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Friday, December 12, 2025
Undercover Video Exposes 8a Contracting Scam
By Video @ 3:51 PM :: 96 Views :: National News, Ethics, Military, OHA

“...And remember, there's no competition.…”

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Friday, December 12, 2025
Feds Order All 8(a) Participants to Provide Financial Records
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 134 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA

... Over 4,300 firms required to transmit financial data as part of ongoing effort to expose fraud, waste, and abuse ....

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Friday, December 12, 2025
Sen Ernst Calls for Halt and Full Audit of 8a Program
By News Release @ 2:59 PM :: 125 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA

... "Dawson received a $3.4 million 8(a) sole-source award from the Office of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii on June 30, 2023, just days after the federal government raided the Dawson conglomerate offices" ....

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Friday, December 12, 2025
UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Mild recession and weak recovery in 2026
By UHERO @ 1:18 PM :: 141 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... A tourism downturn is now underway, and job losses will occur in a number of sectors in 2026 ....

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Friday, December 12, 2025
State Governments Parlay Sports Betting Into Tax Windfall
By Selected News Articles @ 12:46 PM :: 155 Views :: Gambling, Taxes

... Over the past four years, many states (but not Hawaii) have eased restrictions on gambling, contributing to the explosion of sports betting sales tax revenue ....

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Friday, December 12, 2025
Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 2.5%
By News Release @ 12:38 PM :: 155 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... Jobs Increased by 9,500 Year Over Year ....

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Friday, December 12, 2025
Setting Stage for Legislative Session: DBEDT Forecasts Economic Growth of 1.5 Percent in 2026
By News Release @ 2:20 AM :: 203 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

... Every year, DBEDT and the Council of Revenues invent these numbers for the purpose of manipulating the legislative session.  In March or April, there will be a 'dramatic' shift in the numbers designed to pressure legislators into hiking taxes.  They do this EVERY year ...

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Friday, December 12, 2025
Hawaii ‘certificate of need’ laws have ‘chilling effect’ on healthcare access
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 AM :: 201 Views :: Health Care, Small Business

... new Grassroot Institute of Hawaii white paper highlights the need for state lawmakers to reform or repeal the state’s CON regulations ....

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Friday, December 12, 2025
Honolulu Charter Amendment: Require 'Fiscal Notes' for Council Bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:55 AM :: 186 Views :: Honolulu County

... This proposal would amend the Honolulu City Charter to require the city auditor to prepare a fiscal impact assessment for all proposed Charter amendments and Council legislation ....

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Friday, December 12, 2025
Trump DOJ Sues Hawaii in Latest Attempt to Seize Voter Data
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 173 Views :: Office of Elections

... seeking to force the state to hand over its unredacted voter roll ....

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Thursday, December 11, 2025
Kalaupapa, site of Catholic saint history, reopens to visitors
By Selected News Articles @ 1:09 PM :: 246 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii History, Religion, Tourism

... For the last five years, this historical space has been closed to the public . But now, visitors are welcomed back ....

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
New Report Illuminates Geothermal Cooling Potential in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:10 PM :: 285 Views :: Energy

... low-temperature geothermal can be accessed much nearer the ground surface, and used for building cooling ....

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Hawaii’s Concealed Carry is a Fraud
By NRA ILA @ 5:05 PM :: 373 Views :: Second Amendment

... By establishing an exhaustive list of “sensitive places” and, more critically, imposing a default prohibition on all private property without express permission, the state has rendered Concealed Carry a token gesture ....

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Hawaii County Announces Six Affordable Housing Projects
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 373 Views :: Hawaii County , Development

... The County of Hawaiʻi will be distributing $11.8 million in Affordable Housing Production (AHP) Program funds to six projects across Hawaiʻi Island ....

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Hawaii Says Trump’s Medicaid Policy Is Harmful. They Can’t Prove It.
By Selected News Articles @ 1:12 AM :: 363 Views :: Health Care, Judiciary

“...Without actual harm, Hawaii lacks standing to sue...."

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Children’s Entrepreneur Market Expands to Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:37 AM :: 281 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Small Business

"...Kids rise to the challenge of deciding what to sell, creating a booth, talking to customers, and handling money...."

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
‘The Babylon Bee’ Fights Hawaii Law Censoring Political Speech
By Selected News Articles @ 11:49 PM :: 328 Views :: First Amendment

... The Babylon Bee went to court to challenge a Hawaii law banning “deceptive media” during the 10 months before an election ....

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Is Red Hill a Superfund Site?
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 377 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military

... If Red Hill is on the Super Fund list, federal law explicitly bars state environmental law claims at such facilities ....

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
AG Launches Hawaii Crime Statistics Dashboard
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 350 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Police

... The dashboard displays police-level crime statistics produced through Hawaiʻi’s participation in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program ....

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
SOLD: Alexander & Baldwin to be Taken Private in $2.3 Billion Transaction
By News Release @ 3:05 AM :: 691 Views :: Development

... a joint venture formed by MW Group and funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate and DivcoWest will acquire all outstanding A&B common shares for $21.20 per share in an all-cash transaction  ....

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Monday, December 8, 2025
The Downmarket Impact of New Multifamily Housing: Evidence from a Honolulu Condo Tower
By UHERO @ 3:05 AM :: 785 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living

... We identify prior addresses and follow vacancy chains across multiple rounds of moves ....

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Monday, December 8, 2025
Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils pass bills supported by Grassroot
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:49 AM :: 368 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business

... Honolulu Bill 42 allows taxicabs to set their own prices -- Hawai'i County Bill 52 allows backyard chickens ....

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Monday, December 8, 2025
Grassroot submits proposals to Honolulu Charter Commission
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:38 AM :: 535 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, First Amendment

... Grassroot, Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters, and city Managing Director Mike Formby all submitted proposals regarding fiscal notes ....

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Monday, December 8, 2025
‘Parking requirements are closer to sorcery than to science’
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:14 AM :: 357 Views :: Maui County, Development

... More than 60 parking-reduction waivers have been approved since the year 2000 ....

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Monday, December 8, 2025
JSC Still Seeking Nominees for Maui Judgeships
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 286 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary

... one circuit judge, one district judge ....

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Sunday, December 7, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 6, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 2:50 PM :: 363 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....

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Sunday, December 7, 2025
Homelessness: How Effective is HONU Program?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:38 PM :: 532 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

... HONU is successful in moving 1 in 3 homeless that it interacts with off the street ....

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Sunday, December 7, 2025
Making a Federal Case Out of the Green Fee
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 548 Views :: Jones Act, Judiciary, Taxes, Tourism

... the cruise lines alleged that the tax appeal system we have here is anything but plain, speedy, and efficient ....

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Sunday, December 7, 2025
Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 45042 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Military, Police

“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”  

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Saturday, December 6, 2025
Lessons from Lahaina could help Hilo recover
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:17 PM :: 549 Views :: Hawaii County , Development

... fires in Hilo claimed the lives of two people, displaced nearly three dozen other residents and razed at least five buildings ....

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Saturday, December 6, 2025
Sen Awa Responds -- Fined for Filming Campaign Ad at Legislative Office
By Video @ 8:09 PM :: 892 Views :: Ethics, Politicians, Republican Party

... Senator Awa used state resources—including his state office, state staff, and state time—to film a video supporting a political campaign ....

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Saturday, December 6, 2025
Hawaii Governor: The CDC changing childhood vaccine schedules "is a mistake"
By Video @ 12:05 PM :: 419 Views :: Health Care

“This is not a debate in medicine. It’s a debate political."

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Saturday, December 6, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation Complains of Slow-Moving FEMA Grants
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 466 Views :: Congressional Delegation

"...delays and obstacles with the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program, the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and the Emergency Management Peformance Grant (EMPG) Program...."

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Friday, December 5, 2025
JSC Finally Gets Enough Applicants for Chief Justice
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 815 Views :: Judiciary

... CHOICES: the first lesbian justice, Andy Winer's law partner, and three other dudes ....

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Friday, December 5, 2025
Fanatics starts sports prediction app, not subject to state taxes in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM :: 428 Views :: Gambling

... users wager against each other on the results of everything from sports markets to elections ....

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Friday, December 5, 2025
South, Central Maui Water 'Crisis' Suddenly Over
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 507 Views :: Maui County, Development

..."recent rains have helped" ....

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Friday, December 5, 2025
OHA: We Are Shut Out of Green’s Army Negotiations
By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 476 Views :: Military, OHA

... After asserting publicly that eminent domain was less of a factor than previously thought, Green is still seeking clarity from Driscoll ....

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Friday, December 5, 2025
Babylon Bee challenges state law criminalizing political speech
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 771 Views :: First Amendment

... Gov. Josh Green signed S2687 into law in July 2024. It prohibits the distribution of “materially deceptive media” that portrays politicians in a way that risks harming “the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate” or simply risks “changing … voting behavior.” ....

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Ditch the equity cap: How to make “locals-only” housing actually work
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 634 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... The current use of deed restrictions traps residents, preventing them from downsizing or upsizing as their needs change without facing a financial penalty ....

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Star-Advertiser 'accepts nearly all' right-wing Letters to the Editor
By Andrew Walden @ 12:56 PM :: 729 Views :: First Amendment

"...we publish what we receive and attempt to balance anti- and pro-Trump submissions — to the point of declining many against, and accepting nearly all in favor...."

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
SHOPO Slams Judge behind Sykap Cash Payout
By News Release @ 5:15 AM :: 983 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary, Police

... pre-trial rulings have barred a civil jury from hearing about the violent "crime spree" that terrorized our community for three days ....

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Hawaii AG Sues TikTok: 'Addictive Platform Harming Children'
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 670 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care

... The claims are similar to ones raised by more than a dozen other states ....

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Queens, HHSC to Develop New Outpatient Care Center in Kailua-Kona
By News Release @ 4:35 AM :: 626 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care

... a 50,000+-square-foot medical facility adjacent to the new hospital that Queen’s has already announced it is building ....

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
Green Appoints Rep who took money from Ty Cullen to Senate Seat Abandoned by Corporate Lobbyist
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 1016 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics

... and now Democrats get to appoint a State Rep to HD36 ....

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
US Senator Demands Crackdown on 8a Fraudsters
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 1253 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA

... In June, the Department of Justice found that the 8(a) program was used to facilitate a $550 million bribery scheme over several decades ....

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
100th completed structure in Maui wildfire-affected areas
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 452 Views :: Maui County, Development

... 96 permits completed in Lahaina (88 residential, eight nonresidential) and four completed in Kula (all residential) ....

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Committee selects three finalists for Kamehameha Schools trustee seat
By News Release @ 4:09 PM :: 990 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... Olin K. Lagon, Keith Vieira, Eric K. Yeaman ....

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
City now accepting resumes for Honolulu Liquor Commission Administrator
By News Release @ 4:15 AM :: 616 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism, Drugs

... outgoing Administrator Sal Petilos is retiring after two and a half years with the City ....

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Monday, December 1, 2025
Seeking Common Ground on Maunakea
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:52 PM :: 817 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA

... a new plan from state leaders seeks to chart a different course ....

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Monday, December 1, 2025
VA houses largest number of homeless Veterans in seven years 
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 561 Views :: Homelessness, Military

... The nationwide numbers include 459 veterans permanently housed by Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System ....

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