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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 :: 661 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 :: 602 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
Ethics: DoH Employee Responsible for Regulation of Ambulance Services was Employed by One of Them
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 685 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 :: 411 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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Saturday, January 31, 2026
Antivaxxer School at Center of Chickenpox outbreak on Kauai
By News Release @ 8:30 AM :: 763 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 :: 518 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 :: 604 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 :: 1413 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
Money Laundering: Keanu Sai Flunky Gets Nine Years in Federal Penitentiary
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1059 Views :: Ethics, OHA

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

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
Hawaii Keeps Vaccine Schedule Free of AntiVaxxerism
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 441 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 :: 731 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 :: 492 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
Candidate Filing Begins – Here’s What You Need to Know
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 433 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Hawai‘i Police Department Vice 2025 Drug Recovery Stats
By News Release @ 12:32 AM :: 521 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
Two-and-a-half years later, Maui County has Some House Rebuild Designs, but no actual rebuild project
By News Release @ 1:11 PM :: 592 Views :: Maui County

"Should the required environmental clearance not be obtained or if HUD declines to authorize the use of grant funds for this project, this Notice of Intent to Award may be rescinded and no contract will be awarded"

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Monday, January 26, 2026
Hawaii families take part in School Choice Week events
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 1116 Views :: Education K-12

... more than 35 public, charter, and private schools will have representatives available to talk with families about their school options .... 

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Saturday, January 24, 2026
Auditor: Not Much to Show for $324.3M Burned by City Office of Economic Revitalization
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 1420 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Economy, Small Business

"OER’s priority was to create staffing capacity over economic recovery and revitalization."

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Saturday, January 24, 2026
Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Oahu District Judge
By News Release @ 10:14 AM :: 534 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....

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Saturday, January 24, 2026
Eight Missing Children Found
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 1019 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Law Enforcement

... resulting in the safe location and recovery of eight children between the ages of 13 and 17. Two children recovered in the operation had been reported as runaways over one year ago ....

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Friday, January 23, 2026
FEMA Extends Lahaina Emergency Housing One More Year
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 719 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Kristi Noem has approved Hawaiʻi’s request to extend FEMA Temporary Housing Assistance for Maui wildfire survivors until February 2027 ....

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
House Updates Leadership and Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 588 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... to include newly appointed Rep Hartsfield ....

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
Eight Hawai'i County Police Chief Candidates Announced
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 641 Views :: Hawaii County , Police

... Hawaiʻi County Police Commission will interview eight candidates for Police Chief during meetings on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 ....

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Lawsuit: Should Fishing Boats Be Required to Pay for Federal Monitors?
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 632 Views :: Environment, Small Business

...They would be charged $710 per day to have government monitors on board.... 

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
AG Flip-Flop: Suddenly decides to open 'investigation' into $35K Bribery Case
By News Release @ 7:20 PM :: 1060 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement

... CLUE: They already know who took the $35K.  Instead of just announcing the name, this is intended to keep it quiet at least until the session is over ....

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Monday, January 19, 2026
Hawai‘i Physician Workforce Short 833 Doctors
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 1074 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... year to year the physician workforce lost 31 full-time-equivalents ....

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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Opening Day: Legislative Session Begins Wednesday January 21
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 899 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... opening floor sessions begin at 10am ....

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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Another CWS Disaster: Carfentanil Dealer Gets 6.5 years
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 767 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Drugs

... another product of Hawaii CWS foster care system ....

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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Big Island Man Sentenced to 4 Months and Ordered to Pay Over Half a Million Dollars in Restitution for Filing False Tax Return
By News Release @ 1:26 PM :: 874 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19

...Mycko received $37,158.00 in PUA funds that he was not entitled to receive....

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Friday, January 16, 2026
Lahaina: "Prepare for the Potential Conclusion of FEMA Assistance on February 28, 2026"
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 839 Views :: Maui County

"...The State of Hawai‘i requested an additional year of assistance, which, if approved, would extend the program through February 10, 2027. A decision on this extension request is currently under FEMA review...." 

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Friday, January 16, 2026
Public Invited to Take 2026 Red Hill Survey
By News Release @ 3:36 PM :: 701 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military

Those who used the Navy water system around the time of the 2021 fuel release, regardless of their current residence, are encouraged to take the survey.

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
New Factbook Details Military’s Economic Impact in Hawai‘i
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 908 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Military

... This is MACRO’s first statewide Factbook dedicated to presenting defense economic data in a clear, accessible format for the public ....

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Tax Hikes a Priority for House, not for Senate
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 985 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... one big difference between House an Senate legislative priorities announced in advance of the Hawai’i State Legislature’s Opening Day on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ....

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Title IX Violation: Feds Investigating Hawaii DoE for Allowing Males in Female Sports
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 1021 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Higher Education

... discriminate on the basis of sex by permitting students to participate in sports based on their ‘gender identity,’ not biological sex ....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Green appoints Jon Itomura Chair of Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 765 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government

... Itomura will succeed Leo Asuncion as chair and has resigned from the Campaign Spending Commission to comply with state law ....

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Green Appoints DHS Administrator to Represent Waipahu
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 991 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Family, Hawaii State Government

... Her previous roles include Child Protective Services investigator ....

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Monday, January 12, 2026
US Nationals Reminded not to Vote Outside American Samoa
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 658 Views :: Office of Elections

... Amata has introduced the American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act (H.R. 6158) to help individual U.S. nationals more readily transfer into U.S. citizenship ....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
$35K Bribe: Kouchi Finally Speaks--Provides Tantalizing Clue
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 3637 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... two clues ....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Financial literacy requirement for Hawai‘i public school students to begin next school year
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 776 Views :: Education K-12

... To ensure Hawai‘i public school students are prepared for life after high school ....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
West Coast States Reject Antivaxxer Instructions
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 688 Views :: Health Care

...On Jan. 5, 2026, the Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed a decision memorandum to revise the Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule and significantly reduce the number of vaccinations routinely recommended for all U.S. children....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Waipahu Pedo Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 12:12 PM :: 816 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... Waipahu Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Paying Adults to Sexually Abuse Children During Livestreamed Internet Videos ....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Another Woman Sentenced in Kauai Meth Ring
By News Release @ 12:06 PM :: 731 Views :: Kauai County, Drugs

... Henderson is one of eleven defendants charged in three separate indictments for crimes related to the operation of a trans-Pacific drug trafficking network, nine of whom have pled guilty with the remaining awaiting trial ....

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
'Trauma Informed' Means 'Put Drug Addicts and Criminals in Charge'
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 860 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Drugs

... Act 88 (2024), creates a roadmap for formalizing peer support services, which are defined as assistance provided by individuals with lived experience and expertise with mental health challenges, substance use disorders, housing instability and/or justice system involvement ....

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Green Names Carpio to BLNR
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 1170 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use

... Carpio holds a Bachelor of Science in agriculture and horticulture from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and is a co-founder of the Maui Nui Makai Network and The Limu Hui ....

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Welfare: Hawaii Tightens Coordination between SNAP and WIC
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 703 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government

... Hawaiʻi SNAP now shares monthly referrals with WIC to help identify families who may qualify, but are not yet enrolled ....

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
$35K Bribe: AG Claims Feds Agree with her Decision to do Nothing
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 828 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... the public nature of the existence of this federal investigation is unique because of the disclosure of a previously sealed document ....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
"$35K Bribe? Not Me!" -- Signed by Every House Member Sitting in 2022
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 1259 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... the twenty-three currently serving House members who held office in 2022 publicly affirm that they are not the lawmaker referenced in the United States Attorney's pleading ....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
DoH Using AI to Manage 3,600 Developmentally Disabled People
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 796 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education

... The first phase was deployed within the Hawai'i Developmental Disabilities Division, which serves approximately 3,600 active participants ....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 740 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs

... Santiago faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years ....

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Hawaiʻi Awarded $188.9 Million to Transform Rural Healthcare
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 588 Views :: Health Care

... part of a historic $50 billion national investment to strengthen rural healthcare in all 50 states ....

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Monday, January 5, 2026
Act 298: LGBTQ have rights to your biological children—and a SECRET kangaroo court to enforce them
By News Release @ 11:09 AM :: 1898 Views :: Family

... allowing same-gender couples to establish legal parentage over someone else's biological children without lengthy or costly court proceedings ....

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