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Friday, April 25, 2025
Matson Moves to Intervene in Jones Act Lawsuit
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:21 PM :: 165 Views :: Jones Act

... A recently filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Jones Act has not surprisingly caught the eye of Hawaii-based shipping giant Matson, which filed a motion on April 11 to intervene in the case ....

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Friday, April 25, 2025
Focus should be on job growth and progress, not more and more taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:06 PM :: 106 Views :: Taxes

... Hawaii continues to suffer anemic economic growth — the second slowest in the country ....

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Friday, April 25, 2025
Lahaina sewer system 100% restored
By News Release @ 2:14 PM :: 103 Views :: Maui County

... When County crews began work on sewer repairs in April 2024, approximately 1,822 lots had inactive sewer service ....

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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Former death row inmate convicted of sex trafficking in Hawaii
By Court House News @ 6:43 PM :: 214 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... McCoy faces a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, as well as mandatory restitution. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Aug. 18 ....

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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Republicans Give Josh Green Opportunity to Appoint his Former Office Manager as State Rep
By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 404 Views

... It is not clear what low-budget legislative shenanigans caused Republicans to give Green this chance ....

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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Hawaii Housing Costs 53.47% of Median Income
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 AM :: 240 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii Residents Spend the Highest Percentage of Income on Housing ....

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
SB295: Tougher Penalties for TRO Violations
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 252 Views :: Family, Judiciary, Law Enforcement

... The bill increases penalties for individuals who violate temporary restraining orders (TROs) and orders for protection (OFPs) ....

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Operator Syndrome: Hidden toll on first responder life
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 PM :: 246 Views :: Hawaii County , Police

... years of trauma can lead to a complex set of injuries: sleep disorders, PTSD, hormonal imbalances, pain, depression and more ....

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
FULL TEXT: Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill--Text Still Not Available
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 491 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... finalized in a joint conference committee after both chambers initially passed different versions. The bill will now be up for final reading in both chambers before heading to the Governor's desk ....

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 146185 Views :: Environment, Religion

There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge....

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 80345 Views :: Environment

Ira Einhorn, Master of Ceremonies, Earth Day Rally on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park, Phila, PA, Apr. 22, 1970.

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Monday, April 21, 2025
SB1296: Apply rebuilding waivers to all Lahaina fire victims
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:09 PM :: 307 Views :: Maui County, Development

...  SB1296 seeks to exempt buildings anywhere in Hawaii destroyed by a disaster from needing a Special Management Area permit to rebuild ....

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Monday, April 21, 2025
Town Hall: What to do about Illegal Fireworks?
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:01 AM :: 328 Views :: Law Enforcement

... We walked over to the offenders and called them over to talk and asked them to stop shooting their aerials over our home and shed. Thankfully, they obliged ....

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Sunday, April 20, 2025
Grassroot Wrap-up: How Legislature handled housing, taxes, rebuilding Lahaina and more
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:20 PM :: 563 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Registration open for Grassroot’s legislative wrap-up luncheons ....

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Sunday, April 20, 2025
HB1369: Category Killer
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 728 Views :: Small Business, Taxes

"...all of the negotiations and conversations take place behind closed doors...."

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Saturday, April 19, 2025
Will Trump Reform Jones Act Shipbuild Requirement?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 PM :: 747 Views :: Jones Act

... Trump has signaled interest in some kind of reforms and floated working with Congress to pass legislation authorizing the purchase of ships from foreign countries ....

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Saturday, April 19, 2025
Hawaii Egg Prices Increase Even More
By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 684 Views :: Agriculture, Cost of Living

... The price of locally produced organic eggs increased sharply by 18.8%, to $12.07 per dozen ....

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Saturday, April 19, 2025
Debating Jones Act defenders is like playing whack-a-mole
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:16 PM :: 742 Views :: Jones Act

... No matter how many times the law’s supposed benefits are debunked, the same old arguments pop up again and again ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
SB1166: Hawaii Democrats Cooking Up Another Climate Lawfare Scheme
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 PM :: 1039 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

“...provide a new, specific cause of action...."

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Friday, April 18, 2025
Mayor Calls for Lawyers to Step Up--Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 593 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

... Local experts estimate that 300 – 400 individuals could benefit from ACT on Oʻahu ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
Trump Re-Opens Fisheries within Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 891 Views :: Environment, Small Business

... The proclamation lifts the prohibition on commercial fishing in areas of the PRIMNM that are between 50 to 200 nautical miles from land and within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
Second Measles Case Found on Oahu
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 2166 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care

... Vaccination is the best way to protect loved ones and prevent an outbreak ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
By Robert Thomas @ 12:01 AM :: 40305 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor, Religion

If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
Hawaii Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 598 Views :: Environment, Tourism

... The Nature Conservancy (TNC) renewed Hawai‘i’s coral reef insurance policy for 2025 with Munich Re Group. TNC initially purchased the policy in 2022, the first in the U.S., to fund rapid coral reef repair and restoration ....

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
Daughter-in-law in Hawaii crime syndicate sentenced to 7 years
By Court House News @ 1:48 PM :: 1279 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Drugs

... Delia Fabro-Miske gets seven years ....

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
Representative Gene Ward's Celebration of Life
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 642 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party

... The celebration of life for Representative Gene R. Ward is scheduled for Monday May 15th 10am at King's Chapel East Oahu ....

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
American Samoa 125th Anniversary Flag Day
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 704 Views :: National News, Hawaii History

... The American Flag was raised for the first time above the islands of American Samoa on April 17, 1900 ....

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 AM :: 858 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs

... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
DLNR Attempts to Clarify Ocean Commercial Use Permitting Status
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 650 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism

... At this time, no new CUPs will be issued ....

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
139,000 small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 793 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Small Business, Taxes

... 139,000+ small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes if Congress does not make the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent this year ....

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Court backs mosquito suppression plan to save Hawaii’s rare birds
By Court House News @ 4:02 AM :: 574 Views :: Maui County, Environment

... mosquito “birth control” in Maui forests ....

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Hensel: How Trump is Affecting UH
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 708 Views :: Higher Education

... impacts of recent changes in federal policy across our 10-campus system ....

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Monday, April 14, 2025
367 Guns Turned in at 'Buyback' Event
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 716 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

... O‘ahu residents turned in an estimated 367 firearms of all types in exchange for $37,900 in Foodland gift cards ....

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Monday, April 14, 2025
Former death row inmate on trial for sex trafficking charges in Hawaii
By Court House News @ 9:06 PM :: 1682 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... running a sex trafficking ring involving four women and one minor ....

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Monday, April 14, 2025
Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan
By News Release @ 2:33 PM :: 567 Views :: Environment

... Updated every 10 years, the SWAP identifies “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” and outlines voluntary, proactive strategies for protection and restoration ....

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Monday, April 14, 2025
Waianae Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution and Operating Illegal Chicken Fights
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 495 Views :: Honolulu County, Gambling, Drugs

... Caspino is the first to be sentenced among the six illegal gambling business conspirators ....

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Sunday, April 13, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 5:23 PM :: 920 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

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Sunday, April 13, 2025
Grassroot 'legislative wrap-up' tour starts May 13
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 PM :: 761 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... dates, times and locations ....

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Sunday, April 13, 2025
WSJ: Lahaina's Lessons for Los Angeles
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:03 PM :: 779 Views :: Maui County, Development

... how intractable regulations have delayed rebuilding in Lahaina ....

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Sunday, April 13, 2025
Supporting Government’s Central Services—the Grand Skim of Things
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 959 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... “The Grand Skim of Things” ....

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Saturday, April 12, 2025
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:59 PM :: 763 Views :: Family, Gambling

... status of sports betting ....

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Saturday, April 12, 2025
Why are "blankety blank" tax-hike bills even allowed?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:50 PM :: 655 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism

... In addition to the TAT-related bills — HB504 and SB1396 — our state legislators also are considering a big tax increase — via HB202 — on all Hawaii businesses through a stealthy redefining of what is considered an adequate reserve fund of the state's unemployment insurance program ....

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Friday, April 11, 2025
Kauai, Maui zoning changes would help farmers, food trucks
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:23 PM :: 761 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County, Agriculture, Small Business

... Lawmakers on Kaua‘i and Maui are considering bills that would increase income opportunities for farmers and other small businesses ....

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Thursday, April 10, 2025
History Repeated Leads to Suffering
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:30 PM :: 853 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs, COVID-19

... the age of pseudoscience ....

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Thursday, April 10, 2025
Hawaii County Honokohau Sewage 'Sue-n-Settle'
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 718 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment

... The settlement resolves a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed in 2023 by Earthjustice ....

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Thursday, April 10, 2025
AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 781 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment

... 2,456 licenses were issued (some licensees hold multiple licenses in order to select between different carry guns), 119 were denied, and six were revoked ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 4346 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, Tulsi Gabbard

... Gabbard could face a challenge to her registration or an investigation into her vote in the 2024 election ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Lahaina Ferry Pier Rebuild Named Best of 2024
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 993 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Maui’s Lahaina Small Boat Harbor Ferry Pier Improvements was named one of the most significant construction projects of 2024 ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 851 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... pay raises ranging from 35% to 48% over the next six years for top state executives, lawmakers and judges ....

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Testimony: Grassroot Bills on the Move
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 1130 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Hawaii State Government

... state and county testimonies the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii submitted for consideration by the respective lawmakers in late March and early April 2025 ....

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