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Proposed constitutional amendments for longer sessions die every year in a Legislature that has no affinity for letting the ...

Hawaiʻi’s natural beauty is essentially a resource curse. So much money is to be made in the visitor industry it crowds out ...

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A good day and a good way to contemplate our ocean-dwelling neighbors. As a nonprofit newsroom, every dollar we raise from the community goes to strengthening our coverage and supporting our ...