Hawaii could see a new official state holiday marking each Lunar New Year in February and two unofficial days of “observance” ...

Math readiness has emerged as a defining education issue for Hawaii as lawmakers and school leaders prepare for the 2026 ...

Advertiser publishes Oahu statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health.

Hawaii’s nonprofits work for the community, often on behalf of or in partnership with state and county governments, to house and care for homeless, deliver food to struggling families, assist domestic ...

MINNEAPOLIS >> Officials in President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday defended the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen ...

Cellphones and all other telecommunication devices would be banned in Hawaii’s public schools under a House bill that ...

Hawaii’s perennial issue of legalizing gambling re-emerges — not so much via new proposed legislation but with a new task force charged with developing a comprehensive tourism gambling policy ...

Gold surged to a record high above $5,000 an ounce, extending a historic rally as investors piled into the safe-haven asset ...

MANILA >> The death toll after a ferry boat sank in the Southern Philippines has reached at least 15, with 316 people rescued ...

Of all the things that make football the most popular professional sport in America — by far — No. 1 might be the hope that’s baked into the NFL. No matter how bad a team is, Super Bowl contender ...

TAIPEI >> U.S. climber Alex Honnold scaled the Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes or safety netting on Sunday, watched by ...

Sharktober” is not just a thing — it’s the real thing, at least in Hawaii’s surrounding waters. That’s because more swimmers get chomped in the month of October than any other, according to a ...