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Saturday, August 1, 2026
School resource officer program expands on O‘ahu
By News Release @ 9:14 AM :: 127 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Police

...Nānākuli High & Intermediate School will join the program this year with three assigned SROs....

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Saturday, August 1, 2026
‘New Tourism’ = ‘Costs too Much’—Therefore, Trend of shorter Hawaii vacations reaches into June
By News Release @ 7:59 AM :: 142 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

"...June visitors generally took shorter trips, with all markets – except Japan – reporting shorter average lengths of stay compared to last June, continuing a trend that began in April 2026.... "

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Friday, July 31, 2026
Canadian Submarine Sinks USS Mobile Bay off Hawaii
By Video @ 10:16 PM :: 308 Views :: Military

... Canada's lone operational submarine recently took part in a massive military exercise involving 30 nations ....

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Friday, July 31, 2026
FIRE: College Free Speech Improving, but UH still stuck on Yellow
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 378 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education

... UH Manoa and UH Hilo are still 'Code Yellow' ....

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Friday, July 31, 2026
Honolulu DPP Among 50 Best AI Systems in USA?
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 435 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

...Honolulu earned the national recognition for its project, “Honolulu Cuts Residential Permit Review Times by 70% with AI Plan Review,” which showcases DPP’s successful implementation of CivCheck....

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Friday, July 31, 2026
Green Announces Appointments to HHC, CSC, Ethics
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 359 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii State Government

...appointments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Campaign Spending Commission and Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission....

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Friday, July 31, 2026
AG Announces Child Support Enforcement Tech Upgrade
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 346 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement

"The new KEIKI system became fully operational on July 20, 2026 on schedule with no interruption to child support services or system operations...."

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Friday, July 31, 2026
Hawai'i Community College: Political Activist Banned from Campus for Collecting Petition Signatures
By News Release @ 8:13 AM :: 569 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Higher Education, Second Amendment

... in the spring of 2026, Austin Martin went to Hawai‘i Community College’s Hilo campus to collect signatures for a petition urging the University of Hawai‘i system to permit students to carry pepper spray for self-defense ....

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Kauai Charter School not the First to Remove Wife of OHA Trustee
By Andrew Walden @ 9:56 PM :: 1006 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Ethics, OHA

"Executive Director/Principal Kanoe Ahuna gave special treatment to her husband Dan Ahuna (OHA Trustee) when she failed to reprimand him for multiple instances of using foul and abusive language toward middle school students while he was a KPCS teacher during the 2024-25 school year...."

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
VIDEO: US Navy Sea Drone Holes Peleliu off Kauai
By Video @ 10:26 AM :: 906 Views :: Military

... U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels take part in a sinking exercise in the Pacific Ocean ....

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Case Calls On President To Once Again Extend Jones Act Waiver
By Ed Case @ 8:46 AM :: 987 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Military

... Rep Case says any lapse of the current Jones Act waiver will heighten disruption risk and further drive up sky-high prices ....

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
DLIR: Welfare and Food Service to be Top Growth Industries
By News Release @ 8:26 PM :: 1015 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... 28,060 net new jobs statewide ....

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Honolulu retiree celebrates win in lawsuit challenging City’s excessive TVR fines
By News Release @ 7:24 PM :: 1164 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism

" ... she sued in federal court for imposing excessive fines in violation of the Eighth Amendment .... "

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Monday, July 27, 2026
3 years later: Over One Third of Maui Wildfire Victims Still in Temporary Housing
By UHERO @ 8:47 PM :: 1231 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living

...Participants living in temporary housing declined from 40.6% to 34.4%....

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Monday, July 27, 2026
DHHL Sued Over Courtyards at Waipouli Evictions
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 1261 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Cost of Living

... David Kalahiki and Linda Twitchell allege that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ blood-quantum rule violates their rights by conditioning housing on ancestry ....

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Monday, July 27, 2026
Mafia News: Will Court Ruling Give Miske Pal Free Run at Council Seat? -- Waters to Appeal
By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 1583 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Office of Elections, Politicians

"...We plan to file an appeal...." -- Tommy Waters

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Monday, July 27, 2026
Voter Service Centers Open July 27
By News Release @ 10:41 AM :: 5341 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections

"...To beat the long lines on August 8, officials urge voters to take advantage of the opportunity to vote early...."

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Sunday, July 26, 2026
The One Dollar Solution
By Tom Yamachika @ 9:43 AM :: 1686 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... the line-itemed bill, SB 2600 ....

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Sunday, July 26, 2026
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 24, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 6:36 AM :: 1633 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Saturday, July 25, 2026
Empty homes tax just empty promises
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:36 PM :: 1726 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living

... the Commission ultimately rejected putting the issue on the ballot ....

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Friday, July 24, 2026
Five Indicted in Luke Bribery Case--will this be enough to keep Feds Away?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:53 PM :: 4913 Views :: Ethics, Politicians, COVID-19

...The most likely explanation for these indictments is that they are designed to present the minimum case capable of forestalling federal prosecutors.  As always, the slogan is 'Defend Hawaii.'....

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Friday, July 24, 2026
Another Filipino National Charged with Unlawfully Voting as an Alien
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 6515 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Office of Elections

... said her uncle pressured her to cast ballot ....

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Thursday, July 23, 2026
Indian National Arrested in Hawaii for Role in Gold Bar Elder Fraud Scheme
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 2069 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... Harsh Fojalal Shah, 25, an Indian national, was arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 20 ....

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Thursday, July 23, 2026
​How rigid land-use rules are holding back wildfire recovery in Lahaina
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:44 PM :: 2036 Views :: Maui County, Development

... More than 2,200 structures were destroyed.  So far, only 220 houses have been rebuilt ....

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Thursday, July 23, 2026
When safety becomes exclusion: The hidden cost of building codes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 PM :: 2334 Views :: Ethics, Development, Labor, Cost of Living

... the ICC has become one of the most powerful and least transparent institutions in housing policy ....

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Thursday, July 23, 2026
BWS Agrees to Waste $6M on Useless Kalaeloa Desal Plant
By News Release @ 11:49 AM :: 2179 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living

... The company recently received a Limited Notice to Proceed from its client, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, authorizing the procurement ....

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Thursday, July 23, 2026
The island without childcare for babies
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 AM :: 2496 Views :: Kauai County, Family, Cost of Living

... she’s been trying to add an additional building to run an infant-toddler center for seven or eight years, but on the island, the process is lengthy ....

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Maui can't delegate environmental assessment to property owners
By Court House News @ 4:20 PM :: 2275 Views :: Maui County, Development

... the rules governing what can be built near the shore have been debated among developers, environmental advocates and fire survivors trying to rebuild their homes in Lahaina ....

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
AG Sues to Force Shutdown of HECO's oldest Oil Burners on Maui, Big Island
By News Release @ 1:11 PM :: 2343 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Energy, Environment

... Kanoelehua Hill, Kahului, Māʻalaea and Puna generating stations were identified as the top contributors of human-caused, haze-causing pollution ....

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
How politicians manipulate data to take credit
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:55 AM :: 2264 Views :: Economy

... How do we honestly measure the American dream? ....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Hawaii Tries and Fails to make Second Amendment a 'Property Rights' Issue
By NRA ILA @ 7:16 PM :: 2659 Views :: Second Amendment

...“Property Rights” Critique of Wolford Misleads on Facts and Law....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Feds: Hawaii Homeownership 18.9% Lower Than Believed
By Selected News Articles @ 1:05 PM :: 2784 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

"...Hawaii’s homeowners-to-population ratio (HPOP) is 18.9 percentage points lower than its owner-occupancy rate, the largest difference of any state...."

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
DLNR: 80 Meth Addicts Removed from Waianae Boat Harbor, 30 Still Waiting
By News Release @ 9:21 AM :: 2763 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Drugs

... Globalization Personified: 30 American drug addicts are sitting around waiting for Chinese workers to finish building them homes ....

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Monday, July 20, 2026
What It Takes to Retire in Hawaii at 62 on $1.5 Million Without Touching Your Principal
By Selected News Articles @ 9:10 AM :: 3898 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... the tax code treats different retirement dollars very differently ....

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Monday, July 20, 2026
Upgraded HECO Waiau Plant 'can run on LNG'
By News Release @ 8:52 AM :: 2757 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment

"...can operate on a variety of liquid fuels...and can be converted to run on liquefied natural gas if it becomes available...."

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Monday, July 20, 2026
After 18 Years of Green Energy, Oil still supplies 68% of electricity on Oahu
By Selected News Articles @ 8:43 AM :: 2653 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living

"Perhaps electrical grids are more complicated than the mandates."

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Sunday, July 19, 2026
Trustees: Kahele Used Line-Item to Illegally Buy Support for Budget
By Andrew Walden @ 12:18 PM :: 6005 Views :: Ethics, OHA

"... As the Chair and majority continue Ferreira’s leave, and weigh further disciplinary action against Ferreira, they create ongoing exposure to OHA to adverse litigation risks ...."

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Sunday, July 19, 2026
Hawaii Supreme Court Opinions Designed to Inject 'Critical Race Theory' into Law?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:20 AM :: 4492 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary

...Ketanji Brown Jackson is creating a body of “KBJ law” that other judges can cite to defy SCOTUS....

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Sunday, July 19, 2026
Why Care About the Dam Special Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 3072 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government

... we are suing the State over it ....

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Saturday, July 18, 2026
Hawaii comes in first — at being the worst state for business
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:14 PM :: 3109 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living

... Hawaii’s business climate is getting worse, not better ....

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Saturday, July 18, 2026
Hilo Internet 'Cultist' Gets 10 Years for Child Porn
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 3019 Views :: Hawaii County , Family, Law Enforcement

...Cultists members collaborated to victimize children in a systematic attempt to trigger social collapse and topple the current world order....

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Saturday, July 18, 2026
Helping Maui Rapist, Hawaii’s Top Court Unleashes ‘Unserious Screed’ Against Conservative-Majority Supreme Court
By Selected News Articles @ 1:54 PM :: 3657 Views :: Maui County, National News, Judiciary, Second Amendment

"...This is nothing more than an unserious screed rather than a reasoned opinion....”

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Saturday, July 18, 2026
‘The Timing is Interesting’ -- How does Performance-Based Regulation affect HECO’s stance on LNG?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:03 PM :: 3504 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Cost of Living

...Performance-Based Regulation, adopted by PUC in 2020, (PBR) fundamentally changed HECO's financial incentives in a way that made pursuing LNG much less attractive....

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Saturday, July 18, 2026
Solar: HECO Announces Plan to Pave Koolaus in Glass
By News Release @ 9:20 AM :: 4037 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment

Solar farm sacrifice zones.

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Friday, July 17, 2026
Marijuana: Is the Honolulu Police Department ignoring the U.S. Supreme Court?
By News Release @ 1:18 PM :: 3296 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment, Drugs

...On June 18, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that the government cannot impose a blanket prohibition on firearm rights simply because someone is, or was, a medical marijuana patient....

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Friday, July 17, 2026
Soft on Crime Hawaii Supreme Court Gives Maui Rapist a Second Chance
By Court House News @ 11:18 AM :: 3957 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary

... The victim in the case reported that Granillo struck her in the parking lot, dragged her into his car, drove her to a beach, held her at knifepoint and repeatedly sexually assaulted and beat her before she escaped ....

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Friday, July 17, 2026
UPDATE: AG Investigators "work toward completing" bribery investigation
By News Release @ 10:20 AM :: 32372 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement

... "work toward completing the investigation" .... 

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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Green Vetoes One, Line-item Another
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 3360 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government

... Green concluded this year’s bill signing period and issued his final veto decision with 266 of the 267 measures becoming law ....

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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Kauai CASPER Survey Results
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 3193 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...Kauaʻi District Health Office (KDHO) has released its report of the 2026 Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey....

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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Soft on Crime: Lifelong Criminal Busted Again in $1.2M Fraud
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 3743 Views :: Law Enforcement

... the defendants allegedly manufactured and deposited fraudulent checks totaling approximately $1.2 million between June and August 2024 ....

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