Entries for September 2026

1. PEW: Reforms Could Save Hawaii Renters $5,500 Per Year
2. "TIO to pursue siting TMT at its primary site in Hawaiʻi"
3. Green Names Appointees to LUC, Teacher Standards Board
4. Fired HTA executive awarded over $500k in whistleblower lawsuit—Green’s Chief of Staff ‘Personally Liable’ 
5. Another TRO Fail: Revenge motive in fatal shooting of Maui officer by convicted felon whose gun was not confiscated under TRO
6. Gun Control Nuts Plan Agenda for 2027 Legislature
7. Hawaii Contract Allows 400-camera automated license plate reader network
8. Lahaina’s Front Street, Where Businesses Will Never Return
9. Half Of Keiki Are Chronically Absent At Some Schools. See How Yours Compares
10. HECO Knows What's Behind Outages. It Just Won't Tell You
11. HPD chief details plans to address staffing, modernization
12. County seeks dismissal of ‘Sammy’ lawsuit alleging officer was negligent in death of teen

1. Hawaii First-Ever 'A' Grade in Digital States Survey
2. Kailua Shooting: Son Of Miske Associate ID'd As Victim–female arrested as alleged shooter
3. OHA’s 14-Year Kakaako Makai Pipe Dream
4. Rising fuel costs prompt spike in Hawaii grocery prices
5. FBI finds 2 more alleged victims of former Moanalua coach
6. 13 Tons of Electric Vehicle Batteries Cleared from Olowalu Area before Fire
7. KIUC Addresses $40-50M Price Tag from Hurricanes
8. Oahu industrial land prices surge as Kapolei supply tightens
9. Enviros Plan: Destroy Every Oceanfront House on North Shore
10. Judges Crackdown On Virtual Hearings

1. Complete List of All Hawaii 2026 Ballot Questions State and County
2. Maui’s new grant rules are good first step, but more transparency needed
3. Who the Cowards are: Hawaii Politicians private weaseling
4. Deliberations continue in trial over former HTA exec Isaac Choy’s firing
5. At Issue In Tokuda Vs. Awa: Who’s Better for Native Hawaiians?
6. The Latest Challenge For Honolulu Police: Hire More Women
7. Hawaii Tourist Accused of Hurling Rock at Seal Has Restrictions Eased

1. The Jones Act Waiver Has Moved More Energy Than Official Numbers Show
2. Wait, you need a license for that? Hawaii strictly regulates MMA events
3. Dear Mr. Paxton, Pay Your Taxes
4. 2028 Mayoral Race: Tupola v Weyer
5. HD43: Souza Refuses to Participate in Candidate Forums
6. SD20 McDermott: ‘Stop Trans-ing our Children’
7. YES on State Question 2: Ads Urge You To Vote For Better Roads
8. On HMSA-HPH plan, assess patients, docs, oversight
9. Hawaii Government Technology: Last to First in 31 Years
10. Shapiro: Still stuck between a dump and a funky-smelling place

1. DCCA Hosts 2026-2027 Hawaiʻi LifeSmarts Competition.
2. DOH: Recycling Centers Slightly Amend Amount Wasted on Plastic 'Recycling'
3. Honolulu Selected to Join Love Your Block – Partnering With Residents to Improve Neighborhoods Citywide
4. Oahu Girls’ Wrestling Coach Charged with Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
5. HI-5 bottle tax yields $105M slush fund-what will legislators waste it on? 
6. Political Correctness is a Corruption Coverup: Star-Adv Flacks for CNHA
7. Kauai Wants Visitors Back. So Where Are They?
8. Hawaiian Electric still plans to retire Maui’s fossil fuel plants despite EPA easing greenhouse gas restrictions
9. HART reviews tentative $652M budget for next year

1. Comparing county property taxes across Hawaii: Who pays the most?
2. DPP Unveils New Interactive Map for TOD Zoning and Development
3. Chinatown Cultural Plaza redevelopment moves forward after years of City advocacy
4. US Chamber of Commerce sues Hawaii over law targeting Citizens United
5. UHERO: Hurricanes Slow Hawaii Economy
6. Democrat Corruption Scandal: This Stretch of Hawaii is Edging Republican
7. Ranked choice voting proposal draws GOP opposition ahead of November vote
8. 'Slow-moving trainwreck': Economist discusses Hawaii economy
9. Honolulu building permits backlog rises despite HNL Build launch
10. Jury hears emotional testimony from police, sees bodycams at murder trial of Maui officer
11. FBI arrests ex-Moanalua High School girls wrestling coach
12. Kauai Shrimp to close due to Hurricane Damage

1. Filipino National Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Voting as Alien
2. The Jones Act Waiver Has Moved More Energy Than Official Numbers Show
3. Hawaii court works in new rules for toxic-tort cases
4. Subprime Auto Loans: Hawaii Joins Multi-State Settlement
5. DAGS starts improvements at Old State Cemeteries
6. Green Eyes $1B Disaster Fund--nothing to build hurricane shelters
7. Honolulu voters to decide 20 Charter amendments in November
8. State To Decide Fate Of Gay-Oriented Ewa Dream House Charter School After Board Quits
9. Passing One Climate Test, Failing the Other: -- Imported Biofuels and Hawaiʻi’s Two Carbon Ledgers
10. How US states ‘mistakenly’ added 30,000 non-citizens to voter rolls
11. Ala Wai 'Pirate Ship' Is Pau But Public Is Stuck With The Bill

1. Navatek, the Untold Story: The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
2. $65M to Restore Kula Hospital
3. Ninth Circuit affirms conviction of man who stole identity of dead child
4. Did Honolulu notify landowners before asking state to designate properties as “Important Agricultural Lands”?
5. Conspiracy in Common: How Cordery Brings Sovereignty Activists into Hawaii Republican Party
6. Another BOE member resigns, citing lack of transparency
7. Still Planning to Steal Condotels: Maui Planning Commission rebuffs exemptions to vacation rental ban
8. Building Code Merry Go Round: Hurricane Latest Excuse to Drive up Construction costs
9. How HCDA Chases Low Income Seniors Out of Kakaako Apartments
10. Oʻahu climate planners say other residents must stop driving cars, turn off AC and eat less meat to curb emissions
11. Hundreds of Hawaii residents could lose Obamacare health insurance benefits in fraud crackdown
12. Trial opens for Maui man accused of killing police officer
13. Soft on Crime: Criminal Imported from New Hampshire was out on Hawaii Bail when he allegedly assaulted 2 Big Island police officers
14. Taiwan to raze, redevelop troubled Chinatown Cultural Plaza

1. Election Integrity? Hawaii Worst in USA
2. Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Maui District Family Judge
3. Death of Young Crypto Kingpin Leaves Massive Estate in Hands of Hawaii's Notorious Probate System
4. Yukutake v Lopez: 9th Circuit Upholds Hawaii Gun-Purchase Restrictions
5. Mitsunaga News: Otani Straw donor trial delayed again amid plea talks
6. Yes on Question 2:  Tax Increment Financing
7. Monthly HECO electricity bills could see a raise
8. The Cost of Living in Hawaii 185% of US Average
9. Hawaiʻi Still Has A Physician Shortage
10. Federal Head Start Reforms Could Cut Supports For Welfare Cheats
11. High-Need Foster Kids Now Have An Alternative To Staying In State Offices

1. Hawaii tied for the worst access to mental health treatment facilities in the country in 2025
2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 18 2026
3. VIDEO: Recktenwald Addresses Senate Briefing on 'Rule of Law'
4. Retaliation at HTA: Green’s Chief of Staff on Trial after protecting CNHA contracts
5. TMT reportedly rejects Spanish bid to build on Canary Islands
6. YES on Question 2: Hawaii voters to decide on measure facilitating housing growth
7. Skyline statistics reveal a costly, ineffective system
8. Price Shock At Waikīkī Co-op Highlights Vulnerability To Housing Fees
9. Even Lowell can’t pierce Niihau’s veil of secrecy
10. Honolulu Spilled 27M Gallons Of Sewage during Recent Storms
11. All Roads lead back to Waimanalo Gulch: Kapaa Quarry Road unsuitable for landfill, Kailua board says, unsurprisingly 

1. How Honolulu can learn from Auckland
2. Hawaii 2nd-Lowest Student Debt in USA
3. Getting into Tax Court
4. With One More Seat, Republican Legislators Could Force Roll-call Votes
5. Are Voters Apathetic? Maybe They're Disgusted
6. They plan their rail junkets as lamely as the rail project
7. CD2: Dark Money Pours into Tokuda Campaign
8. Worries persist in Hawaii despite Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot ruling
9. Can Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA Take Hold At UH Mānoa?
10. County finance committee votes to extend homeless slush fund

1. Maui doctor loses bid for new attempted murder trial
2. Hawaii County Fire Chief Candidates Announced
3. Teachers Union Plans Big for Honolulu Gay Pride Parade—‘appropriate for all ages’
4. Souza-Medeiros race on ballot directed to Republicans only
5. Maui woman pleads guilty to voting unlawfully in 2024 election
6. Hawai‘i joins multi-state lawsuit against DHS over immigration
7. Five years after Red Hill fuel spill, Navy touts progress as residents express skepticism
8. Kalaupapa's drinking water system is down for repairs. When can residents return?
9. Hawaii Supreme Court weighs dual compensation claims in exonerees’ case

1. Lawsuit: Years of ‘customary non-enforcement’ by HPD, DPP, and Liquor Commission behind Waianae ‘Silvadome’ Mass Shooting
2. COVID Fraud: UH, AmeriCorps Agree to Pay $500K for failing to stop Higa, Aipoalani
3. Three-quarters of religion-based hate crimes in Hawaii last year targeted Jews, who are less than 1% of the state
4. Applications open for vendors, participants of Honolulu and Kapolei City Lights
5. Hawaiian Women in U.S. Have Highest Breast Cancer Incidence
6. Survey: 64% say Hawaii has become a ‘worse place to live’ over last five years
7. Hundreds file unemployment claims on Kauai after Lowell
8. Resilience Hub Reality Check -- It Takes Way More Than the Latest Buzzword to Save Communities
9. Recent visitor trends may signal long-term problems for the state’s biggest industry
10. Spying on You: Fate Of Proposed Data And Innovation Office In O‘ahu Voters’ Hands
11. The widespread implications of the demographic cliff for Hawai’i
12. OHA's Native Hawaiian Trust Fund Has Doubled In Value
13. Haleakalā Telescopes: Thwarted so far, Usual Suspects ‘Wait Anxiously’ for Next Round of Protests  
14. Former Honolulu Mid-Pacific teacher pleads no contest to sexually assaulting 10-year-old student 
15. Soft-on-Crime: Hawaii man acquitted for property crime; arrested for similar offense 162 minutes later

1. AG: Hawaii Crime Data Shows Sharp Drop in 2025
2. Section 8 Housing: Federal Spending Triples, Higher Rent Eats Most of The Money
3. Imported from Asia by Larry Mehau: How Smokable Meth Made Its 1984 U.S. Landfall In Hawaiʻi
4. Hawaii Supreme Court denies Fevella’s appeal in contested West Oahu Senate race
5. HD43: ‘Republicans-only’ label on Special Primary election Medeiros v Souza during general election
6. Former Lahainaluna principal wanted on felony charges
7. New position for former DLE director Mike Lambert
8. ‘Active disaster zone’: Kauai’s mayor urges visitors to stay away from North Shore amid storm recovery
9. Kauaʻi Vacation Rental Owners Urged To Take In Displaced Families
10. Hawaii launches first permanent drone docking system for law enforcement – 30 seconds to put a drone over incident

1. Lawyers take $222M from Maui wildfire settlement -- Will Supreme Court Give Them More?
2. Bribery Case: How the AG is sabotaging extradition of Solidum
3. Hawaiʻi Spends $100M On Public Preschool Seats--Private preschools shrink.
4. Mail-in ballots printing, elections office moving forward
5. Abortion Pill Use Has Tripled In Hawaiʻi Over Past Decade
6. Hawaii’s crime rate fell nearly 12% in 2025

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