Policymakers and media outlets often point to Hawaiʻi’s high cost of living when discussing why people flee the state for greener economic pastures. But a study by economists at the University of ...

When we do this, we’ll shrink the demand for products and create a business with less profitability. In the end, reining in demand will be more powerful than attacking the supply. The war on drugs is ...

Hawaiʻi has some of the highest cigarette prices in the nation. A person who smokes a pack a day could spend roughly $11,000 ...

All property owners in Hawaiʻi have until 2050 to get rid of their cesspools under state law. But daunting cost challenges ...

HECO is working to restore power to hundreds of Oahu and thousands of Maui customers after high winds caused outages, ...