The Federal Tax Credit for Scholarships: Money for Hawaii DoE--if they Accept it

Honolulu Liquor Commission selects its next Administrator

Got $88B?  Hawaii Continues to Waste Money on High Profile Projects While Ignoring Basic Maintenance

ASD: … Seven years ago I co-authored a report called Troubled Waters. It went to the Hawai‘i Executive Conference, an annual gathering of the state’s chief executives and decision-makers. We tried to put a number on what Hawaiʻi owes its future: retiree healthcare and pensions, infrastructure repair and replacement, and the cost of preparing for storms and a rising sea.

The counting was hard, because few agencies publish what their systems will cost to maintain or replace. Still, the number we reached was $88 billion, and the room agreed with it.

Agreement, more or less, is where the story ends. Infrastructure has not moved up the priority list since. The Islands’ two signature projects — rail and the stadium — are new construction, the shiny kind …

Read … The $88 billion bill we agreed to ignore

New Maui Middle School will cost $210M (and counting)

PBN: … The Hawaii School Facilities Authority is developing a $210 million middle school in Waikapu, Maui.  The project's first phase will accommodate 600 students and target completion in 2031.  The Hawaii Legislature has appropriated $71 million of the $210 million budget so far….

Read … State agency moving Maui school project into design phase - Pacific Business News

HIEMA to request federal disaster declaration after Lala

HNN: … HIMEA said it and the Hawaii National Guard will deploy damage-assessment teams next week to ensure thorough evaluations. Aerial assessments will also be done to gauge the impact across affected areas.

“We feel that the damage that’s been incurred so far from Hurricane Lala reaches the level at which we would qualify for a presidential or a federal declaration of disaster,” said Maj. Gen. Stephen Logan, Hawaii Adjutant General….

GT: U.S. Rep. Advises Hawaii Rethink Approach to Disasters

Read … HIEMA to request federal disaster declaration after Lala | Hawaii News Now

Kauaʻi County takes step to harden homes against wildfires

ASD: … Kauaʻi County Council's Planning Committee this week took up Bill 2998, which, inspired by the loss of Lahaina, details ways to harden homes against wildfires. If adopted, the revised building codes would reduce the ways a fire can jump from fields to homes. At the same time, some attending the hearing worried the home modifications would make housing even more expensive….

Read … Kauaʻi County takes step to harden homes against wildfires

HURRICANE LALA:

1. Tropical Storm Moke strengthens slightly; will bring heavy rain to Big Island | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

2. Six-day Waikiki condo outage prompts storm warnings for other high-rises | Hawaii News Now

3. Maui family displaced after Hurricane Lala destroys multi-generational home | Hawaii News Now

4. Oahu roofers, hardware stores inundated with customers ahead of Tropical Storm Moke | Hawaii News Now

5. Off the news: Uniqlo founder donates to Lala recovery | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

6. What you need to know about Hurricane Lala recovery: Nā‘ālehu Elementary, Ka‘ū High & Pāhala Elementary remain closed : Big Island Now

7. Recovery efforts continue at Ka‘u schools - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

8. UPDATE: About 13,000 HECO customers on Hawaii Island still without power - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

9. ‘Take this new storm seriously’: A week after Lala, more potentially damaging weather is on the way - Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

10. Tropical Depression Two-C expected to bring rainfall, gusty winds to the islands this weekend | Hawaii News Now | First Alert Weather

11. Ka’u schools remain closed; DOE learning plan expected next week | Hawaii News Now

12. Community mourns damage to Kau church, graveyard following Hurricane Lala | Hawaii News Now

13. Mental health outreach project helps Kona-low victims | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

14. ‘We’ve been forgotten’: Pahala residents turn to each other after Hurricane Lala | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

15. SCE Crews Head to Hawaii to Restore Power | Energized by Edison

16. 'Just devastating': Upcountry Maui residents and businesses battered by Hurricane Lala | Hawai'i Public Radio

QUICK HITS:

1. Big Q: Do you agree with the Supreme Court allowing construction of the White House ballroom project to continue for now? | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

2. PHOTOS: History of Hawaiʻi Statehood Day in 1959

3. Statewide survey on domestic violence reveals the limits of the legal protection | Hawai'i Public Radio

4. Changing Kaka‘ako: The ocean connection

5. Editorial: Do studies before mining seafloor | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

6. No more doom scrolling? A Meta trial loss could reshape social media

7. Andrew Haden Found Dead Inside San Diego Federal Building

8. City shuts down portion of 11th Avenue in Kaimuki due to wall stability concerns | Office of the Mayor

9. State agency moving Maui school project into design phase - Pacific Business News

10. This Hawaii Car Rental Trick Just Saved Us Over Half - Beat of Hawaii

11. The surveillance grocery store: How algorithms target Hawaii consumers — Hawaiʻi Appleseed

12. Solider charged for sexual exploitation | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

13. Hilo zoo collects over $500K after implementing fees | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

14. New Honolulu Harbor cargo terminal nearing completion | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

15. Absolutely disgusting. idk how someone could see another human (OR ANY... | aloh cafe hawaii | TikTok

16. Video: Unmanned Surface Vessel Fires 2 JAGM Missiles During RIMPAC 2026 Off Hawaii

17. Nonprofit that trains service dogs taps new leader

18. Scientists unlock the 'ancient DNA’ of a long-lost Lānaʻi bird species | Hawai'i Public Radio

19. Protest of prison conditions in 1981.A previously untold story, Part 1 | i L i n d