September 27, 2025 News Read

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More Kai Kahele Chaos: OHA Trustees Remove CEO

Hanabusa Resigns from HART Board

State Completes Housing for 900 Fire Victims Not Eligible for FEMA Aid

Feds: Hawaii has until Oct 27 to remove all References to 'Gender Ideology' from Sex-Ed Programs

Hawaii Installs 1 gigawatt of Solar and Batteries, but still depends on oil

Big Beautiful Bill Subsidizes 9,000 Affordable Units for Hawaii

HPR: … Developers seeking to build affordable housing in Hawaiʻi reached a high this year of 35 project applications, according to the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation, or HHFDC.

The agency administers the state's low-income housing tax credit program. So far, four of the projects have been funded, and there are more awards to come later in the year….

Future growth could come from changes at the federal level. The Trump administration's spending bill includes changes to the tax credit program, which can subsidize up to 70% of the cost of new construction of affordable units.

One estimate found that financing could add an additional million affordable rentals in the U.S. between next year and 2035, with 9,000 of those in Hawaiʻi….

NR: Governor Josh Green, M.D. | HHFDC Facilitates More Affordable Housing

PBN: Hawaii affordable housing developers hit record applications - Pacific Business News

read … Developers seeking to build affordable housing reach new heights | Hawai'i Public Radio

UHERO: ʻHawaiʻi could face a loss of $400 million in Medicaid spendingʻ

ASD: … proposed federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid benefits will impact thousands of low-income families across the Islands, especially those in rural areas. Though state tax relief in 2026 will provide some income support, the potential cuts "will be a growing weight" come 2027, UHERO warns…

read … UHERO: ʻHawaiʻi could face a loss of $400 million in Medicaid spendingʻ

Mililani man convicted of killing mother, dog makes deal with prosecution

HNN: … Murder in the second degree carries a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole.

However, because Hart is a multiple offender and the victim was over the age of 60, he could have faced a potential sentence of life without parole for the murder charge, as well as a 20-year sentence for the attempted burglary charge, and 10 years for the cruelty to animals charge, prosecutors said.

The state offered him a deal in court on Thursday to withdraw the motion for extended sentencing if Hart agreed not to file an appeal of his conviction, which Hart accepted.

Therefore, the type sentence he faces will include life with the possibility of parole.

Hart’s sentencing is set for the afternoon of Jan. 14, 2026.

The prosecution said on Feb. 23, 2020, Hart stabbed his 74-year-old mother multiple times, dragged her body to her bed, and then stabbed her dog.

read … Mililani man convicted of killing mother, dog makes deal with prosecution

Hawaii County Council considers plastic foodware ban

HTH: … Bill 83, introduced by Council members Rebecca Villegas and Heather Kimball, was set for discussion Sept. 16 but was deferred until the Policy Committee on Environmental and Natural Resource Management’s next meeting on Oct. 7.

The proposed legislation aims to amend the County Code to prohibit food providers and people who use county facilities from distributing noncompostable plastic or polystyrene foodware and serviceware, unless requested by a customer or offered in a self-service area….

read … Hawaii County Council considers plastic foodware ban | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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