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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Blangiardi signs Bill 51 establishing Downtown Honolulu Business Improvement District
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 1095 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Law Enforcement, Taxes

... funded through special assessments on non-residential property owners ....

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Even on Fare-Free Weekend, Rail Ridership falls short of Blangiardi's 25,000
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 2566 Views :: Rail

... DTS announces ridership numbers for Skyline Segment 2 ....

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Hawaii's Only Oil Refinery $100M 'Renewable' Fuels Deal
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5377 Views :: Energy, Environment

... Par Pacific, Mitsubishi, and ENEOS to Establish Joint Venture for Renewable Fuels in Hawaii ....

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
100th Pre-K Classroom Opens
By News Release @ 5:15 AM :: 772 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... Ready Keiki initiative marks major step toward statewide preschool for all ....

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Monday, October 20, 2025
Milk Recall: Children Sickened at More Elementary Schools
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 2200 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care

... 31 illnesses potentially linked to the product ....

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Sunday, October 19, 2025
SD19 Dems Send Three Names to Governor
By News Release @ 10:54 AM :: 4005 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Ethics

... On Sep 25, 2025, SD19 Senator Aquino announced he would quit Senate to join lobbying firm ....

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Friday, October 17, 2025
Profitable Nonprofits: Four Legislators Oversee $50M Cash Giveaway
By News Release @ 2:06 PM :: 967 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Rep Daniel Holt, House Finance Committee Vice Chair Jenna Takenouchi, Senate Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz and Senate Majority Leader Dru Kanuha ...

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Thursday, October 16, 2025
Hold on to Your Wallet: HDOT releases transportation GHG plan
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 1182 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living

... Lawsuit Settlement will Impose ‘Big Expense’ on Your ‘fuel, groceries, and airfare’  ....

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Thursday, October 16, 2025
Falls of Clyde removed from Honolulu Harbor
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 1016 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism

... the disposal site is approximately 25 miles south of Honolulu Harbor ....

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
National Republicans Sue Hawaii over Election Rolls
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 1183 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

... The RNC filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Hawaii’s chief election officer for allegedly violating the law by refusing to provide public voter roll maintenance ....

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Monday, October 13, 2025
Green Signs Energy Deal with Japanese Company
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 1902 Views :: Energy, World News, Tourism

... Could Hawaii be Supplied with Canadian LNG from JERA? ....

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Monday, October 13, 2025
Direct2UH streamlines admission to UH for Hawaiʻi public high school seniors
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 780 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education

... a new initiative that simplifies the college admissions process and removes barriers to higher education for Hawaiʻi’s public high school seniors ....

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Monday, October 13, 2025
DTRIC Insurance to Quit Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 1067 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living

... However, DTRIC will continue to administer all active policies, manage claims and meet its contractual and statutory obligations, over the next several years ....

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Get a Job: DHS Announces Changes to SNAP under 'Big Beautiful Bill'
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 1529 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government

... One key change that will go into effect November 1, 2025, relates to work-requirements for Able-Bodied Adults ....

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Bill 9 Compromise: Maybe we will steal only some of the Minatoya List Properties?
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 1521 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism

... The Bill 9 TIG—which is being dissolved after presentation of its report—included Councilmembers Tamara Paltin, Tom Cook and Shane M. Sinenci ....

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Friday, October 10, 2025
DoE: Teacher Salaries 'Competitive'
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 1211 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living

... All of these gains came from outside the collective bargaining system.  Why do teachers need the HSTA? ....

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Friday, October 10, 2025
House Now Accepting Staff Applications for 2026 Session
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 651 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Explore the Legislative Process and Gain Valuable Experience as a Session Staff Member ....

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
City: Sewer Bill too high? Don't use so much water Brushing Your Teeth
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 887 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... City unveils new online tool to help residents save on upcoming sewer rate increases ....

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
First Homeless Kauhale Opening on Maui
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 985 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness

... DO THE MATH:  $10M / 64 = $156,250 per unit ....

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns to Hawaii following 79-day counterdrug patrol, $156M worth of cocaine seized
By News Release @ 6:25 PM :: 790 Views :: Drugs

... Midgett’s crew apprehended 19 suspected drug smugglers and interdicted four suspected drug smuggling vessels, preventing 21,126 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $156.4 million, from reaching U.S. shores ....

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
'The Wall That Heals' Coming to Oahu
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 864 Views :: Military

...Oʻahu will soon host The Wall That Heals, a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., along with its mobile Education Center....

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Monday, October 6, 2025
Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Youth Gun Ban
By News Release @ 4:22 PM :: 743 Views :: Second Amendment

... a federal lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s ban on the acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition for adults 18-20 years old ....

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Monday, October 6, 2025
Hawaii Mixed Scores on Mental Health
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 1183 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Homelessness, Drugs

... Hawaiʻi ranked No. 37 for identifying students with emotional disturbance (ED) for individualized education programs (IEPs) ....

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Monday, October 6, 2025
Hawaii Homeowners Pay Some of the Highest Insurance Costs in the Country
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 1600 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... at the upper end, the Census data also shows households reporting costs of $4,000 or more, making Hawaii one of the few states in that category ....

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Sunday, October 5, 2025
UH enrollment tops 51,000, highest in eight years
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 1075 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... UH Community Colleges: 25,461 (+2.2%) ....

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Sunday, October 5, 2025
Kauai Judicial Vacancy
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 1121 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary

... Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit (island of Kauai) ....

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Saturday, October 4, 2025
Student Immunization Rates Show Mixed Results
By News Release @ 1:09 PM :: 1018 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... the religious exemption rate increased in Hawaiʻi from 5.3% for the 2023-2024 school year to 5.4% for the 2024-2025 school year, and from 3.1% to 3.4% nationally ....

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Friday, October 3, 2025
Green's Budget and Finance Director Resigns
By News Release @ 2:28 AM :: 1302 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...Deputy Finance Director Sabrina Nasir will serve as Acting Director effective November 1, 2025....

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Thursday, October 2, 2025
UHERO: 'Politically Vulnerable' Hawaiʻi nonprofits face losing more than $100M in federal cuts
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2223 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Higher Education, OHA, Drugs

... "More than half of this risk is concentrated in healthcare programs, with significant exposure also in human services, environment and education. Programs serving Native Hawaiians account for more than half of the state’s politically vulnerable funds" ....

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Chief Justice Recktenwald Retires
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 1313 Views :: Judiciary

... Recktenwald is stepping down in accordance with the State of Hawaiʻi’s constitutional requirement that judges and justices retire at the age of 70 ....

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Sunday, September 28, 2025
Petition: Close Holomua Homeless Camp, Protect Paia from Fires
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 1240 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness

... The Lahaina fire taught us what happens when warning signs are ignored. How much ignoring needs to happen? ....

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Sunday, September 28, 2025
Big Brother is Watching: State giving away 1,000 dashcams
By News Release @ 3:43 AM :: 1853 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Law Enforcement

... these cameras will record all roads that you drive normally each day, collecting imagery that the Hawaii DOT will use ....

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Saturday, September 27, 2025
Hawaii Installs 1 gigawatt of Solar and Batteries, but still depends on oil
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 1988 Views :: Energy

... capacity and production are two different things ....

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Saturday, September 27, 2025
State Completes Housing for 900 Fire Victims Not Eligible for FEMA Aid
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1602 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Development

... By 2029, DHHL will take full ownership of the land, infrastructure and homes ....

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Friday, September 26, 2025
More Kai Kahele Chaos: OHA Trustees Remove CEO
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 2801 Views :: Ethics, OHA

... OHA makes no public announcement of Ferreira's 'leave' until news leaks to the media ....

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
LGBTQ Triumph: McKenna to be first Lesbian Supreme Court Chief Justice
By News Release @ 8:11 PM :: 1970 Views :: Judiciary

... Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna will become Acting Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on October 1, 2025, following the retirement of Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald ....

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
Expungement: Judiciary Workshop helps hide arrest records, makes Bench Warrants disappear
By News Release @ 8:04 PM :: 888 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement

"The Judiciary and its partners plan to continue offering expungement and bench warrant recall clinics as part of their shared commitment to expanding access to justice for all."

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
NASED finally gets around to signing Aloha Stadium Demolition Contracts
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 1326 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Higher Education, Tourism

...  it will be "months" before the remaining agreements are signed ....

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
HPU, UH Ranked by US News for 2026
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 1745 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... HPU ranks 86th in the west in the US News and World Report College Rankings for 2026 ....

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
Petition: OHA Trustee's Wife Using Charter School Funds for 'improper personal expenses'
By News Release @ 6:18 AM :: 2801 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, OHA

"...Ahuna is responsible for a five-year decline in K-12 enrollment and using school funds for improper personal expenses benefiting herself, her family, and associates...."

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
SD19: Aquino Quits Senate to Join Lobbying Firm
By News Release @ 5:51 AM :: 2457 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... I am quitting to become a big time lobbyist ....

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
DHS: Reduced SNAP Benefits Begin October 1
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 1729 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living

... a single-person household will see about an $11 reduction, while a family of four will see about a $34 reduction ....

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Green Emergency Order Allows COVID-19 Vax Without Prescription
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 1159 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19

... This emergency proclamation allows Hawaiʻi pharmacists to continue providing the vaccine to anyone age 3 and older who wants it — without requiring a doctor’s prescription ....

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Hawaii's First Interscholastic Surfing Championships in 2026
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 1861 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

... The inaugural championships will be May 1–2, 2026, at Hoʻokipa Beach Park on Maui, hosted by the MIL, which has sanctioned high school surfing since 2014 ....

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
DHHL Issues First Agricultural Lease Awards in More Than 20 Years
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 1980 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Agriculture

... 105 agricultural project leases for two subdivisions on the island of Maui ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
DoE Absenteeism still running at 24%
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 2909 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... This means that the least motivated 24% of students are likely to have skipped the testing, which is still running below pre-COVID numbers.  Meanwhile DoE is aging COVID-failed students out of the system ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Recycling: Green Executive Order Exempts Bottle Distributors from Audit Requirement
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 1292 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Small Business

"The Director of Health shall not enforce the independent audit requirement on Deposit Beverage Distributors for calendar year 2025."

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Report: 41% of Big Island Tourists Staying in TVRs
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 2227 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism

... 24 percent of STVR users would not travel to Hawai‘i Island if this lodging option were unavailable ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Registration Open for 2025-2026 Hawaiʻi LifeSmarts Competition
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 2015 Views :: Education K-12

... LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Politicos Pretend to try to do Something About Lost Golf Tourney
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 2776 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use, Tourism

... Where were these politicians while Bissen was creating this problem? ....

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