Small business owner David Pang was on a flight to Shanghai to buy machinery when the first round of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect. April 2 will mark a year since Trump’s sweeping ...

HPR discusses Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen's 2026 State of the County address, focusing on affordable housing and the reclamation of water resources in West Maui.

Common Cents Consulting is auditing her campaign spending reports. In this first report, it found “no significant discrepancies,” which it defines as any single donation over $6,000.

With a relatively conservative budget in the works for the upcoming fiscal year, the Honolulu City Council and administration officials are brainstorming possible sources of revenue for Oʻahu.

Over the past two years, Pono Pacific and the Hawaiʻi Agriculture Research Center have grown camelina at a handful of test ...

One bill would get rid of breed and size restrictions in public housing and open existing public housing to pet owners.

Maui immigration attorney Kevin Block shares an update on the immigration enforcement actions that have taken place on Maui, and how they've impacted the community.

Since 1970, rental car companies have not had to pay the general excise tax when buying cars for their fleets. Instead, those companies pay a wholesale tax rate of 0.5%.

Hawaiʻi Agriculture and Biosecurity officials discuss the challenges the department faces and the criticisms it's received ...

Hanabusa was first elected to the Hawaiʻi Senate in 1998 and served in the upper chamber through 2010, including a stint as the first woman Senate president. She went on to win one of Hawaiʻi's two ...

The Senate is attempting to recoup funds by reducing sweeping income tax cuts that went into effect last year and by ...

A planned food storage and distribution facility for Maui Food Bank is one step closer to reality. HPR’s Catherine Cluett ...