After insisting for nearly two decades that he was innocent of a sexual assault at knifepoint on Maui, Alvin Jardine got a judge to let him try to prove it.

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President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown seems to be happening so quickly, legislators and immigrant advocates are ...

Karl Brauer is a contributor to Forbes Cars and Bikes. As a lifelong car enthusiast Karl has combined his passion for personal transportation with his passion for writing and analytics. The result ...

Covid-19 closures inspired a huge improvement in public access with livestreaming, video archiving and remote testimony.

Chad Blair is the politics editor for Civil Beat. You can reach him by email at [email protected] or follow him on X at @chadblairCB. Richard Wiens is the Deputy Ideas Editor for Civil Beat.

John Brizdle was co-founder of E Noa Tours/Waikiki Trolley and published the book, "Streetcar Days in Honolulu," 2000. We need low-cost, mainland-manufactured homes, and we need to grow our own ...