Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hawaii lawmakers are once again pushing to expand access to free school meals through new House bills after facing setbacks in ...

What the next U.S. presidential needs is it's own version of Matayoshi Jesus! Matayoshi Jesus (legally Mitsuo Matayoshi) is a would-be Japanese politician who has publicly proclaimed himself the ...

This post is part of our Capitol Connections series, where Annalisa Burgos sits down with state lawmakers to discuss their priorities for the legislative session and issues affecting their districts.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In school districts across the nation, keiki are being denied the basic right of food because school boards have enacted food debt programs that prevent students from gaining access ...

Naoki Matayoshi, a Japanese comedian of the comic duo "Peace," on Thursday night won the 153rd Akutagawa Award for literature for his work "Hibana." The 35-year-old is the first comedian to win the ...

Coralie Chun Matayoshi decided seven years ago to leave behind a successful career in law and government to lead a Hawaii nonprofit organization charged with “saving lives and giving hope.” Matayoshi ...

Naoki Matayoshi, the first comedian to win the Akutagawa literary prize, will launch a new novel titled "Gekijo" (Theater), in the April edition of the weekly literary magazine Shukan Shincho, it has ...

Kathryn Matayoshi, who guided the state Department of Education through its successful bid for $75 million in competitive Race to the Top funds and has garnered wide support in the community since ...