Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM As a Festival first-day tradition, about 560 Hawaii students from 14 schools had the opportunity Friday to interact with cultural performers from Japan and ...

After eliminating other ideas, lawmakers say they hope to squeeze the military for a site on Oahu, even though that hasn’t worked before.

A busy Kalihi crosswalk has a new device aimed at keeping pedestrians safe. The city’s Department of Transportation Services ...

The Office of the City Auditor admitted Wednesday to a significant calculation error found within a recent audit in which it was determined Honolulu’s rail operations ...

An experienced builder who can convert Iwilei Center’s aging warehouse space into a new mixed-use, transit-­oriented ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration says its proposed $5.14 billion budget package for fiscal year 2026 will fund ...

More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit ...

If you're moving to San Diego this year, your monthly cost of living will be 20% more expensive than if you had made the move ...

The mayor said his fifth budget proposal is the best so far in executing his agenda: “We don’t spend money we don’t have.” ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is proposing the city set aside millions of dollars to brace for potential federal funding ...

The city's increasing its 2026 budget by $300 million next fiscal year, with a big emphasis on affordable housing.