... If convicted the men face mandatory minimum sentences of 15 years to life in prison ....

... Both HB1961 and HB1875 have effectively bypassed conference committee and are now on the Governor's desk ....

... SB2876: a bill on the verge of final approval that would actually move regulations on local entrepreneurs in the right direction ....

"... This is harder than it seems ...."

... Miske Mob Were All Union Drivers on Set of Hawaii 5-0 ....

... The 2026 Hawai‘i Legislature is in its final days ....

... a recent talk story session with students at Punahou School ....

The bill will now be up for final reading in both chambers before heading to the Governor's desk for his signature.

... The Jones Act is a protectionist relic that inflates the cost of living for every American while failing to deliver the very maritime security it was designed to provide ....

... slowly the details began to emerge ....

... “raised in the boiler room of local politics” ....

... FULL TEXT: State Auditor's urgent warning to Legislators ....

... The State of Hawaii has the third-worst retention of 20-30 year olds across all states ....

... the Office of Elections held a livestreamed drawing to determine the order that political parties will appear on the 2026 Primary Election ballot ....

...A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that would let nieces and nephews inherit Hawaiian home leases....

... ruling against a conservative 'election integrity' foundation’s efforts for a list of the Aloha State’s registered voters ....

...With the ‘target letter’ issued to Leo Asuncion Jr, the Sylvia Luke bribery scandal has exploded outward in a wholly new and unexpected direction – the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and with it, the Lahaina Fire coverup....

... SB3125:  “Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 2:45PM; Conference Room 309.” ....

... Judge Annalisa Bernard Lee, Maui and Judge Michael Soong, Kauai ....

... a $45K fake invoice, from a non-existent company, August 16, 2023, just one week after Lahaina burned to the ground ....