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Friday, August 8, 2025
VA terminates union contracts for most bargaining-unit employees
By News Release @ 1:03 PM :: 238 Views :: National News, Labor, Military

... The announcement comes in response to President Trump’s executive order that excludes certain federal agencies from labor-management relations programs. ....

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Launches Aircraft Mechanic Training Program
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 308 Views :: Education K-12

... a no-cost, two-year training initiative designed to prepare Oʻahu high school juniors for careers in aviation maintenance and mechanics ....

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
US, Cook Islands to Cooperate on Seabed Mining
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 239 Views :: Environment, National News, World News

...The Government of the United States of America has begun discussions with the Government of the Cook Islands to support the research necessary to inform seabed exploration and responsible development within the Cook Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zone....

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Sentenced for $29M Investment Fraud Scheme
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 354 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act, Tourism

... decade-long scheme to defraud hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc. ....

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
Mexican National Sentenced to 54 Months for Illegal Reentry After Ten Prior Removals and Three Illegal Reentry Felony Convictions
By News Release @ 3:35 AM :: 240 Views :: Law Enforcement

... In addition to his three prior federal convictions for illegally reentering the United States, Salas Cruz also has convictions for abuse of a household member, assault, violation of a protective order, and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition ....

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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
UH sets extramural funding record for 4th consecutive year
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 228 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... this success comes at a time when concerns over cuts in federal research funding continue to grow. As of August 5, 66 grants totaling more than $89 million have been terminated at UH due to shifting federal priorities ....

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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
61% of Hawaii Homeowners Sitting on $250K Capital Gain
By News Release @ 1:55 PM :: 330 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living

... and 34.6% of Hawaii homeowners sitting on $500K capital gain ....

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
E-Cars, Hybrids Banned from Kauai County Scrapyard
By News Release @ 12:29 PM :: 343 Views :: Kauai County, Energy

... Due to the potential for hazardous conditions ....

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Can Hawaiʻi get to 100% renewable energy?
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 467 Views :: Energy, Higher Education

"...solar, wind, and batteries on their own will not scale to meet the needs we have...."

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Monday, August 4, 2025
Four New HART Board Members Appointed
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 479 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail

... Mayor apponts two, Speaker appoints one, Council appoints one ....

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Sunday, August 3, 2025
Armed Felon Indicted After Barricading Himself in Home with Over Ten Pounds of Methamphetamine and Illegal Firearms
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 508 Views

... If convicted of the charged offenses, Nowicke faces a maximum sentence of life in prison ....

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Friday, August 1, 2025
Wildfires: Maui PD Releases Final After-Action Report
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 439 Views :: Maui County, Police

... a comprehensive review of the department's response and outlines 35 recommendations for improving future emergency operations ....

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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Mayor Pleased by Dismissal of Myeni Shooting Case
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 447 Views :: Honolulu County, Police

"... the court affirmed the City’s position that the officers involved did not act out of malice in the death of Lindani Myeni ...."

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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Visitor Arrivals Down 1.8% for June 2025
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 586 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... 857,102 total visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in June 2025, down 1.8 percent from the same month last year ....

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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Public Safety Power Shutoff watch: Hawaiian Electric monitoring wildfire risk conditions
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 425 Views :: Energy, Environment

... if weather conditions intensify in the next 24 to 48 hours Hawaiian Electric may proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk ....

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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Brighter Futures, Stronger Ties: US Nonprofit Drives Educational Progress in Strategically Situated Micronesia  
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 398 Views :: Education K-12, World News

... an American nonprofit is helping students from some of Micronesia’s most remote islands access the region’s top-performing private schools ....

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
New Software: DPP Promises 'Reduced Service'
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 511 Views :: Honolulu County, Development

... The 27-year-old Posse system will be taken off-line at the close of business Monday, July 28, 2025, and will not be available to the public or DPP staff ....

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
VIDEO: Tsunami Draws Water Down 15 feet in Kahului Harbor
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 2867 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii harbor mouths opening towards Kamchatka saw larger tsunami effects ....

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
UPDATE: DoT Extends Public Comment Period on Teenagers' Climate Plan
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 1267 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics

“...This isn’t just a policy document. These proposals will have real and lasting impacts on families, kūpuna, workers, and businesses across Hawai‘i...”

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Spain Offers €400M to Bring TMT to Canary Islands
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 753 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Higher Education, Land Use

... Hawaii's master lease renewal process pays off big for Chile ... and now Spain ....

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel visits Honolulu field office
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 742 Views :: Law Enforcement

... He praised the great working relationships between the FBI and the local, state, and federal law enforcement partners ....

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Monday, July 28, 2025
How 'Big Beautiful Bill' Affects UH Student Loans and Research Grants
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 592 Views :: Higher Education

... This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of the 10-campus University of Hawaiʻi system on July 21, 2025 ....

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Monday, July 28, 2025
$40M Rate Hike for Hawaii American Water
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 776 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... at Mauna Lani and Waimea the typical single-family customer will see a rate increase of approximately $18 to $25 per month ....

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Saturday, July 26, 2025
Chiefess Kapiolani: The greatest student of Batimea Pua’aiki (Blind Bartimeus)
By News Release @ 11:03 AM :: 799 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

... a foundation builder of the Hawaiian church ....

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Friday, July 25, 2025
Trump Executive Order: Clear Homeless Drug Addicts from Streets and Put them in Treatment Centers
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 1192 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs

... Executive Order to restore order to American cities and remove vagrant individuals from our streets, redirecting federal resources toward programs that tackle substance abuse and returning to the acute necessity of civil commitment ....

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Friday, July 25, 2025
Schatz: National Housing Shortage Is A Problem The Government Has Created; We Can Fix It
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 734 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... Schatz Introduces YIMBY Act To Encourage Localities To Cut Regulations, Adopt Pro-Housing Policies ....

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Thursday, July 24, 2025
How to Apply for Honolulu Property Tax Credit
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 1173 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits

... Sept. 30, 2025 is the deadline to apply ....

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Thursday, July 24, 2025
Hawaii Attorney General Releases Annual Firearm Statistics
By News Release @ 12:04 PM :: 614 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment

... 16,879 personal/private applications for permits to acquire firearms were processed statewide during 2024, marking a 28.3% decrease ....

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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
DoE Ready to Resume Most School Bus Routes
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 467 Views :: Education K-12

... nine routes remain temporarily suspended — about 6% of the 138 routes that were impacted at the peak of last school year’s disruptions ....

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Monday, July 21, 2025
Hawaii's Only Oil Refinery Inks $100M 'Renewable' Fuels Deal
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 1059 Views :: Energy, Environment

... Par Pacific, Mitsubishi, and ENEOS to Establish Joint Venture for Renewable Fuels in Hawaii ....

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Monday, July 21, 2025
DoH: COVID Activity on the Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 737 Views :: COVID-19

... The test positivity rate statewide was 12.4% as of July 19, 2025, up from 10.9% the previous week ....

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Monday, July 21, 2025
Search is on for a new KSBE Trustee
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 777 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Development, Land Use

... Trustee to succeed Trustee Robert K.W.H. Nobriga, whose term expired on June 30, 2025 ....

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Saturday, July 19, 2025
Need $600K? Maui County Launches New Federally Funded Fire Recovery Program
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 1225 Views :: Maui County

... Hoʻokumu Hou programs are open to individuals and families who meet eligibility requirements that include income limits and loss of property during the 2023 Maui wildfires. ...

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Saturday, July 19, 2025
Maui County Clears Out Homeless Meth Addicts (again)
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 809 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness, Drugs

... Work crews encountered unsanitary conditions including rat infestations, feces and maggots ....

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Saturday, July 19, 2025
Green Issues Emergency Proclamation for Wildfire Season
By News Release @ 3:35 AM :: 625 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Military

... Hawaiʻi National Guard’s Operation Hoʻopauahi to Improve Emergency Response Time ....

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Friday, July 18, 2025
Transportation barriers impacting Hawaiʻi rural health care
By News Release @ 2:00 AM :: 657 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living

... Long ambulance response times, costly and unreliable non-emergency transportation, and insufficient insurance coverage for travel-related health care expenses ....

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Friday, July 18, 2025
Two Indicted for Fraudulent FEMA Claims for Lahaina Fire
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 1036 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

... Daylyn Harris, 34, and Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, were arrested on July 15, 2025 ....

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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Scott Saiki Appointed Insurance Commissioner
By News Release @ 11:59 AM :: 824 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living

... As Speaker, Saiki Co-chaired the Governor’s Executive and Legislative Condo and Property Insurance Task Force ....

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Monday, July 14, 2025
HDoT Awards Contract for Removal of 'Falls of Clyde'
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 715 Views :: Hawaii History

... The 146-year-old vessel has been docked at Honolulu Harbor since 2008 ....

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Monday, July 14, 2025
State Job Growth? 'Health Care and Food Services'
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 672 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Tourism

... Hawai‘i Projects 41,000 New Jobs by 2032, Led by Health Care and Food Services ....

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Sunday, July 13, 2025
LGBTQ Commission Pushing Green to Sign Executive Order Making Hawaii Sex-Change Kidnapping Sanctuary
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 2207 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement

... SB1150 failed in the Legislature, but the LGBTQ Commission still wants to grab your children.  Will Green help them do it? ....

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Saturday, July 12, 2025
Judicial Nominees Sought for Oahu, Maui, Big Island
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 703 Views :: Judiciary

... The following notices were posted to the JSC website on Friday, 11 July 2025 ....

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Saturday, July 12, 2025
HTA Board Positions Open
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 689 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism

... State Boards and Commissions Seeking Applicants ....

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Saturday, July 12, 2025
42 More Homeless Beds Available in Iwilei
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 788 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

"...a culturally grounded, 90-day transitional housing program for working males who are striving for financial stability...."

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Friday, July 11, 2025
Green Signed 313 Bills Into law
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 646 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Green took action on 313 of the 321 bills enrolled during the 2025 regular session ....

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Thursday, July 10, 2025
Auditor Dings Hawaii ERS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
By News Release @ 7:39 PM :: 946 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor

... Hawaii ERS received a 'disclaimer of opinion' ....

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Thursday, July 10, 2025
Green Signs SB933, HB420, HB431
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 749 Views :: Ethics, Development

...funding to support critical nonprofit organizations impacted by federal funding reductions....

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Green Signs $4B Lahaina Settlement Bill
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 964 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Development

... House Bill 1001 (Act 301) establishes the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund ....

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Firearm Permits Subject of Hawaii County PD Hearing
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 851 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment

... proposal to repeal “Rules and Regulations of the Hawai’i Police Department Governing the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed and Unconcealed Weapons” ....

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Carpenters Union Announces Plan to Harass Non-Union Contractors
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 1086 Views :: Ethics, Labor

"... a new compliance initiative to strengthen oversight of construction projects that utilize taxpayer funds ...."

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