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Monday, April 13, 2026
Worst Place to Start a Business? Six Hawaii Towns Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 3:29 PM :: 615 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

... four Oahu locations near the bottom of this national scorecard ....

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Friday, April 10, 2026
Mass Transit Killed by COVID: Ridership stuck at 81% of 2019
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 PM :: 1388 Views :: COVID-19

...Ridership has been hovering around 81 percent since September, 2024, and it doesn’t appear likely that it will increase much in the foreseeable future....

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Friday, April 10, 2026
Progressives in Washington, California, and Hawaii want to squeeze the wealthy
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 1263 Views :: Taxes

"... the real decisions will likely come during conference committee between April 16 and May 1 ...."

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Hawaii climate litigation drives higher utility bills
By Selected News Articles @ 9:49 PM :: 1856 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living

... the predictable result of policy choices that prioritize climate symbolism over working families’ budgets ....

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Hawaii joins states suing to force EPA to continue CO2 regulation
By Selected News Articles @ 4:39 PM :: 1727 Views :: Energy, Environment

... the legal basis for regulating CO2 emissions from motor vehicles, power plants and industry under the Clean Air Act ....

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Monday, April 6, 2026
Hawaii Ranks Worst for School Bus Safety
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 AM :: 1881 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii averages 134 annual school bus crashes from 2021 to 2024 ....

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Saturday, April 4, 2026
WSJ: “Hawaii Democrats are trying to silence opponents so unions can coerce workers to keep funding progressive political causes”
By Selected News Articles @ 2:45 PM :: 2673 Views :: First Amendment, Labor

... The decision is now on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ....

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Monday, March 30, 2026
VIDEO: Fake ICE Agent Beaten in Waikiki
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 5389 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism

... multiple people take the guy down to the ground and they wail on him with fists and feet ... including one woman who kicks him in the face several times ....

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Monday, March 30, 2026
Schatz opposes housing bill after getting tens of thousands from Blackstone, other groups
By Selected News Articles @ 2:27 AM :: 4376 Views :: Ethics, Development, Cost of Living

... Schatz received at least $131,500 from organizations that oppose the bill ....

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
FEMA says shutdown not affecting response to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:00 AM :: 4578 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Hawaii State Government

“FEMA remains fully prepared to provide support as needed.  While the shutdown impacts some routine operations, immediate response needs are not affected.”

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Hawaii 3rd-Worst Taxpayer ROI
By Selected News Articles @ 2:33 PM :: 4845 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... and 2nd-highest taxes per capita ....

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Monday, March 23, 2026
Hawaii AG wins First Round: Suing to Save Juvenile Sex-Change
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 4464 Views :: Family, Health Care

... Kennedy had stated “sex-rejecting procedures” — such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries — are unsafe and ineffective ways to treat children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria that “fail to meet professional recognized standards of health care.” ....

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Thursday, March 19, 2026
Hawaii’s Highway System Ranks 44th in the Nation in Overall Cost-Effectiveness and Condition
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 4270 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii’s highways rank 50th in Urban Interstate Pavement Condition, 48th in Rural Arterial Pavement Condition ....

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Thursday, March 19, 2026
Maui’s Online Firearm Permitting System Raises Serious Legal Concerns
By Selected News Articles @ 5:45 PM :: 4333 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Second Amendment

...an online platform that imposes multiple additional fees on top of those authorized by Hawaiʻi law....

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Thursday, March 19, 2026
Documents Reveal How Hawaii AG Selects Outside Counsel to fight Second Amendment Cases
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 4220 Views :: Second Amendment

... Over the next several days, we will be releasing all 14 documents in this set ....

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Thursday, March 19, 2026
The last time Congress created a new state
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 23531 Views :: Hawaii History

...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Oil Prices: Trump Waives Jones Act for 60 days
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 PM :: 3196 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living

...The suspension of the law would allow foreign tankers to transport oil around the country....

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Regulating Political Deepfakes: First Amendment Lessons from Hawaii’s Unconstitutional Effort
By Selected News Articles @ 2:16 PM :: 3487 Views :: First Amendment

...Park permanently enjoined a Hawaii law criminalizing the reckless distribution of “materially deceptive media” that “risk[s] ... harming the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election or changing the voting behavior of voters in an election.”...

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Monday, March 16, 2026
Hawaii Ranks #1 for Multi-Generational Households
By Selected News Articles @ 5:11 PM :: 3101 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

...Hawaii leads the nation, where about 1 in 13 households include three generations living together....

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Monday, March 16, 2026
Miske Forfeiture After Death: "Never seen anything like it"
By Selected News Articles @ 5:41 AM :: 3502 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

“Forfeiture-land is a place where the normal rules don’t work.”

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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Hawaii dolphin therapist’s case could shape James Comey, Leticia James appeals
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 2365 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, National News, Small Business

... Six months ago, James Comey and Letitia James had likely never heard of PLF client Eliza Wille or her dolphin therapy practice in Kona ....

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Monday, March 9, 2026
Why Are Transit Buses So Expensive?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 PM :: 1604 Views :: Rail

...an intercity bus costs less than $300,000, but in 2023 and 2024 transit agencies spent an average of more than $1.1 million....

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Monday, March 9, 2026
Why Subsidized Housing Costs So Much
By Selected News Articles @ 1:01 PM :: 1274 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

“How is it that very profitable development went from under $100/SF in rural towns to over $600/SF in big cities in less than two decades?”

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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Hawaii, others back birthright citizenship in amicus brief
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 986 Views :: National News

... Democratic attorney generals cite 14th Amendment, but immigration policy nonprofit disagrees ....

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Monday, February 23, 2026
Supreme Court to hear Challenge to Big Oil Climate Change Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 PM :: 864 Views :: Energy, Environment

... A ruling for the defendants could halt similar lawsuits nationwide and reaffirm that energy and climate policy must be set by Congress, not by local courts ....

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Monday, February 23, 2026
More Spaghetti on the Wall: Climate Activists Push Insurance Companies to 'Sue Big Oil'
By Selected News Articles @ 10:49 PM :: 962 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

...'sue big oil' lawfirm Hagens Berman was referred to the U.S. Department of Justice by a federal judge, citing findings of “misconduct bordering on the criminal”....

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Thursday, February 19, 2026
UPDATE: HPD List of Firearms Instructors
By Selected News Articles @ 9:56 AM :: 2235 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

... Taking a class from an unapproved or expired instructor could delay your permit process and create unnecessary complications ....

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Birds of a Feather: Who is Rallying to Support Luke?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 1559 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians

... ILWU, Senator Kurt Fevella, UPW Local 646, Back the Blue founder Wayne Kaiwi, Kurt Tsuniyoshi, Charlie Iona ....

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Look at the Defensive Gun Uses that Hawaii Wants to Criminalize
By Selected News Articles @ 2:17 AM :: 911 Views :: Second Amendment

... just a vindictive effort to keep as many law-abiding gun owners as possible from exercising their rights ....

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The Beginnings of Keawala’i Congregational Church
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 PM :: 1584 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii History, Religion

... the church’s first official permanent pastor was renowned preacher and evangelist Blind Bartimeus ....

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Monday, February 16, 2026
Phase one: How the Sylvia Luke story is already reshaping Hawaiʻi politics
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 1395 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... Carpenters Union questioned donations Luke received from then-indicted Navatek head Milton Kao in connection with tax credits she supported in 2017 ....

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Hawaii Enters Propaganda War
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 PM :: 1080 Views :: First Amendment, Military

... Fighting foreign psychological operations from our very own shores ....

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Monday, February 2, 2026
With Supreme Court Ruling Coming, Hawaii Democrats Push More Carry Restrictions
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 AM :: 683 Views :: Second Amendment

... anti-gun lawmakers in the Aloha State are already scheming to continue infringing the Second Amendment ....

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
Hawaii Leads the U.S. in Average Weekly Grocery Bills
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 AM :: 1405 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... In Hawaii, households spend $157 per week on groceries, up 9.6% from the prior year ....

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
$1,000 Trump accounts to start July 4
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 PM :: 746 Views :: National News, Family

... included in the "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law in July 2025. It provides a $1,000 contribution from the U.S. Treasury Department to a tax-free account for babies born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028 ....

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Sunday, January 25, 2026
Hegseth 'Taking Sledgehammer' to 8a Military Contractors
By Selected News Articles @ 8:29 AM :: 1801 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA, Small Business

... a "breeding ground for fraud" ....

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Sunday, January 25, 2026
Hawaii RNC members pay their way to represent state: ‘It’s not a cheap hobby’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 AM :: 726 Views :: Republican Party

... Typically, there are at least three meetings per year ....

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Saturday, January 24, 2026
States Race to Launch Rural Health Transformation Plans
By Selected News Articles @ 11:28 AM :: 983 Views :: Health Care, Small Business

"they will repeal certificate-of-need laws"

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Surprise: Hawaii's Gun Control Case Based on 'Black Codes', not 'Aloha Spirit'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:02 PM :: 1191 Views :: Second Amendment

...Neal Katyal, a lawyer representing Hawaii, argued that the purpose of including Black codes in its explanation is to argue evidence that states have historically been allowed to implement gun regulations....

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Panos: How Hawaii Can Reduce Traffic Fatalities
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 PM :: 986 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Police

... by focusing on VRUs, the Vulnerable Road Users, such as pedestrians, motorcyclists, bikers and construction workers ....

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Monday, January 19, 2026
Hawaii is 3rd Worst State to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 8:55 PM :: 1044 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

... Hawaii ranks 46th in Avg. Growth in Number of Small Businesses ....

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Monday, January 19, 2026
AUDIO: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Hawaii Second Amendment Case
By Selected News Articles @ 12:47 PM :: 1662 Views :: Second Amendment

... click here to hear live arguments before Supreme Court 10am EST/ 5am HST ....

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Monday, January 19, 2026
1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 51846 Views :: Hawaii History

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Top DoD Officials Evaluate Oahu Military Housing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:50 AM :: 1077 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Military

... the installation is managing a sustained strain on barracks capacity that will continue for several years as the Army modernizes its infrastructure in Hawaii ....

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Hawaii's new act redefining parenthood has disturbing implications
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 1512 Views :: Family, Life

... the Act promotes a disturbing view about the notion of parenthood, commodifies human life, and erodes the sanctity of natural conception ....

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Monday, January 5, 2026
Cap and Trade Scam Makes West Coast Gasoline Almost as Expensive as Hawaii--but not quite
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 1600 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... Hawaii, at nearly $4.41 a gallon, still has the highest gasoline prices in USA ....

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Friday, January 2, 2026
Hawaii #1 in AI-Written Essays
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 1549 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Higher Education

...Hawaii ranks first nationwide, recording approximately 1,482 AI-essay-related searches per 100,000 residents. The state stands out as a clear outlier, with significantly higher interest than the rest of the country....

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Tariffs to transgender athletes: SCOTUS cases to watch in 2026
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 1049 Views :: Judiciary

... Hawaii's Attorney General is involved in many of these cases ....

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Monday, December 29, 2025
Climate activists v. the U.S. energy industry: Cases to watch in 2026
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 AM :: 1085 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy

... "woke lawfare" ....

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Friday, December 26, 2025
Hawaii highest in nation for child care costs, study shows
By Selected News Articles @ 11:44 PM :: 1447 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... parents of young children who both work need to earn at least $119,226 together to pay for child care ....

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