A state bill that would legalize adult personal use of marijuana — as well as regulate recreational cannabis, medical cannabis and hemp within a single office — will get its first committee hearing this week.

President Donald Trump’s directive to immediately eliminate any efforts to diversify federal offices and the people they serve — and require all federal employees to stop working from home — led some federal employees in Hawaii to apply for new jobs last week while they talked among one another about whether to quit.

Hawaii County has a new Department of Environmental Management director, although not without some controversy.

While the state grapples with a pair of troublesome Banyan Drive properties, Hawaii County and state officials have big plans for the future of the Waiakea Peninsula.

Keiki may be prohibited by law to use their cellphones at school under a series of bills being discussed in the state Legislature.

Four state bills relating to immigration enforcement cleared their first legislative hurdle Wednesday, with all being passed 7-0 by the House Committee on Economic Development and Technology.

Hawaii lawmakers are proposing to shift the state’s invasive species response to the state Department of Agriculture.