The measures represent the biggest steps by lawmakers to crack down on illegal fireworks in more than two decades.

For example, a dedicated plant at Honolulu airport could handle airport waste, while the U.S. Navy might establish a plant at ...

It’s rare for plaintiffs in large class-action lawsuits to get the chance to testify. Lahaina wildfire survivors were ...

The death of OCCC inmate Eric Scotton is apparently the third homicide in the Hawaiʻi correctional system in less than a year ...

Nearly half of white high school students and more than half of Black students in the state said they'd experienced racism in ...

A historic settlement can begin flowing to people and businesses affected by the fire, but consequences for the insurance ...

Ming Xie is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

For a small state like Hawaiʻi, the 2023 Lahaina fires showed how FEMA can assist in responding to a disaster.