Arguments over immigration can be smart or misguided, but they are always complicated. Let’s start with an annoying one.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.” — Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) The ...

On Monday, France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez admitted that police have “lost control” as some cities continue to see ...

Seven people remained hospitalized in northeast Ohio on Thursday as authorities continued to respond to the aftermath of a chemical tank leak earlier in the week that sent a white plume billowing into ...

It’s not every day that I write about films like “Blood Diner” (1987) for The Maui News, but it’s also the rare and cherished occasion that Jackie Kong, the film’s director, is making a return visit ...

Cross Country, Paddling, Track and Field Family: Douglas and Kathleen Hagan of Pā‘ia Activities: Seabury Environmental ...

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity has received a $382,325 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support pesticide compliance and enforcement activities during ...

Private nonprofit organizations in Maui County, including houses of worship, may qualify for federal disaster assistance for damage caused by Hurricane Lala on Aug. 14-16. The Federal Emergency ...

The 2026 Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research Conference on Nov. 6 at the Malcolm Center in Kihei will bring together entrepreneurs, researchers, technology companies, students and federal agency ...

Hawaii is receiving nearly $81.4 million in federal funding to repair roads, bridges and other structures damaged by Kona low storms earlier this year, according to U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz. Schatz said ...

Portions of Kalama Park in Kihei are temporarily closed following a wastewater overflow reported Thursday, Oct. 22, at Kihei Wastewater Pump Station No. 6, according to the Maui County Department of ...

The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years, mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a global assessment released Thursday. It’s ...