Politics

Over 150 Honolulu residents appointed by Gov. Linda Lingle to serve on various state boards and commissions were officially sworn

Hawai`i Gov. Linda Lingle has joined five other state governors in a bipartisan mission to Iraq. Lingle arrived in Baghdad

Gov. Linda Lingle today announced the three new members of the Hawai`i Paroling Authority: Albert Tufono, Dane K. Oda, and

And then there were two. Hawai`i and Utah are now the only states without any form of legalized gambling, after

Island lawmakers have made Hawaii the first state to take a stand against the controversial USA Patriot Act, passing a

Hawai`i Paroling Authority member Lani Rae Garcia has resigned her post following her arrest last week on domestic abuse charges.

Hawaii Rep. Neil Abercrombie announced today that he will be cosponsoring Democratic legislation to add a prescription drug element to

With about a month in office, Hawai`i governor Linda Lingle has a 71 percent approval rating among island residents, according

As America edges closer to another war in the Middle East, a globe-hopping activist will be debuting a film in

All 13 public worker unions — including those representing police, firefighters, state nurses, and teachers — are at a statutory impasse in

  Ted Liu, recently appointed director of the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT), announced the members

Attorneys J.P. Schmidt and Lawrence M. Reifurth were named to leadership positions within the state Department of Commerce and Consumer

Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris wants to continue privatization efforts by offloading city management of facilities including the Honolulu Zoo, Blaisdell

Revisiting many of the themes she focused on during her campaign, Gov. Linda Lingle today said she wants to get

The state library system is efficient but underfunded compared to other library systems, state Librarian Virginia Lowell said in testimony

As many as 2,000 people — ranging from college students to housewives to tourists to war veterans — rallied in Honolulu for

Eight programs coordinated by the city that provide shelter and services to the homeless have been awarded more than $4

Gov. Linda Lingle has named Ted Liu as director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and

Hawaii congressman and former state representative Ed Case won yesterday’s second 2nd district special election to replace the late Rep.

A nationally active anti-gay group is planning to bring its message of hate to Honolulu. The picketing ministry of Westboro

Governor Linda Lingle yesterday announced the appointment of her gubernatorial campaign’s chief legal advisor, Nelson Befitel, as director of the

Governor Linda Lingle yesterday announced the latest members of her cabinet. Honolulu attorney Mark Bennett was appointed state Attorney General,

The question is simple: “If you had three minutes to speak to all of the world’s leaders, what would your