The list of annual state holidays in Hawaii could grow by one under legislation that easily passed a milestone last week.

State senators voted 25-0 to approve and send to the House of Representatives a bill that would make Nov. 28 La Ku ‘oko ‘a, or Hawaiian Independence Day, as Hawaii’s 14th official state holiday. The ...

Lai's predecessor Tsai Ing-wen transited through Hawaii and Guam during her first ... it has never formally declared independence and lives under the constant threat of invasion by China.

While the island of 56,000 people has been on a path toward independence since at least 2009, a break from Denmark isn’t on the ballot — even though it’s on everyone’s mind. Voters will ...

Share your ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and win cash! On todayʻs episode of HI Now Daily, weʻll highlight a local app that will help your pronunciation be maʻemaʻe. Plus, weʻll sample a spam breakfast ...