The area was the focus of decades of political and legal efforts to preserve sensitive habitat that includes 5 miles of coastline.

Numerous other bills have been signed into law by Gov. Josh Green in the last few days. And Green and Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi updated reporters on a housing project.

The threat of an imminent shutdown had loomed over the aviation businesses there for several years.

It's a dirty business, even in suburban Kapolei. But somebody's got to do it.

The order allows the city to remove stair sections only if they were already separated from the mountain.

The ruling gets rid of a key constitutional protection that homelessness advocates had been using to contest municipal laws they said were too harsh on homeless people.

The project could help the state reach its renewable energy goals, sourcing power to approximately 300,000 homes — but at what cost?

Drug overdoses are the driving factor straining short-staffed medical examiners around the country.

The mayor offered his condolences and support during this time of mourning.

The halt will last until at least June 26, when the Friends of Haiku Stairs and the city will argue their respective cases in front of a judge.