Summer school was boosting college graduation rates but not anymore By the time Leah Stone got her bachelor s degree this spring from New Jersey s Montclair State University her four year higher education had stretched to six years It would hav...

The resignation of Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki means that for the first time since the Clinton administration in 2000 there will be no Asian American members of the Cabinet a marked shift for a minority community that was once disproportion...

In an unprecedented move the Obama administration Monday called for a 30 percent nationwide reduction in carbon emissions from existing power plants by 2030 Hawaii Sens Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono were quick to pledge their support for the Clean Power...

Members of Hawaii s congressional delegation reacted to the resignation on Friday of Veterans Affairs Secretary and former Kauai resident Eric K Shinseki Shinseki 70 was driven from office by a growing scandal over the agency s health care sys...

This is something people must do said Aunty Janet Kahalekomo who had four generations of her family at the at the Hanapepe Veterans Cemetery Monday My husband Abraham a Vietnam veteran is buried here and the children especially the young great grand...

University of Hawaii law student Janna Wehi lani Ahu may have roots in Milo lii a small coastal village on Hawaii island but she s heading to a big sea of opportunity on Capitol Hill this summer Ahu 25 has been named the 2014 Patsy T Mink Le...

Elizabeth Hata Watanabe owner of Haute Confectionery Boutique is headed to Capitol Hill to tell legislators that Hawaii businesses need more support and in true local style she ll be sweetening that message with more than 60 pounds of baked goods incl...

US Senator Mazie Hirono voted this week to pass a bipartisan water infrastructure bill that includes a number of key provisions for Hawai i and the Island of Maui The measure includes improvements to the Kahului Wastewater Reclamation Facility th...

Members of Hawaii s congressional delegation and key state legislators say they are deeply troubled by allegations that excessive waiting times for veterans in need of government health care has cost lives For now however they are not calling f...

The U S Department of Transportation is giving Honolulu International Airport 15 million for improvements The money will be used to improve shuttle stations in the overseas terminal building and to replace a metal roof canopy in loading and unlo...