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The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is seeking public input on future land transportation needs for Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi as part of its Statewide Long-Range Land Transportation Plan update.

A federal jury in Honolulu has convicted Ross Andrew Brown, a 44-year-old military lawyer and Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, on charges related…

Rumaldo Valdez, a 22-year-old former Navy Petty Officer Third Class stationed on Oahu, has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.

The average VA home loan amount in Hawaii during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 was $743,825, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Hawaii collected $80.8 million in motor fuels sales taxes in 2024, a decrease of 2% from the previous year.

There were 516 VA home purchases in Hawaii in the fourth quarter of the VA’s fiscal year 2025, totaling $383.7 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans…

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is seeking public input on its master list of street names and destinations for the state highways system.

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has announced a series of public meetings to discuss the Līhuʻe Airport Optimization Plan (LAOP).

Douglas Neddles Keikilani Junior Manago, a 46-year-old resident of Ewa Beach, was sentenced to 178 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for possessing methamphetamine and a…

Out of the $10.6 billion in total tax revenue collected by Hawaii in 2024, $97.4 million came from documentary and stock transfer taxes, representing an increase from the previous year,…

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is seeking public input on future land transportation needs as it updates its Statewide Long-Range Land Transportation Plan.

Hawaii ranked 33rd in the nation in the total value of VA home loans issued during the fourth quarter of 2025, with veterans receiving $462.7 million across 622 loans, according…

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has informed travelers that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended Global Entry for international arrivals due to the ongoing partial federal government…

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has announced that repaving work on Taxiway L at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu will take place from February 23 to February…

Hawaii generated $217.9 million from insurance premiums sales taxes in 2024, ranking 35th among U.S. states.

Motorists traveling on Kamehameha Highway near the Laieloa Stream Bridge will experience a shift in traffic patterns starting Thursday, February 26.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) has announced that the completion date for the H-201 Moanalua Freeway Repaving project on O‘ahu has been extended to July 2026.

Nighttime closures are planned for Puʻunēnē Avenue in Kahului, Hawaiʻi, as the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will carry out paving and striping work next week.

Lazerrick Lawrence, a 52-year-old resident of Georgia, was sentenced to 20 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a conspiracy to obstruct the Internal…

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Hawaii for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 averaged $774,809, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Out of the $10.6 billion in total tax revenue collected by Hawaii in 2024, $2.9 million came from corporations in general license taxes, representing an increase from the previous year,…

All lanes of Puʻunēnē Avenue (Route 3500) in Kahului will be closed nightly from 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 to 4:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13, according to the Hawaii Department…

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has announced that the intersection of Nawiliwili Road and Kukui Grove Street in Līhuʻe will be fully closed to northbound traffic each night from…

A Maui resident, Jeffrey Worthen, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and making a false statement to the U.S. Coast Guard.