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| Monday, August 4, 2025 |
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Four New HART Board Members Appointed
By News Release @ 4:26 PM
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... Mayor apponts two, Speaker appoints one, Council appoints one ....
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| Monday, August 4, 2025 |
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China Building Airstrip in Micronesia
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM
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... approximately 400 miles south of Guam ....
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| Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Case, Moylan: Stop Rebuilding Jones Act Ships in China
By Ed Case @ 4:47 PM
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... “Under long-standing loopholes in maritime law, Jones Act shippers can and do outsource major vessel parts fabrications and modifications to foreign shipyards, primarily those in the PRC,” said Case. ...
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| Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Grassroot views on housing reform going mainstream
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:38 PM
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... Schatz hasn’t been all talk, either. Last week, he introduced several bipartisan bills aimed at inducing more homebuilding ....
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| Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Constitutional Expenditure Controls
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM
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... over the last fifty years, our lawmakers have tended to regard those provisions as bothersome annoyances, to be worked around or avoided ...
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| Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
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Hawaii Sues Trump admin over juvenile sex-change
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM
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... One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed to eliminate certain transgender medical procedures for youth under the age of 19 ....
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| Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Interstate telehealth could be lifesaver for Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:08 PM
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... If you need to see a medical specialist, you have to hope there is one on-island with an open appointment before it’s too late ....
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| Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Logan: Blangiardi Threatened my Family
By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM
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... Joe Logan’s son, Zane Logan, has a lengthy court record involving meth, theft, and prostitution, but he always manages to get away with minimal punishments ....
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| Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Wildfires: Maui PD Releases Final After-Action Report
By News Release @ 1:50 AM
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... a comprehensive review of the department's response and outlines 35 recommendations for improving future emergency operations ....
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| Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Mayor Pleased by Dismissal of Myeni Shooting Case
By News Release @ 10:54 PM
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"... the court affirmed the City’s position that the officers involved did not act out of malice in the death of Lindani Myeni ...."
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| Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Visitor Arrivals Down 1.8% for June 2025
By News Release @ 10:46 PM
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... 857,102 total visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in June 2025, down 1.8 percent from the same month last year ....
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| Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Public Safety Power Shutoff watch: Hawaiian Electric monitoring wildfire risk conditions
By News Release @ 6:16 PM
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... if weather conditions intensify in the next 24 to 48 hours Hawaiian Electric may proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk ....
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| Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Brighter Futures, Stronger Ties: US Nonprofit Drives Educational Progress in Strategically Situated Micronesia
By News Release @ 6:07 PM
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... an American nonprofit is helping students from some of Micronesia’s most remote islands access the region’s top-performing private schools ....
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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Rule by Decree: Is Hawaii's Democracy Broken?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:41 PM
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... Do the math: 1+22+14+18+14+8 = 77 emergencies ....
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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NBC News: Josh Green Running for President?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM
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... Green, meanwhile, is up for re-election next year and indicated he’d run for a second term. But that didn’t preclude him from entertaining the idea of a run for higher office soon thereafter ....
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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New Software: DPP Promises 'Reduced Service'
By News Release @ 8:40 PM
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... The 27-year-old Posse system will be taken off-line at the close of business Monday, July 28, 2025, and will not be available to the public or DPP staff ....
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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Tsunami of Traffic: How One Gas Station Line Jammed up All of Kapolei
By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 AM
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... Behind this blockage, total traffic gridlock took hold for three hours between 4pm and 7pm on Kapolei-area roads ....
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Tsunami Draws Water Down 15 feet in Kahului Harbor
By News Release @ 3:12 AM
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... Hawaii harbor mouths opening towards Kamchatka saw larger tsunami effects ....
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| Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
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UPDATE: DoT Extends Public Comment Period on Teenagers' Climate Plan
By News Release @ 7:50 PM
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“...This isn’t just a policy document. These proposals will have real and lasting impacts on families, kūpuna, workers, and businesses across Hawai‘i...”
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| Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
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Spain Offers €400M to Bring TMT to Canary Islands
By News Release @ 7:16 PM
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... Hawaii's master lease renewal process pays off big for Chile ... and now Spain ....
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| Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
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FBI Director Kash Patel visits Honolulu field office
By News Release @ 2:29 AM
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... He praised the great working relationships between the FBI and the local, state, and federal law enforcement partners ....
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| Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
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Corruption Lawsuit: Another Hawaiian ‘8a’ Defense Contractor in Court
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 AM
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... alleges that ‘8a’ insiders from several interrelated 8a contracting firms are systematically shortchanging the Kailua-based ‘Native Hawaiian Legal Defense and Education Fund, LLC’ aka Ho‘omaka Foundation ....
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| Monday, July 28, 2025 |
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How 'Big Beautiful Bill' Affects UH Student Loans and Research Grants
By News Release @ 5:13 PM
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... This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of the 10-campus University of Hawaiʻi system on July 21, 2025 ....
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| Monday, July 28, 2025 |
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$40M Rate Hike for Hawaii American Water
By News Release @ 2:54 AM
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... at Mauna Lani and Waimea the typical single-family customer will see a rate increase of approximately $18 to $25 per month ....
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| Sunday, July 27, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 25, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 5:13 PM
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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| Sunday, July 27, 2025 |
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Pay for No Work
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM
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... $6.3M salary for 'administrative leave' ....
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| Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
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Baked to order: New cottage food rules
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:23 PM
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... to more easily produce and sell jams, relishes and sauces made with local ingredients ....
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| Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
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Affordable: Green Signs 'Shot Clock', other homebuilding bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM
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... Green altered course when he signed a handful of bills that had been on his intent-to-veto list ....
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| Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
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Chiefess Kapiolani: The greatest student of Batimea Pua’aiki (Blind Bartimeus)
By Nicholas Freeman, PhD @ 11:03 AM
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... a foundation builder of the Hawaiian church ....
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| Friday, July 25, 2025 |
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Trump Executive Order: Clear Homeless Drug Addicts from Streets and Put them in Treatment Centers
By News Release @ 3:34 PM
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... Executive Order to restore order to American cities and remove vagrant individuals from our streets, redirecting federal resources toward programs that tackle substance abuse and returning to the acute necessity of civil commitment ....
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| Friday, July 25, 2025 |
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Schatz: National Housing Shortage Is A Problem The Government Has Created; We Can Fix It
By News Release @ 2:52 PM
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... Schatz Introduces YIMBY Act To Encourage Localities To Cut Regulations, Adopt Pro-Housing Policies ....
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| Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
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Energy companies seek dismissal in Hawaii climate lawfare case
By Selected News Articles @ 10:35 PM
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... Energy companies being sued by the city of Honolulu over climate change accusations have motioned for summary judgment, stating that Hawaii’s two-year statute of limitations makes the plaintiffs’ case unsubstantial ....
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| Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
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How to Apply for Honolulu Property Tax Credit
By News Release @ 5:11 PM
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... Sept. 30, 2025 is the deadline to apply ....
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| Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
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Hawaii Attorney General Releases Annual Firearm Statistics
By News Release @ 12:04 PM
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... 16,879 personal/private applications for permits to acquire firearms were processed statewide during 2024, marking a 28.3% decrease ....
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| Wednesday, July 23, 2025 |
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DoE Ready to Resume Most School Bus Routes
By News Release @ 2:13 AM
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... nine routes remain temporarily suspended — about 6% of the 138 routes that were impacted at the peak of last school year’s disruptions ....
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| Monday, July 21, 2025 |
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DoH: COVID Activity on the Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:11 PM
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... The test positivity rate statewide was 12.4% as of July 19, 2025, up from 10.9% the previous week ....
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| Monday, July 21, 2025 |
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Search is on for a new KSBE Trustee
By News Release @ 6:28 PM
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... Trustee to succeed Trustee Robert K.W.H. Nobriga, whose term expired on June 30, 2025 ....
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| Monday, July 21, 2025 |
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Sovereignty Activists team up with Chinese Communist Front Group
By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM
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... "How a U.S. Tech Mogul Used Nonprofits to Sow Chinese Propaganda" -- NYT ....
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| Sunday, July 20, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 18, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 3:06 PM
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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| Sunday, July 20, 2025 |
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Nonprofit Blankety Blank
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM
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... $50 million in the hands of a four-person committee ....
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| Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii climate policy going overboard on cruise ships
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:24 PM
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... the DOT is supposed to decarbonize every transportation sector in Hawaii, but there aren’t a lot of options when it comes to maritime emissions ....
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| Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
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So Many Pools, So Little Truth: Inside Maui’s Water Crisis Theater
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM
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... The only cited support was a comparison of empty non-owner occupied second homes in one phase of the Wailea Palms property to another phase that allows short-term rentals ....
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| Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
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Need $600K? Maui County Launches New Federally Funded Fire Recovery Program
By News Release @ 3:34 PM
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... Hoʻokumu Hou programs are open to individuals and families who meet eligibility requirements that include income limits and loss of property during the 2023 Maui wildfires. ...
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| Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
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Maui County Clears Out Homeless Meth Addicts (again)
By News Release @ 3:23 PM
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... Work crews encountered unsanitary conditions including rat infestations, feces and maggots ....
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| Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
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Green Issues Emergency Proclamation for Wildfire Season
By News Release @ 3:35 AM
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... Hawaiʻi National Guard’s Operation Hoʻopauahi to Improve Emergency Response Time ....
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| Friday, July 18, 2025 |
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Student Jones Act Essay Contest
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:29 PM
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... High school, college students can earn $10,000, $5,000 or $1,000 from Jones Act essay contest ....
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| Friday, July 18, 2025 |
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Maui lawmakers give green light to food trucks and kitchenettes
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:14 PM
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... the Planning Commission backs a bill that would make it easier for B&Bs destroyed in the 2023 fires to rebuild ....
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| Friday, July 18, 2025 |
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Fraud and Misrepresentation: IDG Geothermal Schemers Get Cold Reception from Hawaii County Council
By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM
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... Successful geothermal project leadership in New Zealand? There is a record of litigation surrounding those efforts which include claims of fraud and misrepresentation ....
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