Restoring ʻĀina, Restoring Ourselves by Kelii Akina Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | 
... Across Hawaiʻi, many lands remain unused .... 
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County of Maui seeking volunteers to serve on Boards and Commissions by News Release Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | 
... need volunteers for more than 30 panels, including Liquor Control Commission, Maui Planning Commission, Police Commission, Salary Commission, Urban Design Review Board, Fire and Public Safety Commission and others .... 
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Maui Council Announces Process to Fill Vacancy by News Release Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | 
... applications for the Kahului residency area seat must be received by the County Clerk no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, November 10, 2025 .... 
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Convicted Felon Arrested and Charged After Stealing Multiple Firearms from a Storage Locker by News Release Monday, November 3, 2025 | 
... Campbell was previously convicted of burglary in the first degree in 2001 and has six prior felony convictions in the State of Hawaii .... 
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Easing farmworker housing rules crucial to Hawaii’s agriculture future by News Release Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 
... having clear standards and not a bunch of hoops to jump through .... 
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Ohana Voices: Artificial Intelligence-powered civic-engagement platform by News Release Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 
... to revolutionize how Hawaii residents communicate with legislators .... 
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TATmas Tree by Tom Yamachika Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 
... Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is proposing Legislators again hike the Transient Accommodations Tax .... 
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Halloween is over, but spooky creatures still haunt us by News Release Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 
... the Jones Act goblin, the budget banshee and the grasping rail .... 
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 1, 2025 by GovTrack .us Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 
... votes cast in Congress .... 
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Why Are Fewer Young People Identifying as Trans? by News Article Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 
... since 2023 both trans and queer identification have dropped sharply within Generation Z .... 
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State Tax Competitiveness--Hawaii Ranks 41st by Tax Foundation Friday, October 31, 2025 | 
... the general excise tax (GET) has an extremely broad base that includes virtually all business inputs, both goods and services, leading to significant tax pyramiding .... 
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After 500,000 Warnings, Speed Cams Begin Issuing Real Tickets by News Release Friday, October 31, 2025 | 
... Since March, HDOT has sent over 500,000 warnings .... 
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Study: Illinois, Connecticut, Alaska, Hawaii, New Jersey and Mississippi have the most per capita pension debt by News Release Friday, October 31, 2025 | 
... Hawaii public pension debt is $9,784 per person .... 
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Tourist Count Drops 2.5% by News Release Friday, October 31, 2025 | 
... there were 690,858 total visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in September 2025, a 2.5 percent decline compared to September 2024 .... 
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$250 per person: State Opens up Welfare Spigots to Make up for Loss of SNAP by News Release Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 
... Applications for the $250 Hawaiʻi Relief Program will be accepted beginning today, Wednesday, October 29, 2025 .... 
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Petition: Investigate Legislator who took $35K Bribe by News Release Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 
... A Hawaii lawmaker who allegedly pocketed $35,000 in exchange for political favors remains unnamed and uncharged, despite federal court records confirming the transaction .... 
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Koko Head Shooting Complex Back at 100% by News Release Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 
... The opening of the metallic silhouette range represents the final range to be reopened at the Koko Head Shooting Complex since its initial closure in September 2022 .... 
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Royal Hawaiian Band kicks off Christmas Season with free “Kalikimaka Ho‘omau” Holiday Concert at Blaisdell Nov. 28 by News Release Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 
... This year’s concert features a lineup of acclaimed Hawai‘i artists .... 
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Hawaii is Failing in Affordability and Homebuilding: Can Gov. Green Change That? by News Release Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 
... Green became the first governor in the nation to declare their state’s housing crisis a statewide public emergency in summer 2023 .... 
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Maui Council to Meet November 3 to Establish Process to Fill Vacancy by News Release Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 
... The process would closely follow steps taken by the council in 2002 to replace Council Chair Patrick Kawano, who passed away while in office .... 
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HART Board of Directors Elects New Chair and Vice Chair by News Release Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 
... following the resignation of Chair Colleen Hanabusa on September 26, 2025 .... 
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Kamehameha Admissions:  Without Affirmative Action Defense, Who Needs Victimology? by Andrew Walden Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 
... By eliminating affirmative action as a defense for Kamehameha’s admissions policy, SFA has done us all a favor .... 
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Hawaii Joins 22 States Suing to Keep Welfare Cash Flowing by News Article Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 
... Coalition Urges Court to Immediately Restore SNAP Funding Relied Upon by 42 Million Americans .... 
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Final request: Kama asks Council to name Kauanoe Batagan as her successor by News Release Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 
... Kauanoe Batagan is Executive Director of the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization .... 
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Hegseth in Hawaii--Update on Purge of Generals (in China) by News Article Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 
... Pentagon chief told purge of PLA generals was linked to Party disloyalty, as well as corruption .... 
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OHA sets aside $6.1 Million for emergency relief to protect Native Hawaiian families amid federal shutdown by News Release Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 
... More details on OHA’s $6.1 million dollar emergency funding program, who qualifies, and how benefits will be distributed will be announced no later than early November ....  
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Brenton Awa to Challenge Tokuda for Congress by Video Video Monday, October 27, 2025 | 
... Awa's state senate seat is not up in 2026 so he does not have to resign to run .... 
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Grassroot: Lahaina, Jones Act, and Rail by Grassroot Institute Monday, October 27, 2025 | 
... upward of 500 building permits have been issued for Lahaina residents and businesses whose homes and storefronts were destroyed .... 
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Rubber Stamp Legislature Needs More Dissent by Kelii Akina Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 
... Out of 94,000 votes cast during the 2025 session of the Legislature, 92,000 were “Yes.” .... 
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 24, 2025 by GovTrack .us Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 
... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress .... 
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Spend That Money, Vought Is Watching by Tom Yamachika Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 
... DHHL's carryover balances, and these high annual re-appropriations that they have, kind of made it low-hanging fruit for the Trump Administration ....  
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Honolulu’s “No Firearms” Transit Signs Are Misleading by News Article Sunday, October 26, 2025 | 
... HRS §134-9.1 explicitly allows people to transport an unloaded firearm in a locked, hard-sided case .... 
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Statewide Traffic Deaths Top Last Year's Total by News Release Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 
... The 106 were a combination of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, motorcyclists, scooter riders, bicyclists and people on non-traditional conveyances like skateboards, foot scooters and Utility Task Vehicles .... 
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Inch by inch, everything's a cinch! by Kelii Akina Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 
... If we can keep clearing away the regulations that hamper recovery efforts, we might someday see a rebuilt and prosperous Lahaina .... 
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UH study: 19-year life expectancy gap among Hawaiʻi groups by News Release Friday, October 24, 2025 | 
"... Other Pacific Islanders: 69.6 years ...." 
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Contracts: How Much Money is in Honolulu's Sewers? by UH ERO Friday, October 24, 2025 | 
... ENV’s role as a local engine of employment and income .... 
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Pohoiki Boat Ramp Opens--Blocked by Shifting Shoreline within week by News Release Friday, October 24, 2025 | 
... From October 16 – 19, 2025, the entrance channel filled with black sand, cobbles, and larger lava rocks carried by ocean swells .... 
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Armed Felon Arrested After Shooting Federal Officer During Execution of Search Warrant and Sixteen-Hour Armed Standoff by News Release Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 
... Morris refused to exit the residence and engaged in a standoff with law enforcement, while broadcasting a Facebook Live stream from inside the residence .... 
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Red Flag Could Lead to Blackouts by News Release Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 
... Strong winds, low humidity could lead to Public Safety Power Shutoff .... 
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Too Many Blackouts? HECO will buy you a Generator by News Release Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 
... Qualified Hawaiian Electric customers in wildfire risk areas who are subject to preemptive power shutoffs would be eligible to receive a rebate for the purchase of backup power equipment .... 
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Hawaii needs help with its social worker shortage by News Article Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 
... Nearly half a million Hawaii residents live in mental health deserts, with just one provider for every 335 patients .... 
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VIDEO: Building common ground: Expanding housing in Hawaii by Grassroot Institute Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 
... Speaking to an audience of more than 70, including state and county lawmakers and department executives, the four presenters touched on myriad possible reforms, including those related to land-use laws, inclusionary zoning, density regulations, parking and amenities requirements, and farm-worker housing .... 
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New report shows how outdated parking mandates inflate Hawaiʻi housing costs by News Release Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 
... parking mandates are adding tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of construction of new homes on Oʻahu .... 
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Japanese Archery Range Coming to Honolulu by News Release Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 
... kyudojo facility planned in the undeveloped area of Mau‘umae Nature Park in Kaimukī .... 
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Hawaii DoE Disciplines Teacher for Student-Initiated Charlie Kirk Free Speech Discussion on Constitution Day by News Article Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 
... the vice principal interrupted a social studies department meeting to announce that teachers are not allowed to discuss “controversial issues” and that if controversial issues arise in student discussions, teachers must “shut it down” .... 
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Green in DC to Meet with Army  by News Release Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 
... Governor Green and Secretary Driscoll anticipate working toward a Memorandum of Understanding by the end of this year, with the goal of outlining clear parameters for a suitable land arrangement and addressing the issues most important for Hawaiʻi’s communities .... 
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Time for new choices on how to fix Hawaii’s shortage of housing by News Article Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 
... Our housing crisis is the result of past choices. The solution requires the courage to make new ones going forward .... 
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Blangiardi signs Bill 51 establishing Downtown Honolulu Business Improvement District by News Release Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 
... funded through special assessments on non-residential property owners .... 
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Even on Fare-Free Weekend, Rail Ridership falls short of Blangiardi's 25,000 by News Release Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 
... DTS announces ridership numbers for Skyline Segment 2 .... 
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Hawaii's Only Oil Refinery $100M 'Renewable' Fuels Deal by News Release Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 
... Par Pacific, Mitsubishi, and ENEOS to Establish Joint Venture for Renewable Fuels in Hawaii .... 
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100th Pre-K Classroom Opens by News Release Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 
... Ready Keiki initiative marks major step toward statewide preschool for all .... 
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US Senate is laying down terms for military land use negotiations in Hawaii by Andrew Walden Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 
... authorizes acquisition through exchange or lease .... 
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Milk Recall:  Children Sickened at More Elementary Schools by News Release Monday, October 20, 2025 | 
... 31 illnesses potentially linked to the product .... 
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Lawsuit Filed Over Kamehameha Admission Policy  by Court House News Monday, October 20, 2025 | 
... The group challenges the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2006 decision in Doe v. Kamehameha Schools, which upheld the schools’ admissions policy by an 8-7 vote .... 
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Hawaii State Most Affected by Government Shutdown by News Article Monday, October 20, 2025 | 
... Hawaii is tied with MD and DC for the largest share of federal employees .... 
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SD19 Dems Send Three Names to Governor by News Release Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 
... On Sep 25, 2025, SD19 Senator Aquino announced he would quit Senate to join lobbying firm .... 
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Even More TANF Hoarding by Tom Yamachika Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 
... federal TANF money that we haven’t spent: $452 million .... 
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Harnessing AI for Government Transparency by Grassroot Institute Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 
... Grassroot’s “Open Hearings” project can monitor and summarize government hearings and produce transcripts and summaries of those hearings almost immediately .... 
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Housing event showed value of collaboration by Kelii Akina Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 
... know how to win .... 
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Former Maui resident pleads guilty in fentanyl trafficking case by Court House News Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 
... man with 11 prior convictions, including five drug felonies in Hawaii, admitted to shipping nearly a pound of fentanyl to Maui .... 
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BBC: Harbors Division Rejected Two Offers to Save Falls of Clyde by News Article Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 
... A Norwegian firm which operates heavy lift ships offered to transport Falls of Clyde back to Scotland for free, but the campaign was soon embroiled in a wrangle with the …(Hawaii Dept of Transport Harbors Division)… over insurance costs and other conditions .... 
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Profitable Nonprofits: Four Legislators Oversee $50M Cash Giveaway  by News Release Friday, October 17, 2025 | 
... 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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Hawaii on Verge of Affordable Housing Breakthrough? by Grassroot Institute Friday, October 17, 2025 | 
... Legislative action in all four of Hawaii’s counties could soon help ease the state’s acute housing shortage .... 
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Falsely arrested by their own Department?  Four Sheriff Deputies File Suit by Andrew Walden Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 
... trumped-up the charges against the four deputies as part of a convoluted scheme to manipulate Horton as a ‘pawn’ to retaliate against the number three man in the State Sheriff Division, First Deputy Lanikoa Dobrowolsky .... 
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Defensive Gun Use Proves Armed Citizens Aren’t ‘Vampires’ by Heritage Foundation Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 
... Hawaii and several other states passed a series of spiteful measures—including the so-called “Vampire Rule” now before the court .... 
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Hawaii Joins Democrat States' Tech Anti-Trust Lawsuit by News Article Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 
(CLUE: Stupid Democrats still don't understand what turned Big Tech against them.) 
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Hold on to Your Wallet: HDOT releases transportation GHG plan by News Release Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 
... Lawsuit Settlement will Impose ‘Big Expense’ on Your ‘fuel, groceries, and airfare’  .... 
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Falls of Clyde removed from Honolulu Harbor by News Release Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 
... the disposal site is approximately 25 miles south of Honolulu Harbor .... 
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Fed Wreck Back Again?   by Video Video Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 
... Shame On The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs For Lying Again. Theyʻre Trying To Convince You That You Need US Federal Recognition .... 
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Kaiser health care workers strike for better wages by Court House News Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | 
... Thousands of Kaiser employees in California, Oregon and Hawaii organized a five-day work stoppage after negotiations for higher pay and other demands stagnated .... 
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