... Long ambulance response times, costly and unreliable non-emergency transportation, and insufficient insurance coverage for travel-related health care expenses ....

... single-wall construction is considered structurally inferior in hurricane-prone areas ....

... As Speaker, Saiki Co-chaired the Governor’s Executive and Legislative Condo and Property Insurance Task Force ....

... Questions: Will Pasha follow suit?  Does Matson's ban extend to shipments of lithium batteries for consumer products and for solar installations? ....

... $16.7M for the East-West Center ....

... drive-by shootings and armed robberies as part of the notorious Miske Enterprise ....

... The 146-year-old vessel has been docked at Honolulu Harbor since 2008 ....

... Hawai‘i Projects 41,000 New Jobs by 2032, Led by Health Care and Food Services ....

... New Evidence from the Ke Kumu Hawaii Newspaper ....

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

... SB1150 failed in the Legislature, but the LGBTQ Commission still wants to grab your children.  Will Green help them do it? ....

... the USDA whacked our state with an $11 million fine for its huge error rate two years in a row ....

"...decisive action to address Hawaii’s notorious permitting delays...."

... The following notices were posted to the JSC website on Friday, 11 July 2025 ....

... State Boards and Commissions Seeking Applicants ....

... On July 6, 2025, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 2:33 p.m. for a wildland fire near 87-253 Pa‘akea Road in Mā‘ili ....

"...a culturally grounded, 90-day transitional housing program for working males who are striving for financial stability...."

... It is unclear how far offshore the Chinese vessel was, as is the mission it was pursuing ....

... Green took action on 313 of the 321 bills enrolled during the 2025 regular session ....

... Hawaii ERS received a 'disclaimer of opinion' ....

...funding to support critical nonprofit organizations impacted by federal funding reductions....

... House Bill 1001 (Act 301) establishes the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund ....

... Before the Planning Department’s rule change, Maui County residents could operate food trucks “by right” on their own properties in agricultural districts ....

... proposal to repeal “Rules and Regulations of the Hawai’i Police Department Governing the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed and Unconcealed Weapons” ....

... Wage gains were particularly significant in the skilled trades and clean energy sectors, where completers earned 35% more than non-completers ....

"... a new compliance initiative to strengthen oversight of construction projects that utilize taxpayer funds ...."

... while the names may change, the pattern — unfortunately — hasn’t ....

... sewer user fees have increased by an overall average of 9% for Fiscal Year 2026, which started on July 1, 2025 ....

... assigned to a Conference Committee where it was totally rewritten with content not included in any previous version ....

... OHA bought up several properties in Iwilei.  Now OHA-connected and Dela Cruz connected DTL is handling the master plan.  See how that works? ....

... Zephyr Insurance Company, has partnered with the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to accept and process applications from Condominium and Townhouse Associations ....

... This “stay-put penalty” is locking up inventory and making it even harder for new buyers to break into the market ....

... Something is off about the math in Honolulu’s police department corruption scandal, and taxpayers will be left shortchanged ....

... the fees have been collected but have not been used, and for a very long time ....

... Bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

... I’ve had no choice ....

... short-term rentals have been lawful, residential uses in these districts for decades ....

In 1840 the Kingdom of Hawaii adopted a constitution with strong parallels to the Constitution of the United States....

... Legislature will not schedule override session ....

...'HNL Build' will officially launch on Monday, August 4, 2025....

“While it won’t be easy to stop all the damage from these cuts, we’re moving quickly to protect our communities."

... A federal judge opted to add more years onto the correctional officer's sentence than the "shockingly low" two to three years recommended by federal guidelines....

... The discovery was made by UH’s NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile ....

“Trustees rolled up their sleeves and engaged the details like never before — offering and approving amendments live at the table, line by line, in full public view."

... The biggest and costliest piece of the plan is establishing clean fuel requirements for all types of transportation vehicles, including cars, passenger jets and cargo ships ....

"...by 2033, the program is expected to expand to all light-duty vehicles...."

... BWS past, ongoing, and future restoration, remediation and mitigation efforts are currently estimated to total approximately $1.2 billion ....

... Green today signed House Bill 300 (Act 250), the Executive Biennium Budget ....

... No other states have a specific law establishing birthright citizenship there ....

"... a known narcotics trafficker was frequently visiting Hostetler’s property under a suspected arrangement to stash firearms, money, and narcotics...."