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| Friday, January 16, 2026 |
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Lahaina: "Prepare for the Potential Conclusion of FEMA Assistance on February 28, 2026"
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 178 Views :: Maui County
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"...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 |
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Public Invited to Take 2026 Red Hill Survey
By News Release @ 3:36 PM :: 157 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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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 |
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| Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
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New Factbook Details Military’s Economic Impact in Hawai‘i
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 283 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... 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 |
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Tax Hikes a Priority for House, not for Senate
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 313 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... 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 |
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Title IX Violation: Feds Investigating Hawaii DoE for Allowing Males in Female Sports
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 299 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... 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 |
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Green appoints Jon Itomura Chair of Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 309 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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... Itomura will succeed Leo Asuncion as chair and has resigned from the Campaign Spending Commission to comply with state law ....
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| Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |
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Senator Fevella Silent on $35K Bribe
By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 485 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Republican Party
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... Normally Choy and Cullen wouldn't bribe a Republican because the Republican has only his own vote to sell. It's not worth $35K. But, in this case they were not operating 'normally.' ....
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| Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
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35 Choices: Hawaii School Fair to Bring Families and Schools Together
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 294 Views :: Education K-12
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... more than 35 public, charter, and private schools will have representatives available to talk with families about their school options ....
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| Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
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Top DoD Officials Evaluate Oahu Military Housing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:50 AM :: 324 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Military
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... the installation is managing a sustained strain on barracks capacity that will continue for several years as the Army modernizes its infrastructure in Hawaii ....
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| Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
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Green Appoints DHS Administrator to Represent Waipahu
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 335 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Family, Hawaii State Government
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... Her previous roles include Child Protective Services investigator ....
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| Monday, January 12, 2026 |
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US Nationals Reminded not to Vote Outside American Samoa
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 346 Views :: Office of Elections
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... 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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| Sunday, January 11, 2026 |
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Hawaii Has Been Called Before the High Court
By NRA ILA @ 3:46 PM :: 973 Views :: Second Amendment
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... on Jan. 20, in Wolford v. Lopez, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of a law that makes it a crime to carry a handgun on private property ....
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| Sunday, January 11, 2026 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 9, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 3:16 PM :: 416 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... This week was the beginning of the Second Session of the 119th Congress. This session will last until January 3, 2027 ....
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| Sunday, January 11, 2026 |
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Idle DOE Funds
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1183 Views :: Education K-12
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... Can we put $80 million to good use instead of just allowing it to sit idle? ....
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| Sunday, January 11, 2026 |
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How to achieve a policy trifecta
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:35 AM :: 427 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Cost of Living
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...What if we could help farmers, ease the housing crisis and improve Hawaii’s economy all at the same time?....
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| Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
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| Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
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Financial literacy requirement for Hawai‘i public school students to begin next school year
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 527 Views :: Education K-12
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... To ensure Hawai‘i public school students are prepared for life after high school ....
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| Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
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West Coast States Reject Antivaxxer Instructions
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 456 Views :: Health Care
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...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 |
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34 years Later: Will State Supreme Court let Rapist Weasel Out?
By Court House News @ 12:21 PM :: 800 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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... Granillo struck her in the parking lot, dragged her into his car, drove her to a beach, held her at knifepoint and repeatedly sexually assaulted and beat her before she escaped ....
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| Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
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Waipahu Pedo Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 12:12 PM :: 530 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... 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 |
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Another Woman Sentenced in Kauai Meth Ring
By News Release @ 12:06 PM :: 461 Views :: Kauai County, Drugs
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... 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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| Friday, January 9, 2026 |
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Report: How to build more farmworker housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:44 AM :: 529 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Allow more small homes to be built on agricultural lands....
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| Friday, January 9, 2026 |
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2025: Grassroot Institute in the News
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:32 AM :: 465 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Jones Act
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... 30 commentaries during 2025 that were first featured by local and national media ....
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| Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
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'Trauma Informed' Means 'Put Drug Addicts and Criminals in Charge'
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 556 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... 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 |
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Green Names Carpio to BLNR
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 655 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use
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... 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 |
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Welfare: Hawaii Tightens Coordination between SNAP and WIC
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 418 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... 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 |
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$35K Bribe: AG Claims Feds Agree with her Decision to do Nothing
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 537 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... 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 |
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"$35K Bribe? Not Me!" -- Signed by Every House Member Sitting in 2022
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 933 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... 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 |
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OHA Check Register 2024-25—Payroll Drives Spending up 30%
By Andrew Walden @ 10:19 PM :: 883 Views :: Ethics, Labor, OHA
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... massive pay hikes drive bloated spending ....
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| Wednesday, January 7, 2026 |
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DoH Using AI to Manage 3,600 Developmentally Disabled People
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 495 Views :: Health Care
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... 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 |
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Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 469 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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... Santiago faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years ....
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| Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
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Hawaiʻi Awarded $188.9 Million to Transform Rural Healthcare
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 374 Views :: Health Care
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... part of a historic $50 billion national investment to strengthen rural healthcare in all 50 states ....
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| Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
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Hawaii's new act redefining parenthood has disturbing implications
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 980 Views :: Family, Life
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... the Act promotes a disturbing view about the notion of parenthood, commodifies human life, and erodes the sanctity of natural conception ....
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| Monday, January 5, 2026 |
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Cap and Trade Scam Makes West Coast Gasoline Almost as Expensive as Hawaii--but not quite
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 807 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii, at nearly $4.41 a gallon, still has the highest gasoline prices in USA ....
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| Monday, January 5, 2026 |
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Act 298: LGBTQ have rights to your biological children—and a SECRET kangaroo court to enforce them
By News Release @ 11:09 AM :: 1270 Views :: Family
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... allowing same-gender couples to establish legal parentage over someone else's biological children without lengthy or costly court proceedings ....
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| Sunday, January 4, 2026 |
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Tax Word Find
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 587 Views :: Taxes
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... a Word Find puzzle with 26 key words and phrases ....
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| Saturday, January 3, 2026 |
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| Saturday, January 3, 2026 |
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Schatz Welches on Biden's Maduro Bounty
By Andrew Walden @ 12:06 PM :: 1517 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Will Schatz tell the Delta Force they aren’t getting the reward money? I want that on video ....
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| Friday, January 2, 2026 |
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Fixing Hawaiʻi’s Affordability Problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:04 PM :: 643 Views :: OHA, Cost of Living
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... 29% now expect they will relocate to a less expensive state, up from 26% last year ....
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| Friday, January 2, 2026 |
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Gov. Green’s proposed budget calls for $1.8B election-year tax increase
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:26 PM :: 1462 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... The state budget department confirms that the increase would come from a ‘pause’ of the remaining historic 2024 income tax reductions ....
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| Friday, January 2, 2026 |
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Hawaii #1 in AI-Written Essays
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 817 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Higher Education
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...Hawaii ranks first nationwide, recording approximately 1,482 AI-essay-related searches per 100,000 residents. The state stands out as a clear outlier, with significantly higher interest than the rest of the country....
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| Friday, January 2, 2026 |
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9th Circuit Halts Hawaii Green Fee Tax on Cruise Lines
By Andrew Walden @ 12:42 AM :: 1973 Views :: Jones Act, Judiciary, Taxes, Tourism
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... While the AG was counting her chickens, barristers worked through the holidays to bring the preliminary injunction appeal to justice ....
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| Friday, January 2, 2026 |
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OHA Launches New CIP Grant Program
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 601 Views :: OHA
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... CIP grants support Hawaiʻi-based organizations and government agencies for the design and construction of projects approved for CIP funding by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. ...
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| Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
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The Wall That Heals 2026 -- Volunteers Needed
By News Release @ 1:47 PM :: 536 Views :: Military
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... volunteers to assist with the weeklong presentation of TWTH at the University of Hawai’i West O’ahu Great Lawn from January 14 (3pm) – January 19 (2pm) ....
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| Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
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PUC Approves HECO Wildfire Mitigation Plan
By News Release @ 10:29 PM :: 679 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... the Public Utilities Commission today approved Hawaiian Electric’s 2025-2027 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) and completed a comprehensive study on whether to establish a wildfire recovery fund ....
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| Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
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Visitor Spending Increased in November 2025 Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 657 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 3.6 percent decrease in total arrivals to 736,831 visitors ....
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| Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
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Hawaii’s Officials Explain Why They Think They Can Overrule the Second Amendment
By NRA ILA @ 11:05 AM :: 1046 Views :: Second Amendment
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... On January 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Wolford v. Lopez, a suit challenging Hawaii’s broad expansion of “sensitive-place” restrictions ....
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| Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
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Tariffs to transgender athletes: SCOTUS cases to watch in 2026
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 655 Views :: Judiciary
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... Hawaii's Attorney General is involved in many of these cases ....
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