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Today is the scheduled last day to register to vote in next month’s Na‘i Aupuni election of delegates to the Native Hawaiian constitutional convention set to begin in February.

State officials are warning Hawaii’s medical marijuana patients and caregivers to tag their plants and carry their registration cards to avoid getting in trouble with the law.

The Honolulu Ethics Commission on Wednesday dropped complaints against City Council members Ikaika Anderson and Ann Kobayashi, and former Councilman Donovan Dela Cruz over claims that they failed to disclose gifts from lobbyists before taking critical votes on the $6 billion rail project.

The double-hulled sailing canoe Hokule‘a was arriving at its destination near Maputo Bay in the Republic of Mozambique — a safe harbor away from an impending storm, according to satellite tracking information Wednesday night.

New York woman drowns at Kauai beach • Wellness fair set for Friday in Wailuku

Question: How does a person take care of a traffic or criminal warrant? For example: A motorist gets cited for no insurance, misses court, and then a traffic warrant is issued. If the person goes to the courthouse, can they pay the warrant there, or must they go to the police station and get arrested?

The Hawaii County prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to drop charges against seven individuals arrested Sept. 8 for violating the state’s emergency rule that prohibited camping near the summit of Mauna Kea.

City crews completing a block-by-block sweep in Kakaako cleared the remaining two dozen homeless people from Ohe Street on Tuesday morning.

The Hawaii Supreme Court has suspended former Bishop Estate trustee Gerard Jervis’ license to practice law in the state for six months.

Ed Sakamoto’s plays are worlds away from the stiff, mannered theater that many love to hate. Rollicking and ribald, hearty and heartbreaking, his work makes audiences fall into fits of laughter or unstoppable tears. It’s easy to be caught up in the stories he crafted and the characters he created.