Jun 18 Watch 10:04 After 8 years, Hawaii sees decline in homelessness rate By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman Hawaii leads the nation in its rate of homelessness, which affects about 505 out of every 100,000 people there and is a major toll on its health care system. But just last month, the state announced a slight decrease in… Continue watching
Jun 17 Voyaging canoe returns to Hawaii after three-year trip across the globe By Jenna Gray The double-hulled voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a returned to Hawaii today after completing a three-year sailing journey across the world. Continue reading
Jun 12 Hawaii urges Supreme Court to keep hold on Trump travel ban By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The state urged the justices Monday to deny an administration plea to reinstate the policy after lower courts blocked it. Continue reading
Jun 08 Grab your earplugs. Invasive coqui frogs gain foothold in California By Kerry L. Shaw, Scientific American Coqui frogs -- voracious, cacaphonous amphibians -- have already disrupted the ecosystem of Hawaii's Big Island. Now they've got a foothold in the Golden State… Continue reading
May 16 What's next for Trump's revised travel ban? By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Two federal appellate courts have heard arguments over Trump's revised travel ban. Continue reading
Apr 20 Hawaii lawmakers criticize Sessions' island judge remarks By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Hawaii's Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions after he expressed amazement on a radio show that a "judge sitting on an island in the Pacific" could stop the president's travel ban. Continue reading
Apr 09 Hawaii LGBT couples seek equal access to fertility treatment By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press A measure would make Hawaii the first state to require insurance cover vitro fertilization for surrogates, which would help some male same-sex couples. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch News Wrap: Trump takes aim at the Freedom Caucus By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump tweeted that some conservatives in the Freedom Caucus will hurt the Republican agenda if "they don't get on the team." A Caucus member later responded that "most people don't take well to being… Continue watching
Mar 29 U.S. judge to hear arguments on longer block to travel ban By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press A federal judge in Hawaii planned to hear arguments Wednesday on whether to extend a block on the revised travel ban until the state's lawsuit works its way through the courts. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 3:34 Revised travel ban fight hinges on 'Muslim ban' question By PBS News Hour A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday blocked parts of President Trump's revised executive order that would have barred refugees as well as nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. Hours later, a federal judge in Maryland issued… Continue watching