... FEMA recently approved $33.4 million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in Hawaii ....

...The 10-year contract totaling approximately $160 million will expand the current program from 17 sites to 187 dual-enforcement cameras across each of the state's major islands....

... “left-behind places” share a common pattern: a dominant industry stops growing, productivity stalls, and incomes stagnate ....

... The field just narrowed ....

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

... How corrupt is Hawaii's government? ....

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

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

... Deadline Extended to Submit Applications for State Ethics Commission ....

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

... Senate Bill 2517 would expand Hawaii’s already unconstitutional red flag law ....

... We demand you crush the TVRs ....

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

... HB 1875 weakens medical accountability and limits safeguards intended to protect patients, families, and especially minors ....

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....

... The lawsuit, filed in 2023, centered on allegations of discrimination during the recruitment for a Film Commissioner position ....

"...evaluate all existing graduate programs for active-duty members at Ivy League universities and any other universities that similarly diminish critical thinking and have significant adversary involvement...."

... When it comes to supporting agricultural production in Hawaii, there seems to be a big difference between rhetoric and reality ....

“A lot of people in Hawaii were counting on this money, and we need it to survive the cost of living.”

... House Bill 2306 and Senate Bill 3125 don’t delay the scheduled cuts by three years or five years.  They propose to repeal the cuts, as in get rid of them for good....

... Somebody’s going to pay for it. Is that going to be us? ....

...Grassroot’s priorities this session include defending the state’s income tax cuts passed in 2024, opposing all other tax hikes and fees, supporting occupational licensing reform and advocating housing policies that could boost homebuilding....

...Arnold v. County of Hawaiʻi alleges the County has routinely delayed issuing Permits to Acquire firearms well beyond the 40-day deadline established under Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes....

"...vision for addressing housing affordability...."

... Green has two years to convince the feds to pay $10 billion for some of the most critical military training grounds in the Pacific ....

...Hawaii DoE compels students to use certain pronouns when the students address their self-described “transgender” peers....

... When Gov Green leaves the state, Lt Gov Luke becomes acting Governor.  Maybe she might pardon herself ....

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

"Experience from other states shows that when insurers and care providers merge, costs rise, access narrows, and the community ultimately loses."

“...Never fear, The Posse is here!....”

... Under Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 28-8.5, Attorney General Ann Lopez has the discretion to appoint a special assistant ....

... HART’s counter suit includes a detailed analysis of how large-project government contractors manipulate the system to jack up costs ....

...All Senate and House committee hearings scheduled for February 9 will be postponed, and floor sessions in both chambers for Session Day #12 will not be convened....

... the state’s high cost of living, fueled by high taxes and too many regulations, are continuing to drive residents to more affordable places on the mainland ....

... Aloha State wants to set a Second Amendment-snatching precedent ....

...the bill raises significant concerns about parental rights, informed consent, and the long-term health and well-being of children....

...Grassroot’s new “Hawaii housing policy playbook” outlines 10 policies that research has shown could encourage more homebuilding, which would make housing in our state more abundant and affordable.... 

... $30M here, $40M there ....

... indefinitely deferred by the Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs committee ....

... California’s Paid Family Leave Act did not help narrow the pay gap, and was instead associated with reduced employment and earnings for first-time mothers ....  

... The “housing policy playbook” is intended to help state and county lawmakers remove or reform the many regulatory barriers that stifle Hawaii homebuilding ....

... The agreement orders Express Scripts to offer plan members the lowest available cost for medicine like insulin rather than artificially inflated prices ....

"She now has a helper who guides her around the Capitol and accompanies her to hearings"

... Hawai‘i is one of only four states that still taxes groceries at the full rate ....

... Hawaiʻi’s wages and productivity have lagged the rest of the country for more than three decades, placing the state among the most economically distressed in the U.S. ....

... Born and raised on O‘ahu, Chief Tai brings more than 35 years of law-enforcement experience with the San Diego Police Department ....

...Char served as a deputy public defender on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi and later as supervising deputy public defender for the Kauaʻi office....

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

... Despite evidence to the contrary, politicians continue to believe they can boost the economy through spending programs ....

... with unanimous support ....