Hawaii Government News

The national teachers' union has contributed $350,000 to a group working to stop Hawaii voters from approving a Constitutional Convention.

Forecast highs in Hawaii Tuesday were in the balmy low 80s, a far cry from the low 50s in Colorado.

Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle led a delegation to the Denver Mint for the production of the first of that state's commemorative quarters.

Hawai'i's two major political parties have taken opposite views on whether to call for a Constitutional Convention, but the division over the November ballot question is less partisan and more about who holds ...

State officials say the number could climb further as the economy deteriorates. At the end of September, almost 207,000 adults and children in Hawaii were enrolled in Med-Quest, the state's health insurance ...

A war is raging in beautiful, peaceful Limahuli Garden and Preserve on Kauai's north coast.

The number of Hawai'i residents using free health coverage from the state rose 9.1 percent in the past two months and could climb higher as the economy continues to decline, the state Department of Human ...

Governing magazine announced today that Hawai'i Human Services Director Lillian Koller has been selected as a "Public Official of the Year" for her leadership in bringing about widespread improvements at the ...

Hawaii Department of Human Services Director Lillian Koller has been named one of Governing Magazine's "Public Officials of the Year." Koller is one of just eight public officials being recognized by the ...

Rex Johnson listens to his attorney Paul Alston during a five-minute recess during a public meeting of the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors on Wednesday at the Hawaii Convention Center.

The Hawaii State Department of Health is joining the four-day work week pilot project that was originally implemented at the State Department of Human Resources Development in August.

The Board of Education's Budget Committee on Monday night discussed up to $69 million in proposed budget cuts.

That includes a hotly contested $1.9 million elimination of funding for student service coordinators at charter schools.

Fees proposed on cargo to pay for cleaning California's dirty air has been vetoed by Gov.

Plans for the West Hawaii Civic Center groundbreaking ceremony were altered because of money concerns.

Hawaii's educators are anticipating even deeper cuts because of the slowing economy.

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle and 500 scholars, educators, government officials and business leaders will meet in Bali, Indonesia, next month for an international conference on building diversity.

An updated $46 million budget reduction plan released by the state Department of Education eliminates some 244 positions in state and district offices while largely preserving school-level programs and staff.

When the next hurricane or earthquake hits Hawaii, government disaster responders will be able to talk to each other and share data over a robust, digital microwave radio system.

Five thousand miles is a long way to travel in support of a candidate, but Gov. Linda Lingle, R-Hawaii, made the trip to New Hampshire this week to voice her support for Republican presidential nominee John ...