Hawaii lawmakers are considering big funding increases to produce homesteads for state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands ...

During a Jan. 6 briefing for two Senate committees—Ways and Means, and Hawaiian Affairs—Watson said DHHL could produce an additional 2, 000 lots with a little over $600 million.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM A portion of a pending $600 million request by the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands would go to build more house lots at its Ka ‘uluokaha ‘i ...

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued today for West Hawaii from South Point north to Pololu Valley in North Kohala. Popular and successful efforts that have returned over 800 homeless people to ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists said “episode 9” of the ongoing eruption began at 10:16 a.m. with large lava fountains emerging from Halemaumau’s north vent. Fountains were estimated ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can’t bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui’s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, allowing a $4 ...

“With more than 29,000 of our people on the waiting list, there is a clear need for additional funding,” said Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Director Kali Watson. “The department is ...

Though it can be easy to assume the six most visited Hawaiian Islands offer similar experiences, they are more diverse than you can imagine. From Waimea Canyon to Waikīkī Beach, Hawaii’s ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rainbows are abundant in Hawaii. AP’s Audrey McAvoy explains why and what the phenomenon means to people ...

A map illustrates conceptual plans for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Wākiu Master Plan project in Hāna. PC: Screen grab from DHHL final environmental assessment Two final Maui ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to deputize some Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators and other Treasury Department personnel to perform ...