With Hawaiʻi County Council Member Matt Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder unable to pursue re-election due to term limits, five political newcomers are competing for the open seat representing the Upper Puna ...

A 55-year-old businessman from Japan who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography after his phone was searched when he tried to enter the U.S. was sentenced to just over two years in federal ...

The ruling could still be subject to appellate review. Unless another court order changes the process, the District IV election will continue as scheduled.

On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Honolulu Elections Division sent out an announcement confirming that Waters could not be re-elected ...

Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters has appealed a judge’s ruling this week that he was ineligble to run for a third term in the Aug. 8 primary election because of city term limits.

The race for Honolulu City Council's District 4 seat is down to three candidates after Tommy Waters was ruled ineligible to seek another term.

Hawaii’s congressional delegation is asking President Donald Trump to approve the state’s disaster declaration for May’s 6.0 ...

Honolulu election officials are facing confusion among voters after a judge ruled incumbent Council Chair Tommy Waters ...

Voter Service Centers in Kapolei and Honolulu are opening starting Monday, July 27, to provide in-person voting and election ...

Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who represented Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District in Congress for over 20 years, has filed a ...

Kanoe Alapa‘i-Hashimoto and his father practice traditional fishing in Hawaii that focuses on sustainability. They are part of a community that established Hā‘ena’s waters as a ...

A federal judicial panel has allowed a new Tennessee congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis ...