Hawaii isn’t “empty.” It’s jammed with value—military, tourism, billionaire playgrounds—but remarkably little of that value converts into secure, affordable lives for the people who actually live ...

Hawaii may appear like a paradise of open landscapes and untouched beaches, but much of that land is actually privately owned by some of the world’s richest individuals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Negotiations between the Army and the state of Hawaii over land leases that expire in 2029 are moving forward amid intensifying ...

May 5—How the state leases public land for commercial and other use is on the verge of historic change. A highly divided Legislature recently passed a heavily contested bill that would let tenants on ...

Hundreds of testifiers cited environmental issues and other concerns over the Army’s use of the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii island. A protest sign sits outside the area. U.S. Marines assigned to ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - More than 74 acres of agricultural land along the Wailuku River and Rainbow Falls near Hilo will be permanently protected. O.K. Farms, Hawaii Land Trust (HILT), and Trust for ...

Sara Kehaulani Goo's journey to save her family's ancestral land in Hawaii began in 2019 with an email from her father. "The Hana property taxes went up 500%," he wrote. The amount had jumped from ...

Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii, killing more than 100 people and destroying the historic town of Lahaina. The wildfires are the deadliest in the U.S.

You might see Hawaii frequently crowded in travel ads, but large areas remain lightly populated or tightly controlled. A ...

Some opponents of House Bill 499 fear the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ board could extend a lease for 23,000 acres of the Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii island which is set to ...