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Office of Gov. Josh GreenStarting in 2026, doctors will no longer have to pay the state’s general excise tax on health care for patients on Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare. It’s a major win for medical professionals who have had to pay a 4% tax to care for those on government health plans.
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Krista Rados/HPRHawaiʻi can address substance abuse with $33 million from opioid manufacturer settlements — and that number is expected to continue to grow. HPR's Ashley Mizuo explains how managing and spending the funds has been a work in progress.
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A bill cracking down on predators working in Hawai‘i schools awaits Gov. Josh Green's signature, according to a Friday news release.
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Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara will resign as state adjutant general in October. He is also the commander of the National Guard and the head of the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency.
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We've been hearing a lot about Maui's Minatoya List of short-term rental units that would be phased out under proposed county legislation. But what's actually on the list? HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol walks us through the numbers with a researcher who has been compiling housing data since the August fires.
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A request for the aircraft was made at a Maui County Council meeting to expand rescue capabilities for remote locations of the county at all hours.
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An EPA grant will help assess and clean up brownfield sites on Maui. The EPA selected Maui United Way to receive and allocate the funds.
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The state passed a new law to expand the counties' ability to control short-term rentals. The City and County of Honolulu is contemplating how to use the law to increase enforcement on Oʻahu. As HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports, it's difficult to know how county and state revenue would be impacted if more short-term rentals are phased out.
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A recent report from the Hawaiʻi attorney general on firearm registrations in the state contained some puzzling numbers. The Conversation spoke with Hawaiʻi County Police Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz, who was also surprised by the report.
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The Honolulu City Council has approved a measure to establish a separate Ocean Safety department for Oʻahu. Prior to this, ocean safety services currently fall within the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, along with ambulance services.
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A jury announced not guilty verdicts Friday in a yearslong bribery case against Honolulu's former top prosecutor and five people associated with the engineering and architectural firm Mitsunaga & Associates.
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A case that challenges whether or not short-term rentals are allowed on farmland in Hawaiʻi County has made its way to the state’s highest court.
