MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Leilani’s head prep cook Zulma Sanchez (right ) and staffer Richie Ganoot review the daily prep list as they near the end of their shift Monday. Both ...

When Lahaina was destroyed by fire, Hawaii officials said California was there to help and added that it was our turn to do ...

A new report has uncovered where the thousands of displaced Maui residents moved to after the deadliest fire in a century ...

Stark figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) latest Point-in-Time (PIT) count reveal a whopping 87% increase in Hawaii homelessness between 2023 and 2024, with ...

Lawmakers, by definition, are meant to work for the people and many Hawai’i residents have their own priorities coming into ...

This story originally ran in May 2023 print edition before a series of wild fires broke out a few months later in August in ...

Please briefly describe t Board of Water Supply’s emergency procedures to keep water pumping for firefighters during a Public Safety Power Shutoff. For example, does BWS have backup generators in ...

The report prioritizes a list of action items the state and all counties can use to make improvements to Hawaii’s future ...

The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) analyzed 2022-2023 state tax filings and found 430 to 510 ...

The final phase of the state Department of the Attorney General’s investigation of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire, which ...

As deadly wildfires ravaged Los Angeles and destroyed thousands of structures in January 2025, an image of a red-roofed house ...

Thousands had to find new roofs over their head after the fires in 2023, but data from the Department of Taxation shows the ...