Ige signs ‘red flag’ gun bill By Kevin Dayton
Gov. David Ige has approved a new law that enables family members, co-workers or police to obtain court orders blocking...
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Measure requires restaurants to offer healthy drink options as default choice for keiki meals
All Hawaii restaurants will now be required to offer healthier default drink options with keiki meals. Among three health-related bills...
Governor Ige decriminalizes possession small amounts of pot!
Gov. David Ige says it was a tough call, but he will allow a bill that would decriminalize possession of...
County works to cut its pesticide use Departments reduce use in public spaces; councilor plans to propose a wider ban
WAILUKU — Dewayne “Lee” Johnson was spraying Ranger Pro on a California hillside when the hose detached from the 50-gallon sprayer and...
Charter proposals head to County Council
Land preservation advocate Debbie Hecht left the county Charter Commission meeting Friday vowing to launch a “just say no” campaign...
US Senate committee hears from official from PGV parent company
Ormat Technologies committed Thursday to continue its engagement with the Puna community and other Big Island stakeholders as the company...
Hawaii, 21 other states request help to protect elections
Hawaii Attorney General Clare Connors on Tuesday joined 21 other attorneys general from throughout the country to ask Congress to...
Some council members have second thoughts about proposed vehicle window tint bill
Should police be able to impound your car because its windows are too dark? A bill giving police that discretion...
Planning Commission to take up CDP amendments Thursday
The Leeward Planning Commission this week is expected to take up for consideration a batch of amendments proposed for the...
Gov. Ige and President Trump find common ground on some policies By Sophie Cocke
Gov. David Ige found common ground with President Donald Trump on Thursday during a working lunch at the White House...
Bill to make Honolulu sanctuary city dies By Mark Ladao mladao@staradvertiser.com
A recently introduced city bill that would have made Honolulu a sanctuary city has died. Honolulu City Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi,...
Ethics Board rules Kierkiewicz violated code when she didn’t report possible conflict
Puna Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz violated the county ethics code when she didn’t disclose a potential conflict of interest in a...
21 charter amendments heading to 2020 ballot
Which is a more important attribute for the director of the county Department of Public Works? Technical know-how or administrative...
Council members’ budget moves aimed at gaining more power over spending in districts
Hawaii County Council members plan to spread a lot of aloha throughout their districts, even as the county nears the...
County Council approves budget
The County Council on Wednesday added $1.6 million and two more positions to the 93 new positions in Mayor Harry...
Growing the budget: Final council reading Wednesday
The County Council has already added $1.1 million to Mayor Harry Kim’s record-setting $573.5 million operating budget. On Wednesday, council...
Council seeks to tweak polystyrene law
When is recyclable not recyclable? A bill coming up aims to redefine recyclable in the context of the upcoming July...
Ige sounds off By Bill Buley The Garden Island
KOLOA — The first question posed to Gov. David Ige at Thursday’s Kauai Chamber of Commerce luncheon stumped him —...
County preps for all-mail election
HILO — Hawaii County, like the rest of the state, is preparing for a totally mail-in election next year, and...
Breaking down the budget
KAILUA-KONA — A contemporary New York City poet a couple decades back in a now-famous lyric exclaimed that more money...
