The University of Hawaii Board of Regents' contract with a national search firm includes a "special condition" giving control of candidate information to the company.

Wiping and sealing qualifying arrest and court records would be a major challenge for data managers.

The state archivist had to go to great lengths to obtain all records from ex-Gov. David Ige's administration after a staffer initially refused to share some.

Despite increasing diversity, English is still the language spoken in most American homes.

Also, a note of caution about the latest census data on Native Hawaiians and a new tool on Hawaii's hot housing market.

In confidential lawsuits, a select few can keep sometimes embarrassing legal disputes hush-hush in ways that experts say may violate the First Amendment. 

A new attorney is now leading Mike Miske's defense team and needs more time to get up to speed

House Bill 719 to cap copying fees for public records was abruptly amended to allow agencies to withhold certain pre-decisional records from the public.

The state Supreme Court ruled Hawaii law has no 'deliberative process privilege', but Senators are trying to create one.