The Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives has returned to committee a bill aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana for adults aged 21 and older, a move likely to kill the measure this session in ...

This is a crucial step to help survivors, including both residential and commercial property owners, move forward faster and rebuild their future,” Mayor Richard Bissen said. “By streamlining the ...

A map of wildfire-impacted areas of Lahaina ... Shoreline-abutting areas (in green) will still need SMA permit processing. PC: County of Maui A waiver of special management area rules for Lahaina ...

Council tax is set to be hiked by beyond the established annual threshold for millions of households this year after six struggling local authorities were given the go-ahead by the government. In a ...

Council tax is set to be hiked by beyond the established ... In 2025/26, local authorities with social care responsibilities (county and unitary authorities) will have a total threshold of 5% ...

It comes as more than 2million people face a council tax increase of between 5-10% this ... announced new rules on recycling. Every county and borough in England will have to recycle the same ...

On Friday, youth from several local schools and supporters of a tobacco-free Hawaii gathered in a room where Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen signed a bill that brings the county one step closer to a ...

ANDREW VLIET / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER An aerial view of destroyed structures six months after the devastating wildfire on August 8th that destroyed much of Lahaina. A stalled $4 ...

Most people and businesses in West Maui are on the county system. Its rates per thousand gallons vary from about $2 to $8. A family using 17,000 gallons a month would pay about $65. In Kaanapali ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui County officials are holding an in-person Lahaina community meeting on Wednesday to provide various updates to residents. Some of the topics that will be discussed ...

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.

A historic settlement can begin flowing to people and businesses affected by the fire, but consequences for the insurance ...