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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
National Republicans Sue Hawaii over Election Rolls
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 1108 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

... The RNC filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Hawaii’s chief election officer for allegedly violating the law by refusing to provide public voter roll maintenance ....

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Monday, October 13, 2025
Green Signs Energy Deal with Japanese Company
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 1823 Views :: Energy, World News, Tourism

... Could Hawaii be Supplied with Canadian LNG from JERA? ....

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Monday, October 13, 2025
Direct2UH streamlines admission to UH for Hawaiʻi public high school seniors
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 745 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education

... a new initiative that simplifies the college admissions process and removes barriers to higher education for Hawaiʻi’s public high school seniors ....

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Monday, October 13, 2025
Extend Rail? Let the people vote
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:22 PM :: 3354 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail

... city officials are now considering extending the rail several more miles ....

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Monday, October 13, 2025
DTRIC Insurance to Quit Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 1000 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living

... However, DTRIC will continue to administer all active policies, manage claims and meet its contractual and statutory obligations, over the next several years ....

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Sunday, October 12, 2025
Building Common Ground: Grassroot, Appleseed housing forum
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:00 AM :: 2511 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... The Oct. 15 event will focus on research and practical reforms aimed at addressing Hawaii's acute need for more housing ....

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Sunday, October 12, 2025
Delays spell doom for Lahaina as we knew it
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:48 AM :: 1383 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism

"How much longer is it going to take for Lahaina to get back on its feet — five, 10, 15 years?"

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Sunday, October 12, 2025
DoTax Employees Rebelling Against the Culture of Silence
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1903 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... with a very public step being taken, it will be impossible to simply sweep the matter under the rug ....

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Get a Job: DHS Announces Changes to SNAP under 'Big Beautiful Bill'
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 1452 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government

... One key change that will go into effect November 1, 2025, relates to work-requirements for Able-Bodied Adults ....

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 10, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 8:50 PM :: 864 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
When Honolulu chose the airport: A council aide’s view of the decision that changed the Skyline
By Selected News Articles @ 7:37 PM :: 1571 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History, Rail

... the idea of the rail rolling on tracks in the second phase to the airport was, at the origin of the project, not a done deal ....

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Bill 9 Compromise: Maybe we will steal only some of the Minatoya List Properties?
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 1476 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism

... The Bill 9 TIG—which is being dissolved after presentation of its report—included Councilmembers Tamara Paltin, Tom Cook and Shane M. Sinenci ....

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Hawaii State Budget -- 26% Federal Funds
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 1064 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

... the state that relies the least is Hawaii at 26.3% ....

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Hawaii Supreme Court: Beachfront Property Is Worthless
By Robert Thomas @ 4:34 AM :: 1343 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use

...littoral property owners are owed nothing for the temporary regulatory taking of small portions of accreted beach....

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Ka’ahumanu’s Christian Conversion: The Tahitian Connection
By Selected News Articles @ 1:16 AM :: 1199 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

... tracing Ka’ahumanu’s conversion to Christ, one must first look to Tahiti in the year 1796 ....

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Friday, October 10, 2025
DoE: Teacher Salaries 'Competitive'
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 1092 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living

... All of these gains came from outside the collective bargaining system.  Why do teachers need the HSTA? ....

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Friday, October 10, 2025
House Now Accepting Staff Applications for 2026 Session
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 622 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Explore the Legislative Process and Gain Valuable Experience as a Session Staff Member ....

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Thursday, October 9, 2025
Corruption trial witness can pursue conspiracy claims against Honolulu officials
By Court House News @ 1:16 PM :: 1430 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... The ruling is a surprising shift in former Mitsunaga & Associates employee Laurel Mau’s favor, after a long-running legal battle that dates back more than a decade ....

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Thursday, October 9, 2025
UHERO: Hawaii Water Sector Underpaid and Understaffed
By UHERO @ 4:09 AM :: 749 Views :: Environment, Development, Higher Education

... Interviewees cited recruitment and retention challenges driven by low salaries and slow hiring processes ....

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Thursday, October 9, 2025
Family argues helicopter maker is liable in fatal Hawaii crash
By Court House News @ 3:52 AM :: 927 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary, Tourism

... a case testing manufacturer immunity under a 1994 federal law ....

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
City: Sewer Bill too high? Don't use so much water Brushing Your Teeth
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 862 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... City unveils new online tool to help residents save on upcoming sewer rate increases ....

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
VIDEO: Alan Beck: The Vampire Rule Hunter Taking Hawaii to the Supreme Court
By Video @ 4:06 PM :: 774 Views :: Second Amendment

... Just like a vampire can’t enter a home without being invited, gun owners in Hawaii can’t carry their firearms into stores, restaurants, or businesses unless the owner gives permission ....

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
First Homeless Kauhale Opening on Maui
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 918 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness

... DO THE MATH:  $10M / 64 = $156,250 per unit ....

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns to Hawaii following 79-day counterdrug patrol, $156M worth of cocaine seized
By News Release @ 6:25 PM :: 763 Views :: Drugs

... Midgett’s crew apprehended 19 suspected drug smugglers and interdicted four suspected drug smuggling vessels, preventing 21,126 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $156.4 million, from reaching U.S. shores ....

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
'The Wall That Heals' Coming to Oahu
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 828 Views :: Military

...Oʻahu will soon host The Wall That Heals, a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., along with its mobile Education Center....

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supreme Flip Flop: McKenna and Eddins Apologize, Withdraw Corrupt Kealoha Opinion
By Andrew Walden @ 2:26 AM :: 2592 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary, Politicians

... Not ready for Prime Time ....

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Monday, October 6, 2025
Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Youth Gun Ban
By News Release @ 4:22 PM :: 708 Views :: Second Amendment

... a federal lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s ban on the acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition for adults 18-20 years old ....

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Monday, October 6, 2025
Hawaii Mixed Scores on Mental Health
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 1131 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Homelessness, Drugs

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

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Monday, October 6, 2025
Hawaii Homeowners Pay Some of the Highest Insurance Costs in the Country
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 1524 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 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 ....

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Sunday, October 5, 2025
UH enrollment tops 51,000, highest in eight years
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 1029 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

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

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Sunday, October 5, 2025
Nonresident Withholding, Six Years Later
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1630 Views :: Taxes

... 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 ....

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Sunday, October 5, 2025
Kauai Judicial Vacancy
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 1093 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary

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

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Saturday, October 4, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 4, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 11:30 PM :: 937 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Saturday, October 4, 2025
Erasing progress not the way to move forward
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:19 PM :: 1793 Views :: Development, Land Use

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

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Saturday, October 4, 2025
Student Immunization Rates Show Mixed Results
By News Release @ 1:09 PM :: 967 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... 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 ....

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Friday, October 3, 2025
Not Anonymous: Employees Demand ‘Investigation’ of DoTax Director Suganuma
By Andrew Walden @ 8:00 PM :: 5504 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor, Tax Credits, Taxes

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

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Friday, October 3, 2025
Hawaii limits on concealed carry headed for Supreme Court
By Court House News @ 5:04 PM :: 1135 Views :: Second Amendment

... 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 ....

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Friday, October 3, 2025
Green's Budget and Finance Director Resigns
By News Release @ 2:28 AM :: 1250 Views :: Hawaii State Government

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

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Thursday, October 2, 2025
UHERO: 'Politically Vulnerable' Hawaiʻi nonprofits face losing more than $100M in federal cuts
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2121 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Higher Education, OHA, Drugs

... "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" ....

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Thursday, October 2, 2025
Green Wants Ultimate Fighting Training Center and Octagon at Aloha Stadium
By Selected News Articles @ 4:36 PM :: 1406 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tourism

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

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Thursday, October 2, 2025
Taiwan: Strengthening Pacific Connections Through Culture and Youth Leadership
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:21 PM :: 1165 Views :: World News, OHA

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

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Thursday, October 2, 2025
Hawaii Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
By Heartland Foundation @ 4:09 AM :: 1152 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics

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

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Supreme Court Orders Disclosure of Adoption and Foster Records in Kalua Murder Case
By Andrew Walden @ 2:35 PM :: 1374 Views :: Ethics, Family, Judiciary

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

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Chief Justice Recktenwald Retires
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 1275 Views :: Judiciary

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

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Red Hill: Judge Rules Against Navy
By Court House News @ 4:03 AM :: 1501 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military

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

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Sunday, September 28, 2025
HTA Whistleblower Isaac Choy Illegally Fired by Governor’s Chief of Staff
By Andrew Walden @ 10:48 PM :: 5514 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism

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

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Sunday, September 28, 2025
Petition: Close Holomua Homeless Camp, Protect Paia from Fires
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 1214 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness

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

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Sunday, September 28, 2025
Bill 60: “Have we not learned our lesson over the many years of Rail?”
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:31 PM :: 2134 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, Rail

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

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Sunday, September 28, 2025
Housing, Taxes, Rail: On the Agenda before County Councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 PM :: 1939 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Development, Rail

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

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Sunday, September 28, 2025
COVID Money, Accounting Tricks Reduce Hawaii's Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 1:52 PM :: 1640 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

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

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