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Sunday, August 2, 2026
OHA Launches National Search for Chief Executive Officer
By News Release @ 11:29 AM

"...we are seeking a leader who shares our commitment...." said OHA Board Chair Kaialiʻi Kahele

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Saturday, August 1, 2026
School resource officer program expands on O‘ahu
By News Release @ 9:14 AM

...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

"...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
FIRE: College Free Speech Improving, but UH still stuck on Yellow
By News Release @ 4:05 PM

... 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

...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

...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

"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

... 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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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
DLIR: Welfare and Food Service to be Top Growth Industries
By News Release @ 8:26 PM

... 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

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

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Monday, July 27, 2026
DHHL Sued Over Courtyards at Waipouli Evictions
By News Release @ 6:55 PM

... 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
Voter Service Centers Open July 27
By News Release @ 10:41 AM

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

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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

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

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Thursday, July 23, 2026
BWS Agrees to Waste $6M on Useless Kalaeloa Desal Plant
By News Release @ 11:49 AM

... 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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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

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

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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

... 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
Upgraded HECO Waiau Plant 'can run on LNG'
By News Release @ 8:52 AM

"...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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Saturday, July 18, 2026
Hilo Internet 'Cultist' Gets 10 Years for Child Porn
By News Release @ 2:48 PM

...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
Solar: HECO Announces Plan to Pave Koolaus in Glass
By News Release @ 9:20 AM

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

...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
UPDATE: AG Investigators "work toward completing" bribery investigation
By News Release @ 10:20 AM

... "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

... 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

...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

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

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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Oahu Man Pleads Guilty to Transferring Money to Iran in Violation of U.S. Sanctions
By News Release @ 7:11 AM

... Arash Einolghozati, 37, of Waialua, Oahu, pled guilty on July 13, 2026 ....

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Report: 'Possible Loss of Life' Due to Tsunami Evacuation Confusion
By News Release @ 1:47 PM

"...Extended care medical facilities and medically fragile populations lacked individual evacuation plans and procedures...."

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Hawaii: 95% Child Care Desert
By News Release @ 11:52 AM

... only Alaska has a worse child care availability shortfall ....

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Bill Collectors Cheer as Hawaii Enacts Medical Debt Relief Program
By News Release @ 9:46 AM

...With the signing of SB 3025, Hawaii joins a growing roster of 27 cities and states utilizing nonprofit partnerships to purchase and forgive health care debt portfolios....

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
APA Applauds New Prescribing Psychologist Law in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:28 AM

"...New legislation will help psychologists provide an integrated model of care for patients, APA says...."

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Hawaii Voters to Receive Primary Election Ballots by July 21
By News Release @ 8:02 AM

... Return your ballot as soon as possible. Ballots must be received, not postmarked, by 7:00 PM on August 8, 2026. Ballots received after the deadline cannot be counted ....

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Next Kakaako: City Buying up Property in Iwilei
By News Release @ 9:44 AM

...advancing the administration’s long-term strategy to assemble and revitalize land surrounding the future Kūwili Skyline Station and support the delivery of thousands of ... housing units through transit-oriented development....

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Act233 Another Massive Pay Hike for Teachers
By News Release @ 9:31 AM

...who needs collective bargaining when legislators keep enacting raises outside of the contract process?....

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Saturday, July 11, 2026
SD18: Democrats Send Three Nominees to Green
By News Release @ 11:40 AM

... Laiu, Fukumoto, Bass ....

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Saturday, July 11, 2026
Act 225 Extends Statute of Limitations for Bribery
By News Release @ 7:15 AM

... Under existing law, bribery offenses, which are classified as Class B felonies, must be prosecuted within three years, or within six years under certain circumstances. SB2494, Act 225, extends the statute of limitations for bribery offenses to nine years ....

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Friday, July 10, 2026
Act 220: State to buy up Medical Debt
By News Release @ 11:59 AM

... SB 3025 requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience (OWR), now under DHS, to establish and administer a Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness Program ....

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Friday, July 10, 2026
Line-by-Line: State Energy Office Debunks UHERO Solar Report
By News Release @ 8:37 AM

...The Hartley/Roberts report’s centerpiece assumption of installing 5,243 MW of utility-scale solar on 31,500 acres on Oʻahu is deeply flawed....

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Auditor Gives Up: Homeless CORE Program too Chaotic to Audit
By News Release @ 3:21 PM

"...The program's scope is currently transitioning away from purely voluntary engagement toward the 'MH-3' framework...."

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
AG Nabs Three Sex Offenders
By News Release @ 2:08 PM

... Investigators conducted compliance checks on multiple registered sex offenders ....

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
'That Study was Baloney': UHERO Withdraws Report co-written by Paid Solar Activist
By News Release @ 5:43 AM

... “one of the individuals on that study ... was completely compromised. They run a think tank that is all in on one issue, and that is fully renewable solar. ” -- Green ....

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
'No Firearms Allowed?' Think before you post
By News Release @ 9:05 PM

... It’s important to understand who these signs actually affect ....

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Green Signs Act 189 and Act 190: Most Vapes to be Outlawed
By News Release @ 8:46 PM

... beginning January 1, 2027 ....

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Monday, July 6, 2026
Tax Credits: Green Signs $60M give away to Movie Moguls
By News Release @ 4:32 PM

...sets the aggregate annual cap at $60,000,000. Beginning with costs incurred after December 31, 2023, any unused portion of the aggregate cap will carry over to increase the next year’s cap....

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Monday, July 6, 2026
Military-Related Urgent Needs Now Qualify for Hawaii Family Leave
By News Release @ 4:22 PM

... up to four weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during any calendar year ....

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Monday, July 6, 2026
Half of Oahu residents say transportation costs hurt their access to daily life
By News Release @ 2:18 AM

...Twenty-eight percent of households earning below $75,000 have zero cars....

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Thursday, July 2, 2026
Medicaid Fraud: Hawaii AG Joins Another 'Global' Settlement
By News Release @ 10:10 PM

... joining other states' global settlements is easy, but if Hawaii doesn't initiate its own cases, it just isn't getting the message ....

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
State Senate District 18 Special Election Proclamation
By News Release @ 7:05 PM

... Party candidates for the unexpired senate term shall be nominated by the county committees of the parties and file a nomination paper at the Office of Elections not later than 4:30 p.m. on September 4, 2026 ....

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
14 Missing Children Recovered on Oahu
By News Release @ 11:21 AM

...Operation Shine the Light VII resulted in the safe location and recovery of 14 minors between the ages of 13 and 17, including 9 females and 5 males....

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
DPP Launches Priority Review to fast-track permits using CivCheck
By News Release @ 10:21 AM

"Priority Review, a new program that rewards applicants who use DPP’s AI-guided software, CivCheck"

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
AG Amesty for Delinquent Charities
By News Release @ 10:13 AM

...Eligible Charities that Complete Overdue Filings and Satisfy Registration Requirements May Have their Applicable Late Fees and Penalties Waived....

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
8a Corruption: Dawson Changes Name to 'Laukoa'
By News Release @ 9:35 AM

"...The transition to LAUKOA is a brand evolution and does not represent a change in ownership, leadership, management, or organizational structure...." 

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