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“Gray zone warfare” refers to a blurry middle space between kinetic conflict and peace. It can involve cyber fights, ...

The Dec. 7 bombing was 84 years ago, but new information is still coming out, including accounts of the youngest witnesses.

Policymakers say it's time to reassess a decades-old law that leaves the state's consumer watchdog agency without teeth to ...

The state also has one of the highest rates of seniors experiencing severe housing problems. And there are big health ...

The split council will take the legislation up for final reading in two weeks, and plans to hear a separate bill that could ...

Council member Val Okimoto said a "senior administration official" threatened to withhold funding to her district, but she ...

The settlement gives the city the easements it needs to build through Kakaʻako, but HART does not yet have the money to ...