Christopher Vaefaga was found unconscious and unresponsive in his cell in a module used to house gang members.

Tommy Johnson will become the director of Corrections and Rehabilitation after the Public Safety Department is dissolved on Monday.

The push to protect health care workers comes in response to an increase in violence at facilities around the county.

In the run-up to New Year’s Eve, officials are pleading with residents to take caution and not use illegal fireworks.

Hawaii officials have struggled to address the problem despite building a $160 million forensic hospital designed to improve safety.

Traditional coverage relies on publicly shaming people who have been arrested but haven't been convicted of a crime.

Other prisoners were seen entering the cell of Richard Taylor Jr. before his body was found at the Saguaro Correctional Center.

Colleagues praised Ted Sakai for his decades of service, saying he dedicated his career to making the system more humane.

Honolulu police determined there were no explosives in the Temple Emanu-­El in Nuuanu but will increase security, officials said.

The Legislature appropriated $200,000 to expand the program, but the Department of Public Safety says the bids for the funding haven't met requirements.