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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Sheriff Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 2262 Views

...manipulated computer records that tracked her time and attendance between October 1, 2021 and June 20, 2024, in order to receive more than $64,000 in unearned compensation....

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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 :: 1496 Views

... 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 :: 1701 Views

...'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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Monday, February 23, 2026
Travel Update: Pre-Check--YES, Global Entry--NO
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 1799 Views

... due to the ongoing partial federal government shutdown ....

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Sunday, February 22, 2026
HMSA-HPH 'Merger': AI Robot to be ‘Single Source of Oppressive and Unconscionable Truth’
By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 4518 Views

...The plan is to use AI to turbocharge HMSA's "oppressive and unconscionable" system for "overseeing care decisions." ....

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Sunday, February 22, 2026
UH sitting on $429M Hoard
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2287 Views

... The University of Hawaii has a $429M special fund for tuition and fees ....

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Sunday, February 22, 2026
SB3024 Allows Boys in Girls Bathrooms
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:23 AM :: 2608 Views

... requires access to bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity, sets new investigation rules, mandates employee reporting, and increases the potential for lawsuits ....

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Sunday, February 22, 2026
BLS: Hawaii union membership 24.8% -- highest in USA
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 2240 Views

... 145,000 workers in Hawaii are union members ....

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Sunday, February 22, 2026
States sue Trump administration for terminating 'Green New Deal' grants
By Court House News @ 12:19 AM :: 1844 Views

... OMB Director Russell Vought posted online that the Energy Department would be terminating “nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda” ....

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Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time to tackle Hawaii’s healthcare crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:34 PM :: 1444 Views

...There are several significant healthcare bills still making their way through the Legislature. Perhaps the most important are those that would reform the state’s medical “certificate of need” regulations....

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Saturday, February 21, 2026
Auditor: DOBOR Ignoring Boat Insurance Law
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:00 PM :: 2168 Views

"... DOBOR simply does not know whether it recovered from vessel owners or their insurers the costs it expended ..."

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Saturday, February 21, 2026
Bribery Scandal Looms over Legislature, but they make time to deal with Feral Chickens
By Court House News @ 3:15 PM :: 1992 Views

... lawmakers debated bills surrounding sports betting, legal rights for coral reefs and feral chickens, but an ongoing bribery investigation cast a shadow over the capitol ....

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Saturday, February 21, 2026
HUD Moves to Kick Illegals out of Public Housing
By Court House News @ 2:52 PM :: 1497 Views

... a new proposed rule to require proof of U.S. citizenship or eligible status for every resident in HUD-funded housing, including “mixed status households” ....

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Friday, February 20, 2026
House Updates Committee Assignments After Rep Holt Quits to Take DLNR Job
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 3634 Views

... The Hawaii Democratic Party now has 30 days to give Gov. Josh Green a list of potential candidates to replace Holt in the House. Green will then have 60 days to select Holt’s replacement ....

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Friday, February 20, 2026
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s one-man tariff war
By Court House News @ 12:52 PM :: 1519 Views

... In anticipation of the high court’s ruling, big-name companies like Costco, Revlon and Bumble Bee Foods filed lawsuits in the U.S. Court of International Trade to secure tariff refunds for billions of dollars ....

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Friday, February 20, 2026
FEMA Approves $33.4 million to Support Recovery in Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:58 AM :: 1554 Views

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

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Friday, February 20, 2026
HDoT signs 10-year contract for 187 Red Light Cameras
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 1886 Views

...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....

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Thursday, February 19, 2026
Is Hawaiʻi Being Left Behind?
By UHERO @ 3:06 PM :: 2398 Views

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

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Thursday, February 19, 2026
‘First Lateral’ Deadline Wipes out Lots of Bad 2A Bills
By News Release @ 2:33 PM :: 1271 Views

... The field just narrowed ....

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Thursday, February 19, 2026
UPDATE: HPD List of Firearms Instructors
By Selected News Articles @ 9:56 AM :: 3342 Views

... 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
Hawaii’s “Paper Bag” Corruption Case - Keli’i Akina interviews Alexander Silvert
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:47 PM :: 1545 Views

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

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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 :: 2267 Views

... 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 :: 1358 Views

... 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
Applicants Wanted for State Ethics, Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 2491 Views

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

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The Beginnings of Keawala’i Congregational Church
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 PM :: 3369 Views

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

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Two Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Committee Hearings
By NRA ILA @ 2:54 PM :: 1469 Views

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

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Monday, February 16, 2026
REPORT: Hotels are Big Source of Votes, Campaign Contributions
By News Release @ 11:49 AM :: 2498 Views

... We demand you crush the TVRs ....

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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 :: 2478 Views

... 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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Sunday, February 15, 2026
HB1875: Juvenile Sex Change Bill Advances
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 5:22 PM :: 2375 Views

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

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 13, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 3:46 PM :: 1534 Views

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

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Hawaiʻi County: Former department director beats rap
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 1768 Views

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

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Pentagon Reevaluates HPU Tuition in Crackdown on Academic Wokeism
By Video @ 1:31 PM :: 1884 Views

"...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...."

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
More local food starts with housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:01 AM :: 1590 Views

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

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Legislators should cut budget, not hike taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 1267 Views

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

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Tax Cuts: Pause versus Stop
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1320 Views

... 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....

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Saturday, February 14, 2026
'There’s no such thing as a free lunch'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:36 PM :: 1580 Views

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

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Saturday, February 14, 2026
Grassroot keeps close tab on legislative session
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:07 PM :: 1668 Views

...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....

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Saturday, February 14, 2026
New Federal Lawsuit Challenges Hawaiʻi County Firearm Permit Delays
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 1665 Views

...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....

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Friday, February 13, 2026
VIDEO: Big Island State of the County Address
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 1252 Views

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

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Friday, February 13, 2026
With military land leases expiring, Hawaii moves into unique negotiating position
By Court House News @ 2:46 PM :: 1935 Views

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

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Friday, February 13, 2026
Federal Civil Rights Complaint Challenges Hawaii DoE Transsexual Policies
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 1990 Views

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

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Friday, February 13, 2026
Bribery News: Green Cancels DC Trip--Prevents Luke from Become Acting Governor
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 1852 Views

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

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Hawaii Enters Propaganda War
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 PM :: 1669 Views

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

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Queens Launches Campaign Against HMSA-HPH 'Merger'
By News Release @ 11:17 AM :: 2447 Views

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

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
DAGS’ Hawaiʻi State Archives Digitizing KSSK Perry & Price Shows
By News Release @ 10:43 AM :: 1590 Views

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

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
$35K Bribe: Luke Confessions Spark Call for Special Prosecutor
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 2255 Views

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

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Rail: HART Alleges ‘Core Systems Contractor’ is Criminal Organization
By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 3573 Views

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

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Legislature, Courts, Schools, UH to be Closed Monday Due to Severe Weather Warning
By News Release @ 12:49 AM :: 2360 Views

...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....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Census data confirms Hawaii population still in decline
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:02 AM :: 2238 Views

... 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 ....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Will the Supreme Court stop Hawaii’s stealth gun ban?
By NRA ILA @ 12:01 AM :: 1452 Views

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

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