Entries for September 2026

1. HD43 Tie Vote: Three ‘Nago ballots’ sent to voters registered in Florida
2. Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Teachers
3. Yes on Question 2: Hawaii constitutional amendment to lower housing costs with ‘RISE’ bonds
4. Bill 48: Your property can be secretly condemned by HART
5. BOSS Survey: From Bad to Even Worse
6. Travelers heed calls to avoid Kauai amid Hurricane Lowell recovery
7. Gov. Green Feigns Neutrality while backing HMSA-HPH notamerger
8. Not Even Close: 7-2 high court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions
9. Appeals by Miske co-defendants facing strong headwinds
10. More Unlicensed Teachers Are Filling In Gaps In Hawaiʻi Classrooms
11. He Was Banned From Police Work In California But Hired In Honolulu
12. Fire at Kauai's Kapule Building shuts down major county services

1. PUC Hearings Set: HECO Pushing 5.3% Rate Hike
2. Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, but Native Hawaiians Aren’t
3. Mokulele Airlines Awarded $19.4 Million Essential Air Service Contract for Lanaʻi
4. Rail Bribe: HCDA gives Lawmakers $300K For TOD Travel, Destination Unknown
5. Mayor advises tourists to reconsider travel to Kauaʻi until island recovers more from Hurricane Lowell
6. Enviros have a Plan to exploit Lowell Damage to make Home Construction even More Expensive and Difficult
7. 845 Homeless Chronics Dead Since 2020

1. DoE Loses Another 1.6%--Charter Schools Continue to Grow
2. Building a more free and prosperous Hawaii — together
3. Limited access to Kaumālapa‘u Harbor Lanai Sunday, Sept. 13
4. Jurors recalled in Maui doctor's bid for new attempted murder trial
5. A Fair Tax
6. How to file for Hawaii property tax relief in 2026
7. Honolulu Charter Commission leaves zoning board reform off ballot
8. Hawaii could face costly scramble to deliver ballots
9. Voters seeking top leaders don’t look to the legislators
10. State tech transition stalls Hawaii business approvals, worsening economic hurdles
11. Office building overhaul adds affordable rental units in Honolulu
12. Maneuvering: UH seeks changes to Maunakea summit master plan
13. Hawaiʻi And New Hampshire Are Magnets For PAC $$$
14. On Kauaʻi, Derek Kawakami is using Lowell to his advantage, without making it seem that way.

1. DBEDT: Hawaii Growth Rate to be Cut in Half
2. UH Proposes Tuition Hikes
3. Will Social Media Hysteria gut Kauai Tourism in Hurricane Lowell’s aftermath?
4. One Hanalei flood victim says tourists are being bad
5. Kalaupapa residents, staff relocated after drinking water well fails
6. Full extent of Ni’ihau damage unknown

1. City marks 25th anniversary on September 11 with Tribute of Light
2. UHERO: What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere?
3. Hawaii Obamacare Subscribers to get $500 Rebate
4. Feds Sue Hawaii over in-state tuition for immigrants
5. Honolulu Man Involved in Trans-Pacific Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years
6. How Two Hawaiʻi Civilian DoE Employees Exposed Historic Navy Scandal
7. Sunken boats, lost livelihoods at Kauaʻi's Port Allen
8. Honolulu Says Its Tow Contractor Overbilled. Taxpayers Will Pay The Price
9. Bill 32: Parks and Recreation to Set Park User Fees
10. Gays Plan Big Coming Out Party for Underage Kids
11. Trumpster Election Conspiracy Fraudsters Leave Wreckage Behind at Elections Commission
12. One Hanalei flood victim says tourists are being bad

1. More Hurricanes Lining Up?
2. VIDEO: Maui General Election Candidate Forum
3. States that Vaccinate the Most -- Hawaii 18th
4. Lowell Shuts Lanai Barge Harbor for Two Weeks -- "containers floating in water"
5. Feds: Sovereignty Tax Scam Drew 200 Criminals from 19 States
6. Fevella asks Supreme Court to intervene in election tiebreaker before Tomorrow
7. $106K Surprise: Making New Kaua‘i Homes Wildfire Resistant May Cost Much More Than Expected
8. Rent Jumping 44% at Run-Down Moiliili Apartment Building
9. License plate-reading cameras used on Maui — but not for surveillance, police say
10. Covering the Cost: The cost of shipping, Jones Act in Hawaii
11. DUI News: Former legislator Sharon Har joins Catholic Charities Housing Development Corp.
12. Visitors asked to stay away from Kauai during Hurricane Lowell recovery

1. VIDEO: Lowell Kauai Damage
2. Hawaii County Public Hearings Scheduled for Proposed Solid Waste Fee Increase
3. Everyone is angry in America
4. Restraining Orders: Hawaii to copy Washington State method designed to get more guns from legal owners, but none from criminals
5. The Hidden Logic of the Hu Honua–Hawaiian Electric Standoff
6. NYT: The Long Road to Rebuilding Lahaina After the 2023 Wildfire
7. Transsexual Propaganda Removed from Federal Department of Education Survey Results
8. Can Oʻahu Spend Millions On Pandas And Also Upgrade The Zoo?
9. Let’s Copy some Mainland Hysteria: Hawaii County proposal to ban AI data centers deferred until October
10. Lift restrictions on wastewater financing

Everyone is angry in America

1. VIDEO: Lowell Kauai Damage
2. Hawaii County Transient Vacation Rental Registration Now Live
3. Luke corruption trial pushed to 2027
4. Congress Passed Housing Reform. Hawai‘i Can Make It Work
5. Delays: Hawaiʻi's housing affordability problem
6. 'Kick In The Face': Hawaiʻi's $2M Business Registration System Slammed
7. No Water, And No End In Sight: A Big Island Condo Copes With Lala
8. Accused Of Violating Patients, A Hawaiʻi Doctor Still Practices
9. Hawaii Officials Prevail in Challenge to State’s Hemp Rules

1. Lowell to Hit Kauai
2. Liquor Commission Secrets: Has Kamehameha Schools entered the marijuana business?
3. Eight Years in a Row: Hawaiʻi Schools Continue to Lose Students as Young Families Flee State
4. Courtyards at Waipouli Lawsuit, ‘a narrow challenge’ to DHHL evictions only
5. Judge finds conflict of interest involving Ford Fuchigami’s counsel in public corruption case
6. Hawaiʻi Should Remember The Injustice Of Forced Unionism
7. Trump administration renews Supreme Court bid to limit mail-in voting
8. Green light for Keaau Health Center: Commissioners OK $90M project

1. Liquor Commission Secrets: Has Kamehameha Schools entered the marijuana business?
2. JSC Announces Applicants for Supreme Court Justice
3. OHA, City Begin Discussions on Kakaʻako Look Lab Site
4. Immunization recommendations for the 2026-27 respiratory virus season
5. State DOH Approves Reactivation of the Navy ʻAiea Hālawa Shaft
6. Save Ala Moana!
7. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 4 2026
8. Tupola for Mayor in 2028?
9. Maui Fire Dept: “Boxcheckians” in leadership roles
10. Disruption of mail balloting could silence Hawaii voters
11. DCCA BREG Tech Fail: Why can’t new business register with state?
12. Hawaii patients express frustration with doctor shortage on Oahu
13. Ex-Rep Holt Illegally Lobbying for more Young Bros Rate Hikes?
14. Retired Campaign Spending Commission Boss Quickly Transitions to Campaign Consultant
15. How Do They Do It? GOP Candidates Surge In General
16. $521K Hawaii Airport Lawsuit Exposes Checked Bag Risk

1. Hawaii Supreme Court orders new election in tied HD43 race
2. Treasury, IRS Move to End Tax-Exempt Status for Discriminatory Practices in Private Schools
3. Kauai man sentenced to 45 years in prison for grooming boys
4. Copycat Late: State Sen. Kurt Fevella challenges West Oahu primary tiebreaker in court
5. Why Maui police don’t always name people who are arrested, including their own officers 
6. Maui Council panel advances license plate reader bill, delays facial recognition technology measure
7. Laughing 33-time loser gets only 5 years for hit-and-run death of lifeguard
8. Pearl City poke shop owner allegedly sold kilos of cocaine
9. Oahu housing tour gives young locals inside look at challenges of building affordable homes

1. Hawaii AG Joins Suit to force Medicaid to pay for Juvenile Sex Change Surgery
2. ​World Turned Upside Down: Maui Council panel votes 5-4 to adopt sea-level-rise criteria to un-steal some TVRs located in new hotel districts
3. Trump Administration Aims To Strip Tax Status of Private Schools With DEI Policies
4. Federal Native Hawaiian education funding awarded
5. OHA, city begin talks on future use of Kakaako Makai site
6. Neighborhood capital: Unlocking Hawai'i's hidden housing resource
7. Where Hawaii's Climate Math Actually Stands
8. Homeless dude refuses shelter for 20 years and counting
9. How ‘Fat Leonard’ Corrupted The Navy.

1. Lowell to Hit Kauai?
2. HD43: Hawaii Supreme Court considers election rematch
3. Public input sought on update to UH Maunakea Master Plan
4. The Power of Voter Participation
5. Racketeering claims survive against former defense contractor's wife
6. A Modernized Jones Act Could Help Reduce Hawai‘i’s Cost of Living
7. Former JAG Prosecutor Gets 20 Years for Child Pornography
8. Hawaii Supreme Court Justice McKenna Muddies Waters for Trump Third Term
9. Hawaii's high cost of living creates housing struggle for some teachers
10. Storms Shut Down Elevators Indefinitely For Hundreds In Honolulu
11. Sugimura calls for immediate action to address public safety concerns along Pūlehu and Hansen roads, nails Bissen for years of Inaction on Homeless Drug Camps
12. 22 Years Later, Mānoa Stream Keeps Making News
13. DOE opens 18 new public preschool classrooms on Oahu
14. Honolulu city agencies used more energy and water in 2025
15. H-POWER was closed for more than 80 days last year
16. Solar Battery Systems ‘Remotely Disabled’ after Lawsuit

1. Beyond the Courthouse Door: Who Takes Responsibility After Pretrial Release?
2. City Expands 'MH3' Involuntary Mental Health Commitment Program
3. Skyline Finally Cracks 13K Ridership--but only during back-to-school week
4. How to Hide $560M: 15-Year-Old PUC Docket Re-Opens and Re-Closes in an Instant
5. Hawaii Business Environment:  Dead Last and Getting Worse
6. Law infringes on advocacy groups’ rights
7. Incompetence: City admits two ineligible voters cast ballots in tied Makakilo primary race
8. Honolulu's Checkbook: Who's Getting Paid And How Much  
9. Latest Round of Hawaii Capitol pool ‘repairs’: $10.5M spent, $55-65M next
10. New AI tool could slash Honolulu building permit times
11. Island hotels push pack on bill to increase sewer rates
12. Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, But Native Hawaiians Aren’t
13. PETA calls on new Sea Life Park Hawaii owner ‘Hawaiian Council’ to release its dolphins
14. Oahu youth-led climate hysteria projects can score up to $5,000 from new city slush fund
15. Waialua residents sue city, Dole over March flooding – lots of ‘studies’, no dredging work
16. No Relief For Maui Wildfire Survivors Losing Thousands To Contractors
17. BBB Scam Tracker Warns About Kauai Guru
18. Hawaiʻi brain drain: How discrimination kept talent in the Islands, and why it doesn’t anymore

1. Audit: $132M City COVID Funds Cover Retiree Benefits
2. Hawaii lawsuit over fuel contamination continues
3. Hawaii's age-21 gun ban survives Second Amendment challenge
4. DLIR: Hawaii has Entered Decade-Long Economic Depression
5. Getting Hawaii to 100% by 2045: The Fakery
6. Hawaiʻi has the second-highest homeowners' association fees in the nation
7. Studies Showed Neglected Streams Could Wreak Havoc For 60 Years – (so more studies are being funded)
8. Rumored Lala ‘Dam Burst’ Was Likely Invasive Trees, Officials Say
9. 2022 report found Coconut Island bridge faulty
10. Hawaii Supreme Court to rule on tied House District 43 race
11. Honolulu Police Chief Lazar names permanent HPD deputy chiefs
12. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney arrest at DUI checkpoint in Kapolei
13. Maui police veteran arrested on sexual assault charges