Mark Ladao

The University of Hawaiʻi held its first public hearing on its proposed tuition increases for all its campuses — though the proposal hasn't been well received so far.

A new audit slammed the lack of oversight for the state's Kauhale Initiative, and identified nearly $13.7 million in “questionable” and possibly “unauthorized” payments using public funds.

A quarter of Honolulu's 20 charter amendment questions before voters this year aim to address the housing crisis on the island.

Oʻahu voters can vote on a whopping 20 charter amendment questions in the November election.

Recently hired HPD Chief David Lazar announced the officers will be reassigned from other divisions, including the chief's own office. Lazar named other divisions where officers will be taken from, including community affairs, narcotics, major events, technology and human resources.

The question will be posed to residents as immigration raids and arrests have increased around the country — including in Hawaiʻi — during the Trump administration.

Aloun Kauaʻi Farming is making the request to the Agribusiness Development Corporation for the three-year recovery package. It would help AKF with more than 530 acres of land used for farming, and about 140 acres for the Kauaʻi Shrimp farm. Aloun Farms acquired Kauaʻi

The Trump administration is moving forward with allowing deep-sea mining in the waters near American Samoa, and legal efforts are already underway to block that effort.

The Honolulu Police Department has published its five-year strategic plan under new Chief David Lazar's tenure, and it revolves around improvements to officers' wellbeing, public trust and technology — all issues he's been focused on already during his first few months leading the department.

There has been pushback against a request to use taxpayer funds to help the recovery effort for Aloun Farms and Kauaʻi Shrimp following the recent storms that struck the state.