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Friday, February 13, 2026
Federal Civil Rights Complaint Challenges Hawaii DoE Transsexual Policies
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 137 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment

...Hawaii DoE compells students to use certain pronouns when the students address their self-described “transgender” peers....

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Friday, February 13, 2026
Bribery News: Green Cancels DC Trip--Prevents Luke from Become Acting Governor
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 166 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... When Gov Green leaves the state, Lt Gov Luke becomes acting Governor.  Maybe she might pardon herself ....

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
JSC Presents Nominees for Three District Judgeships
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 175 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Judiciary

... two on Oahu, one on Big Island ....

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Hawaii Enters Propaganda War
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 PM :: 220 Views :: First Amendment, Military

... Fighting foreign psychological operations from our very own shores ....

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
JSC Presents Four Nominees for ICA
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 300 Views :: Judiciary

... Associate Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawai’i Nominees ....

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
What's Happening with Hawaiian Homelands: Keli'i Akina Interviews Kali Watson
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:09 AM :: 294 Views :: DHHL

... What's Happening with Hawaiian Homelands; Waiting Lists, Blood Quantum, New Ventures, and More ....

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Queens Launches Campaign Against HMSA-HPH 'Merger'
By News Release @ 11:17 AM :: 418 Views :: Health Care

"Experience from other states shows that when insurers and care providers merge, costs rise, access narrows, and the community ultimately loses."

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
DAGS’ Hawaiʻi State Archives Digitizing KSSK Perry & Price Shows
By News Release @ 10:43 AM :: 258 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History

“...Never fear, The Posse is here!....”

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
$35K Bribe: Luke Confessions Spark Call for Special Prosecutor
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 445 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... Under Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 28-8.5, Attorney General Ann Lopez has the discretion to appoint a special assistant ....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Rail: HART Alleges ‘Core Systems Contractor’ is Criminal Organization
By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 581 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail

... HART’s counter suit includes a detailed analysis of how large-project government contractors manipulate the system to jack up costs ....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Legislature, Courts, Schools, UH to be Closed Monday Due to Severe Weather Warning
By News Release @ 12:49 AM :: 540 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education

...All Senate and House committee hearings scheduled for February 9 will be postponed, and floor sessions in both chambers for Session Day #12 will not be convened....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Census data confirms Hawaii population still in decline
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:02 AM :: 366 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... the state’s high cost of living, fueled by high taxes and too many regulations, are continuing to drive residents to more affordable places on the mainland ....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Will the Supreme Court stop Hawaii’s stealth gun ban?
By NRA ILA @ 12:01 AM :: 331 Views :: Second Amendment

... Aloha State wants to set a Second Amendment-snatching precedent ....

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Sunday, February 8, 2026
Election 2026: 94 Candidates Pull Papers to Run
By Andrew Walden @ 1:34 PM :: 682 Views :: Office of Elections

... Who’s running for office? ....

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Sunday, February 8, 2026
HB1875: Juvenile Sex Change Operations on the Move in House
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:35 AM :: 549 Views :: Family, Gambling

...the bill raises significant concerns about parental rights, informed consent, and the long-term health and well-being of children....

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Sunday, February 8, 2026
The kind of playbook Hawaii lawmakers need
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:17 AM :: 412 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

...Grassroot’s new “Hawaii housing policy playbook” outlines 10 policies that research has shown could encourage more homebuilding, which would make housing in our state more abundant and affordable.... 

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Sunday, February 8, 2026
$100M -- Idle Land and Natural Resource Funds
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 704 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... $30M here, $40M there ....

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Sunday, February 8, 2026
Deferred: SB 433 Would Criminalize Knives and Bows
By News Release @ 12:21 AM :: 264 Views :: Second Amendment

... indefinitely deferred by the Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs committee ....

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Saturday, February 7, 2026
Paid family leave program could drive up costs, harm employees
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:44 AM :: 392 Views :: Family, Labor, Small Business

... California’s Paid Family Leave Act did not help narrow the pay gap, and was instead associated with reduced employment and earnings for first-time mothers ....  

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Friday, February 6, 2026
Grassroot: 10 bold reforms to ease Hawaii’s housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 AM :: 418 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... The “housing policy playbook” is intended to help state and county lawmakers remove or reform the many regulatory barriers that stifle Hawaii homebuilding ....

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Thursday, February 5, 2026
FTC settles with prescription drug middleman giant to lower pricing
By Court House News @ 12:01 AM :: 321 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living

... The agreement orders Express Scripts to offer plan members the lowest available cost for medicine like insulin rather than artificially inflated prices ....

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Senator Kidani Still in Office, claims she is not senile
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 716 Views :: Democratic Party, Education K-12, Ethics, Hawaii State Government

"She now has a helper who guides her around the Capitol and accompanies her to hearings"

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Stop Taxing Food — Support Families and Food Security
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 431 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living

... Hawai‘i is one of only four states that still taxes groceries at the full rate ....

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
UHERO: Adjusted for local prices, Hawaiʻi’s economy among worst in nation
By UHERO @ 12:59 AM :: 807 Views :: Economy, Cost of Living

... Hawaiʻi’s wages and productivity have lagged the rest of the country for more than three decades, placing the state among the most economically distressed in the U.S. ....

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Police Commission appoints Rudy Tai as Kaua‘i Police Chief
By News Release @ 10:55 AM :: 321 Views :: Kauai County, Police

... Born and raised on O‘ahu, Chief Tai brings more than 35 years of law-enforcement experience with the San Diego Police Department ....

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Green Appoints Char Kauai Circuit Judge
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 225 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary

...Char served as a deputy public defender on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi and later as supervising deputy public defender for the Kauaʻi office....

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Monday, February 2, 2026
With Supreme Court Ruling Coming, Hawaii Democrats Push More Carry Restrictions
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 AM :: 361 Views :: Second Amendment

... anti-gun lawmakers in the Aloha State are already scheming to continue infringing the Second Amendment ....

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Honolulu’s economic revitalization office has revitalized very little
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:54 AM :: 472 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Economy

... Despite evidence to the contrary, politicians continue to believe they can boost the economy through spending programs ....

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
House Urges Attorney General to Prioritize and Expedite State Bribery Investigation
By News Release @ 3:49 AM :: 458 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... with unanimous support ....

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
2026 Hawaii Legislative Session – Firearms Bills Tracker
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 359 Views :: Second Amendment

... every bill that could impact firearm ownership, carry, storage, penalties, and related rights here in Hawaiʻi ....

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 1, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 1:00 AM :: 212 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Ethics: DoH Employee Responsible for Regulation of Ambulance Services was Employed by One of Them
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 439 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

"Around April 2019, Respondent acquired employment with AMR, while continuing to work in his state capacity at the EMS Branch"

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
OIP: Eight Opinions Issued
By News Release @ 12:16 AM :: 222 Views :: Ethics

"...Requester made two requests to the Department of Transportation, Airports Division (DOT) for copies of records concerning a two-year contract and an emergency Wiki Wiki contract...."

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Tax Versus Judiciary
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:01 AM :: 316 Views :: Judiciary, Taxes

...There are two Hawaii Supreme Court cases pending that involve fights over the extent to which courts can get involved in taxation at all....

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Saturday, January 31, 2026
Antivaxxer School at Center of Chickenpox outbreak on Kauai
By News Release @ 8:30 AM :: 440 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Health Care

... All five cases were not vaccinated against chickenpox ....

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Saturday, January 31, 2026
Police Commission Selects Reed Mahuna for Police Chief
By News Release @ 6:13 AM :: 272 Views :: Hawaii County , Police

... Mahuna, who has served as interim Police Chief since September, is a nearly 28-year veteran of the Hawaiʻi Police Department ....  

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Friday, January 30, 2026
Hawaii court blocks state’s satire censorship law
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 439 Views :: First Amendment

... Babylon Bee, Hawaii resident prevail against state law banning political memes ....

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Friday, January 30, 2026
2025: Tourist Count Down Spending Up
By News Release @ 3:18 AM :: 673 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... A total of 9,642,991 visitors arrived in calendar year 2025, down slightly from 9,701,499 visitors (-0.6%) in 2024 ....

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Friday, January 30, 2026
Census Bureau: Hawaii Population Decline 2nd-Fastest in USA
By Andrew Walden @ 2:06 AM :: 2301 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Young local families dominate Hawaii’s departure statistics .... 

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Friday, January 30, 2026
Money Laundering: Keanu Sai Flunky Gets Nine Years in Federal Penitentiary
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 683 Views :: Ethics, OHA

... more sovereignty scammers heading for the Big House ....

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Friday, January 30, 2026
Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga Conspiracy: Judge Allows Lawsuit to Proceed
By Court House News @ 12:38 AM :: 618 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... Federal prosecutors couldn't make criminal bribery charges stick for a former Honolulu prosecutor and engineering firm executives, but civil versions of the claims may live to see another trial ....

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
Hawaii Leads the U.S. in Average Weekly Grocery Bills
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 AM :: 468 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... In Hawaii, households spend $157 per week on groceries, up 9.6% from the prior year ....

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
Hawaii Keeps Vaccine Schedule Free of AntiVaxxerism
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 180 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19

... the 2026 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule ....

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
Hawaii officials admit Department of Education doesn’t use E-Verify
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 413 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement

... the processes used to screen candidates, review credentials and monitor conduct ....

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
Molester List: DoE Forced to Initiate 'Harm to Students Registry' for Hiring
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 300 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement

...Participating entities include public schools, public charter schools, private schools, and early learning educational programs....

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
$1,000 Trump accounts to start July 4
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 PM :: 189 Views :: National News, Family

... included in the "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law in July 2025. It provides a $1,000 contribution from the U.S. Treasury Department to a tax-free account for babies born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028 ....

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Candidate Filing Begins – Here’s What You Need to Know
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 211 Views :: Office of Elections

... Candidate Filing is now underway ....

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Hawaii Baseball Coach at Center of MLB Gambling Scandal
By Court House News @ 12:21 PM :: 824 Views :: Gambling

... Donny Kadokawa is one of the key witnesses in Yasiel Puig's trial over charges the former MLB star lied to federal agents about his dealings with an illegal bookmaker ....

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Hawai‘i Police Department Vice 2025 Drug Recovery Stats
By News Release @ 12:32 AM :: 237 Views :: Hawaii County , Police, Drugs

...Hawai‘i Police Department recorded a significant increase in drug recoveries to the point it now leads the state in total drug seizures....

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Monday, January 26, 2026
FULL TEXT: Green State of the State Speech
By Video @ 11:30 PM :: 290 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... video and full text as prepared for delivery ....

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