JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM A packed gallery listened as lawmakers voted on bills Wednesday during the Senate session at the state Capitol. 1 /3 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM ...

Hawaii legislators are poised to take their final votes Wednesday on more than 200 bills, including measures that would fund ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM A packed gallery listened as lawmakers voted on bills Wednesday during the Senate session at the state Capitol. 1 /3 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM ...

Hawaii lawmakers passed the budget for the next two years and began voting on more than 200 bills as the legislative session ...

A round-up of news around the region, including Tonga's Geological Services reporting moderate thermal activity on and around ...

Another measure would allow law enforcement officers to use drones to monitor illegal fireworks activity and make arrests, “If the unmanned aerial vehicle is recording directly above public property, ...

One conference committee approved two measures related to the New Year’s fireworks tragedy in Aliamanu, where six people died and dozens were injured. This included “heightened penalties if ...

HB 806 would provide $500,000 to the state Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oahu to catch fireworks violators following the New Year’s Eve tragedy at an Aliamanu home ...