When Waikiki’s first hotel opened March 11, 1901, the area was still largely wetlands with taro patches and beach houses. Horse-drawn carriages brought visitors from the central hub of downtown ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A.J. Herrington is a freelance writer covering weed news and culture. Two Hawaii lawmakers this week filed legislation that would ...

Supreme Court justices were stunned Tuesday when lawyers defending Hawaii’s so-called “vampire rule” — which restricts carrying guns on privately owned spaces without consent — pointed to racist laws ...

Black Codes, enacted after the Civil War to restrict newly freed African Americans, took center stage at the Supreme Court on Tuesday as it considered a challenge to a Hawaii gun law. With the ...

The court grappled with a Hawaii law restricting carrying concealed weapons onto private property, setting up a potential clash between gun and property rights. Atom Kasprzycki, left, and Jason ...

The Supreme Court appeared poised Tuesday to strike down a Hawaii law that bars people from carrying guns onto private property without the explicit approval of the property owner, a stance that would ...

Your next visit to the Aloha State may be a tiny bit pricier. Hawaii just raised the price of its tourism tax from 10.25 percent to 11 percent on January 1, with each county able to tack on an ...

HONOLULU, HAWAII - DECEMBER 24: Micah Alejado #12 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors runs the ball during the first half of the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl against the California Golden Bears at the Clarence ...

The Hawaii Bowl ended in dramatic fashion on Christmas Eve, as Hawaii came back from a 21-point second-quarter deficit against Cal to win 35-31, even after losing its starting quarterback. With 15 ...

A federal judge's ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help pay for the impacts of climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of ...