently visited Whole Foods Market in Kahala last week.

A 26-year-old man was charged with attempted murder in the second degree Tuesday after he allegedly attacked his 61-year-old father with a knife in Pearl City Sunday night.

The Hawaii Department of Education today announced the distribution of $2.5 million to qualifying DonorsChoose projects by public school teachers, thanks to the support of philanthropists Lynne and Marc Benioff.

A 29-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without parole today for the Aug. 12, 2020 shooting death of a 31-year-old man who was working the door of an illegal Ala Moana gambling den.