... Hawaiʻi ranked No. 37 for identifying students with emotional disturbance (ED) for individualized education programs (IEPs) ....

... at the upper end, the Census data also shows households reporting costs of $4,000 or more, making Hawaii one of the few states in that category ....

... UH Community Colleges: 25,461 (+2.2%) ....

... the legislation was enacted in 2019, six years ago.  At the time, the Department issued an announcement saying that it wasn’t ready to implement the requirement yet, so taxpayers could relax ....

... Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit (island of Kauai) ....

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

... to solve Hawaii’s housing shortage, we need to embrace change ....

... the religious exemption rate increased in Hawaiʻi from 5.3% for the 2023-2024 school year to 5.4% for the 2024-2025 school year, and from 3.1% to 3.4% nationally ....

... yelling, cursing, swearing, finger-pointing, accusing, etc., and it has created a very hostile and toxic work environment for DOTAX staff ....

... Aloha State gun owners argue Hawaii’s regulations on concealed handguns mirror the New York law that the high court shot down three years ago ....

...Deputy Finance Director Sabrina Nasir will serve as Acting Director effective November 1, 2025....

... "More than half of this risk is concentrated in healthcare programs, with significant exposure also in human services, environment and education. Programs serving Native Hawaiians account for more than half of the state’s politically vulnerable funds" ....

 “It’s more opportunity to kind of reshape some of the tourism experience that we have" -- Josh Green

... youth ambassadors from ROC Taiwan visit Hawaii ....

... is forced labor being used in solar panels, windmills, EV batteries, and other “green” technologies? ....

... The court decision sharply reverses stringent secrecy rules ....

... Recktenwald is stepping down in accordance with the State of Hawaiʻi’s constitutional requirement that judges and justices retire at the age of 70 ....

... Kobayashi found that these disputes over material facts cannot be resolved without a full trial ....

... Court documents allege Choy was illegally fired September 5, 2025, on the written order of Green’s Chief of Staff, Brooke Wilson ....

... The Lahaina fire taught us what happens when warning signs are ignored. How much ignoring needs to happen? ....

... extensions to the estimated $10-billion rail project are being explored by the Honolulu City Council and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation ....

... focus includes property tax relief and speeding up permitting, rail and rate freedom for taxis ....

... now, each taxpayer would have to contribute 'only' $8,800 to help pay off the state’s debt ....

... the push and pull that the federal tax system inflicts on state and local tax systems ....

... these cameras will record all roads that you drive normally each day, collecting imagery that the Hawaii DOT will use ....

... too much agreement can sometimes cover up serious problems ....

... capacity and production are two different things ....

... Hawaii joins a 16-state lawsuit filed Friday in an effort to keep transsexualizing your children ....

... By 2029, DHHL will take full ownership of the land, infrastructure and homes ....

"...the decision was made last month...."

... OHA makes no public announcement of Ferreira's 'leave' until news leaks to the media ....

... visitor numbers are down, job growth has stalled, and housing activity remains weak ....

... Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna will become Acting Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court on October 1, 2025, following the retirement of Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald ....

"The Judiciary and its partners plan to continue offering expungement and bench warrant recall clinics as part of their shared commitment to expanding access to justice for all."

...  it will be "months" before the remaining agreements are signed ....

... HPU ranks 86th in the west in the US News and World Report College Rankings for 2026 ....

"...Ahuna is responsible for a five-year decline in K-12 enrollment and using school funds for improper personal expenses benefiting herself, her family, and associates...."

... I am quitting to become a big time lobbyist ....

... a single-person household will see about an $11 reduction, while a family of four will see about a $34 reduction ....

... on average the homeless meth heads at Holomua start a grass fire every three days threatening Paia Town ....

... This emergency proclamation allows Hawaiʻi pharmacists to continue providing the vaccine to anyone age 3 and older who wants it — without requiring a doctor’s prescription ....

... Courts previously allowed the Navy a yearlong stay in the case ....

... Kaiser workers in Hawaii joined three other Pacific states in voting for a strike, citing unsafe staffing levels and wage disparities with mainland counterparts ....

... The inaugural championships will be May 1–2, 2026, at Hoʻokipa Beach Park on Maui, hosted by the MIL, which has sanctioned high school surfing since 2014 ....

... 105 agricultural project leases for two subdivisions on the island of Maui ....

"Assessing the Jones Act: Perspectives from the Noncontiguous States and Territories"

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

... an outpouring of confusion, speculation and misinformation ....

... This means that the least motivated 24% of students are likely to have skipped the testing, which is still running below pre-COVID numbers.  Meanwhile DoE is aging COVID-failed students out of the system ....

"The Director of Health shall not enforce the independent audit requirement on Deposit Beverage Distributors for calendar year 2025."