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Monday, January 27, 2025
HIDOE releases after-action report on Maui wildfire response and recovery efforts
By News Release @ 1:00 PM :: 950 Views :: Education K-12

... The report outlines 10 key challenges, ranging from accounting for displaced students to managing transportation and meals ....

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Saturday, January 25, 2025
Oahu Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Gambling Charges
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 1110 Views :: Gambling, Drugs

... Tauheluhelu operated multiple illegal gambling businesses on Oahu, including one at 980 Queen Street, and a “VIP room” operating out of Tauheluhelu’s Staxx Sports Bar & Grill location in Waianae ....

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Saturday, January 25, 2025
Kapolei Woman Indicted for COVID Fraud
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 1309 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19

... nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft in connection with fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance and pandemic unemployment assistance ....

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Saturday, January 25, 2025
MEMA After-Action Report on Maui wildfires released
By News Release @ 12:50 PM :: 947 Views :: Maui County

... The review focuses on immediate response and incident stabilization efforts of MEMA’s previous administration and the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) from Aug. 7-11, 2023 .... 

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Friday, January 24, 2025
HIFICO: Hawaii Gun Bill Tracker
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 2350 Views :: Second Amendment

... Legislators have introduced 21 Second Amendment-related bills ....

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Friday, January 24, 2025
Robotics teams to compete in the 2025 Hawaii VEX Regional Championships
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 981 Views :: Education K-12

... Events will qualify 15 local teams to advance to the VEX Worlds ....

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Friday, January 24, 2025
VIDEO: 2025 State of the Judiciary Address
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 866 Views :: Judiciary

... 'We Can’t Just Assume We Have The Public’s Trust' ....

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Friday, January 24, 2025
Hawaii AG: Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered by Trump
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 913 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement

... addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration enforcement ....

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Friday, January 24, 2025
18th Homeless Kauhale Opens in Waianae
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 1069 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

... This initiative aims to support up to 19 individuals in their transition from houselessness to healthy independence. There will be 14 emergency beds for males and five for females, specifically designed for short-term stays ....

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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Report: Hawaii Jail Guards Under Extreme Stress Due to Mandatory OT, Understaffing
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 976 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement

... Many staff cited unsustainable work conditions marked by mandatory overtime, insufficient staff, and inadequate wellness resources ....

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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Hawaii K-12 Parent and School Expo to Highlight Learning Options and Family Fun
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 954 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12

... Expo at Windward Mall Saturday, January 25, 2025, to feature student showcase, face painting, snacks, and entertainment ....

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Maui Police Officer Indicted for Deprivation of Civil Rights
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 1006 Views :: Maui County, Police

... the defendant would face up to ten years in prison on the deprivation of civil rights charge, and up to twenty years in prison on the false report charge ....

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Birthright Citizenship? Hawaii AG Joins Suit Challenging Trump's Executive Order
By News Release @ 12:01 PM :: 963 Views :: National News

“The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states in its first words that all persons born in the United States are citizens of this nation."

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Trump Directs Coast Guard 'Surge'
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 1358 Views :: Law Enforcement, Military

... Alaska, Hawai’i, the U.S. territories of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ....

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Record number of students helped by Hawaiʻi Promise scholarship
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 941 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... 3,446 students across all seven UH community colleges in fiscal year 2024, compared to 1,774 students in 2023 ....

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Trump Orders Temporary Withdrawal of Offshore Areas from Wind Leasing
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 1152 Views :: Energy, Environment

... temporary withdrawal of all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from wind energy leasing ....

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
David K. Porter Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Honolulu Field Office
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 1025 Views :: Law Enforcement

... Mr. Porter most recently served as the chief of staff for the Deputy Director at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. ....

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Monday, January 20, 2025
Court Rejects Biden's 'Project Labor Agreement' Mandate
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 1375 Views :: Labor, Military, Rail

"...Mandating PLAs for Most Federal Construction Projects Is an Unauthorized Set-Aside...."

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Sunday, January 19, 2025
Military Personnel 14% of Oahu Rental Market -- but nearly 0% of Sister Isle Rental Market
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 1552 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military, Cost of Living

... Since DoD personnel occupy almost no rentals on the Sister Isles, DoD impact may be inferred by comparing Sister Isle rental rates to Oahu rental rates ....

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Friday, January 17, 2025
Murdered Baby Related to HPD Deputy Chief, DHS Investigator
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 6006 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Hawaii History, Police

... A young girl, whose remains were discovered in a Waikiki apartment in 2014, has been identified as Mary Sue Fink, born April 29, 1959 ....

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Illegal Vapes: AG Warns Retailers
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 1499 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Drugs

... This initiative is part of a coordinated effort, led by a bipartisan coalition of 10 attorneys general from around the country to hold companies accountable ....

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Hawaii House Updates Rules for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 1635 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... 'Nay' voters on Conference Committee and 'By Request' by whom ....

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Interior Department Strengthens Native Hawaiian Consultation Policies and Procedures, Affirms Federal Trust Responsibility to Native Hawaiian Community
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 1161 Views :: DHHL, OHA

"...government-to-sovereign consultations between the Department and the Native Hawaiian Community, to include Native Hawaiian Organizations...."

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
US DOT Sues Southwest Airlines for Chronically Delayed Flights
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 918 Views :: National News, Tourism

... DOT’s lawsuit alleges that Southwest’s chronic flight delays were an illegal unrealistic scheduling practice ....

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Chris Butler Sabotaging Gabbard Nomination? Blames Opposition on 'Pedophile and Paranoid Murderer'
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 3132 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard

"... inspired and groomed by a convicted pedophile and a paranoid delusional individual recently arrested for attempted murder ...."

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
DLE Director Quits
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 1588 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police

... Green announces nomination of HPD Major Mike Lambert as the next Director of the State Department of Law Enforcement ....

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
HS Teams to Compete in 2025 Hawaii Lifesmarts Competition
By News Release @ 11:01 AM :: 1078 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... The winner of the competition will represent Hawaiʻi at the National LifeSmarts Competition in Chicago ....

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
'Ohana Health Plan Launches Residential Program for Homeless Psych Treatment
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1038 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Homelessness, Drugs

"... First-of-its-kind health plan and housing agency partnership in Hawaii offers transitional housing and structured support for its most vulnerable members experiencing homelessness ...."

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Maui Wildfire: AG Releases Final Phase of Report
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 1138 Views :: Maui County

... a list of action items the state and all counties can use to make improvements to Hawai‘i’s future preparation for and response to wildfires ....

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Monday, January 13, 2025
HECO Unveils Expanded Wildfire Safety Strategy
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 1433 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

... 3-year plan focuses initial work on high-risk areas ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
OIP: New Law and New Opinions for New Year
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 959 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment

... OIP posted five new informal opinions ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
14% of Hawaii Healthcare Jobs Vacant
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 1454 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
ALICE REPORT: 37% of Households Consider Leaving Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 2595 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 27% of households statewide fear being forced to move within a year—a figure that jumps to 41% among ALICE households ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Judiciary Seeks Nominees for Big Island, Maui
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 1039 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Judiciary

... District Court judges and Independent Grand Jury Counsel ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
OHA Legislative Agenda: Kakaako 400 Foot Towers (again)
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 1314 Views :: Development, Land Use, OHA

... This bill would also raise the residential height limit along Ala Moana Boulevard to 400 feet ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
House Majority Outlines 2025 Priorities
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 940 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living

"...our focus remains on tackling the cost of living and improving the quality of life...."

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Not Everybody is Leaving: COVID fraud helps one family move to Kapolei
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 1394 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19

... as a result of the false and fraudulent applications, they received $1,365,000 in PPP loan funds ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Maui Eviction Moratorium Ends
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1039 Views :: Maui County, Small Business

... expiration of Maui’s eviction moratorium on February 4, 2025 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
The growing crisis in the insurance market further exacerbates Hawaiʻi’s cost of living crisis
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 1213 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... Hawaii cannot afford to wait ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Hawaiian Electric to close Shift and Save time-of-use rates program to new enrollments
By News Release @ 12:34 AM :: 1183 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... To date, about 14,000 residential and commercial customers have enrolled in Shift and Save ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
21% of Students Short on Vaccinations
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 1070 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... a 25% increase from the 2022-23 school year ....

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Thursday, January 9, 2025
State Senate Democrats Outline Priorities for Legislative Session
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 967 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Stabilizing Hawaiʻi's Property Insurance Market ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Honolulu Traffic 19th - Worst in USA
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1323 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics

... Honolulu drivers lose 45 hours in congestion at an annual cost of $806 per driver ....

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Monday, January 6, 2025
US Atty Connors Resigns After Successfully Stopping Hawaii Corruption Prosecutions
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 1878 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement

...  Miske, Dawson and Choy are dead and all the investigations are squelched .... 

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Monday, January 6, 2025
Kaiser Nurses and Healthcare Workers on Maui and Lanai Ratify New Contract Without Strike
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 1234 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....

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Saturday, January 4, 2025
Report: CWS Hurts Rather than Helps
By News Release @ 1:08 PM :: 1603 Views :: Ethics, Family, Law Enforcement

... People inside and outside of CWS describe an uncoordinated system that works in silos and lacks proper resources and accountability. ...

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Budget: House Finance Committee Sets First Informational Briefings
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 975 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... January 6 –10, and January 13 – 16, 2025 ....

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Legislators to Hold Hearing on Oahu Landfill
By News Release @ 7:54 PM :: 1009 Views :: Honolulu County

... Tuesday January 7, 2025 at 9am ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Red Hill Registry opens pre-enrollment for impacted community members
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 1362 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Higher Education, Military

... Those exposed to jet-fuel-contaminated drinking water from the Navy water line on Oʻahu are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute questionnaire ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
November Tourist Count up 5.3%
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 1148 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... 770,940 visitors in November 2024, growth of 5.3% compared to the same month last year. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.55 billion, up 2.0% ....

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