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

... OHA Trustee Hulu Lindsey, who was at the time Chair of the Board of Trustees (BoT), tells Hawai’i Free Press she was not aware of this $705K Laeha case settlement and that the BoT was never asked to approve the payment ....

... "Let's move on" ....

... 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 ....

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

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

... Without those protections, women’s sports will eventually be destroyed said Sia Li'iLi'i, a product of Halawa, Hawai'i. ...

... Eight Republican-appointed judges dissented ....

... today, January 15th, the Hawaii Legislature began the 2025 legislative session with several anti-gun bills already pre-filed ....

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

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

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

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

"... 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 ...."

... 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 ....

“These preliminary estimates likely underestimate the magnitude of the effect.”

... New Mexico is #1 ....

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

... modeled on Workers Comp .... 

... The justices denied the oil and gas companies' petition without further explanation in Monday's orders list ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

... You might have noticed something a little different about your most recent paycheck ....

... this is a strange gift to receive ....

... document that directed staff at the Department of Taxation to use the negligence penalty, a penalty of 25% of the tax due, against taxpayers who receive requests for documents from a tax auditor ....

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

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

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

... The U.S. Senate has voted 84-9 to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act.  Schatz and Hirono are among the nine .... 

... Since late 2019, Par Pacific's executives and PAC have collectively wired state Democrats a total of nearly $34,000 ....

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

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

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

... Walmart reportedly is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies to focus on being more "belonging." ....

... trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) were sworn in by Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins ....

... a modest but workable list of policy resolutions for 2025 ....

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

... RFK traveled to Samoa to discourage vaccinations.  83 died of measles ....

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

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

... there were 1,970 abortions reported in Hawaii in 2022, a decrease of 11% from 2021 ....

... Hear from your NRA-ILA Hawaiian State Director, Keely Hopkins, and Hawaii Rifle Association President, Kainoa Kaku! ....

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

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

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

... The adventures of a false diplomat in Ibiza exposed: luxury vehicles, private clubs, cryptocurrency bank and other fantasies ....

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

... the woman was starting to choke and motioned for the doctor to stop — but he continued ....

... Hawaii lost 0.65% of its population to other states in FY2024 ....

... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....

... people trying to culturally appropriate customs to justify their inconsiderate and dangerous behaviors with leaders having to be “sensitive” when discussing it ....

... the defendants may have a valid argument in favor of federal law since Honolulu is suing over conduct taking place outside of Hawaii’s borders ....

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

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

... the start of a new Congress ....

... Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! ....

... The Aloha State is finally facing the problem ....

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

...By 2035 one in four people in Hawaii will be 65 or older....

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

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

... lawsuits challenging the Jones Act have failed to seize upon an important piece of the Constitution ....

... 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 ....

... The nonprofit analyzed every gun law in every state ....

... 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% ....

... Jan 3 and 6, 2025 ....

... fireworks explode shortly before midnight at Salt Lake home ....

... Sale price of $405M for 90.1% of ASB suggests that the sale is a 50%-off giveaway to ASB insiders ....

... dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, early fills of opioids, and “trinity” prescriptions ....

... the Governor has signed an executive order directing the Department of Health to not use resources to address situations where a 'caregiver' is cultivating cannabis for a 'patient' ....

... It mostly comes down to one thing: housing ....