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Tuesday, July 1, 2025
HECO Preps Power Safety Shutoff System for Dry Season
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 3491 Views

... Persistent drought conditions, Wind gusts 45 mph and higher, and Relative humidity below 45% ....

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Tuesday, July 1, 2025
May Tourist Count up 1%
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 3288 Views

... May 2025 total visitor arrivals represent a 91.0 percent recovery compared to pre-pandemic May 2019 ....

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Monday, June 30, 2025
Aloha Stadium FAIL: NASED Lists Latest Excuses
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 3943 Views

... NASED project team today announced an extension of the deadline for its negotiations with Aloha Hālawa District Partners (AHDP) ....

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Monday, June 30, 2025
Lawsuit Challenges “Dam Special Fund” Used to Undermine Constitutional Expenditure Controls
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:57 PM :: 3518 Views

... The lawsuit alleges that the Special Fund was intended to be, and is, used to circumvent expenditure controls that are in the Hawaii Constitution for the protection of taxpayers ....

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Monday, June 30, 2025
Maui Police Launch Digital Firearms Registration System
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 3088 Views

... individuals can apply for firearm purchase permits, carry licenses, and register locally-acquired firearms —all through a secure, user-friendly digital platform ....

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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Ethics Complaint Exposes Ties Between Maui Councilmembers, Lahaina Charity Fraud, and Lobbyists
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 10401 Views

... the organization has a history of threatening and attempting to intimidate anyone who speaks out against them ....

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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 27, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 2:35 PM :: 2041 Views

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

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Sunday, June 29, 2025
July Fourth: Freedom should include your choice of doctor
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:17 PM :: 2413 Views

... When it comes to healthcare in Hawaii, it is clear there is room for more freedom .... 

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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Twenty Years of Nickels
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4143 Views

... the fund has swollen to over $50 million ....

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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Interstate telehealth to boost local medical care
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:42 PM :: 2600 Views

... easy, virtually cost-free way to improve healthcare access and quality in Hawaii would be to remove the state’s regulations on interstate telehealth ....

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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Japan buys Gulf Coast oil, Hawaii doesn’t, thanks to 1920 Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:32 PM :: 3596 Views

...last year Japan imported over 9.5 million barrels of crude from Texas....

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Saturday, June 28, 2025
No Surprise: BLNR Rejects Another Army EIS
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 5008 Views

... this is a negotiating position for the master lease renewals ....

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Friday, June 27, 2025
Should Tulsi Beware India’s Spies?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 PM :: 1810 Views

... she personally addressed a conference hosted by India’s foreign ministry and Observer Research Foundation, a think tank that openly employs former R&AW director Vikram Sood ....

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Friday, June 27, 2025
​UH to tear down 3rd Perfectly Good Maunakea Telescope
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 3681 Views

... "Right up to the end, UKIRT remained highly productive and will leave a lasting scientific legacy.” ....

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Friday, June 27, 2025
Lahaina Maui HI - DRONE Update - June 2025 - Is there ANY Progress ???
By Video @ 3:51 PM :: 3299 Views

Lahaina Maui HI - DRONE Update - June 2025 - Is there ANY Progress ???

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Friday, June 27, 2025
Moszkowicz will not seek Honolulu Chief Position
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 3158 Views

"I would love to stay here (on the Big Island), as your Chief, and would publicly commit to not applying to be the Chief anywhere else."

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Thursday, June 26, 2025
OHA Withdraws Maunakea Litigation
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 4396 Views

... Klein Quit as OHA’s Maunakea Lawyer Six Months Ago ....

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Thursday, June 26, 2025
Inflexible policies continue to hinder Lahaina wildfire recovery
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:38 PM :: 2845 Views

... almost two years after the fires, fewer than two dozen homes have been rebuilt ....

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Thursday, June 26, 2025
'Self-Certification' to Bypass DPP Delays
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 2868 Views

... online registration is now open for DPP's new Self-Certification Professional (SCP) Program ....

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Thursday, June 26, 2025
Forgery, Fraud and Theft: Former Top Honolulu Attorney Charged with 22 Felony Counts
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 4284 Views

... Chapman is alleged to have engaged in a years-long scheme of forgery, fraud and theft, in which he utilized a forged will to deprive three charities of approximately $250,000 each ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
HTA Hearing Uncovers an Old Story: The State Still Doesn’t Pay on Time
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 PM :: 3611 Views

“... Hope you’ve got a good banker for bridge loans—because we might not pay you on time ....”

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
FULL TEXT: Whistleblower Exposes PUC Parties with HECO Execs--“We are setting ourselves up for the largest cost increase to consumers in history"
By Andrew Walden @ 12:51 PM :: 6411 Views

... FULL TEXT whistlelower complaint exposes PUC - HECO Corruption ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Green Adds One More Bill to 'Intent-to-Veto' List
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 2338 Views

... Green added SB 935, Relating to Government, to the 2025 Intent-to-Veto list transmitted to Legislative leadership by the statutorily required June 24 deadline ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Bills that passed the Lege now on the edge
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:18 AM :: 2887 Views

... SB66, which would create a permitting “shot clock” and allow third-party permit approval if the 60-day processing deadline is not met; and HB126, which would reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture process ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Former CEO of Guam Helicopter Company Sentenced to 405 Months in Federal Prison for Criminal Aviation Violations
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 3426 Views

... $58M worth of fraudulent aircraft parts ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Feds Rule on Campaign Spending Complaint Four Days after Hawaii Republican Convention tosses out Crazies
By Andrew Walden @ 12:12 AM :: 3297 Views

... The akamai reader may wonder what type of campaign spending account is neither state nor federal. ...

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Lahaina fire rebuild will be complete in 2038 at current pace
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 4022 Views

... Maui is averaging just under 21 approved permits per month ....

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Amended fuel contract expected to save Oahu households nearly $3 a month on electric bills
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 3677 Views

... The contract amendment negotiated with Par Hawaii and approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) includes significant changes aimed at stabilizing fuel costs ...

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Hawaii 2nd-Healthiest State
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 2843 Views

... While Hawai‘i performed strongly in most categories, the report identified several areas where performance declined ....

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Bills, Backers, and Blocs: A Data-Driven Look at Lobbying in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 2:12 PM :: 4016 Views

... 7,188 positions taken by 340 organizations on 1,747 bills ....

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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 21, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 5:51 PM :: 2007 Views

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

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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Dam Special Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3679 Views

... Our state budget already is in chaos, and adding more workarounds and sleight of hand will not make things better! ....

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Saturday, June 21, 2025
Trump: US Attacks Three Iran Nuke Sites
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 2162 Views

... in a reversal of previous presidents' policy, Trump is de-nuclearizing Iran while re-nuclearizing the US ...

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Saturday, June 21, 2025
County of Maui, HUD sign $1.6B grant agreement for disaster relief
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 2571 Views

... the County recommends that residents who lost homes in the fires or renters who were displaced by the fires begin preparing to apply ....

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Saturday, June 21, 2025
City awards contract to continue construction on second floor of HPD’s Waiʻanae Substation
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 2590 Views

... The newly awarded contract will focus on completing the build-out of one loft space on the second floor to house the investigations section....

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Saturday, June 21, 2025
Mayor Signs Three Bills to Crack Down on Game Rooms
By Andrew Walden @ 2:40 PM :: 2780 Views

... “These bills will bring to bear the authority and power of City agencies to aggressively attack the illegal and insidious game rooms that are so harmful to our communities,” said Mayor Rick Blangiardi ....

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Saturday, June 21, 2025
Jones Act keeps U.S. lagging in global shipbuilding output
By Cato Foundation @ 2:28 PM :: 2761 Views

... The protectionist law’s defenders claim U.S. shipbuilding would be virtually nonexistent without it, but it would be hard to do much worse ....

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Saturday, June 21, 2025
Barking Sands Land Leases Set to Expire 2027-30
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 4038 Views

... U.S. Navy and NASA release Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed, continued use of state lands on Kauai ....

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Saturday, June 21, 2025
Saving for a Home in Hawaii Takes 29 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 12:10 AM :: 3243 Views

... with just $489 left over each month after covering essential living expenses, residents are left with little room to save ....

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Friday, June 20, 2025
Navy faces key ruling in Hawaii fuel contamination case
By Court House News @ 11:58 PM :: 3468 Views

... A federal judge is deciding whether the U.S. Navy should be held liable for 543 Clean Water Act violations at its Red Hill fuel facility ....

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Friday, June 20, 2025
UH Grad Student $6.7M Settlement in 2016 Lab Explosion
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 3651 Views

"Dr Ekins-Coward, an academic researcher, was seriously injured when her laboratory experiment exploded on 16 March 2016."

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Friday, June 20, 2025
AG Terminates Lahaina Investigation
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 2781 Views

... Attorney General Lopez also announced the official transition of future wildfire analysis, mitigation and coordination efforts to the new state fire marshal and the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) ....

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Bubble: Investors Flood Into Hawaii Housing Market
By Selected News Articles @ 7:27 PM :: 3783 Views

... in Hawaii investor buyers outnumber investor sellers more than any other state .... 

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Priced out: The growing challenge of teacher pay and housing costs
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 4224 Views

... in Hawaii, rent for a one-bedroom unit costs 46% of beginning, bachelor-degree-holding teacher salary ....

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Hawaii Democrats Outraged Over Ban on Juvenile Sex Change
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 2869 Views

... Hawaii Democrats remind us why they are more repulsive than Donald J Trump ....

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Maui residents’ recovery sees gains, but health and housing challenges persist
By UHERO @ 4:27 AM :: 3473 Views

... Nearly half of participants are still in temporary housing ....

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
HMSA: 2nd Worst Health Insurance Company in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 5118 Views

... submitting claims multiple times before they’re paid is necessary and sometimes claims are completely ignored ....

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Wahiawa Veteran Wins in Class Action Lawsuit Against Iran
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 3657 Views

... On May 30, 2025, a federal court in Washington, D.C., awarded over $573+ million in total damages to victims and families affected by terrorist attacks in Iraq that were enabled by Iran’s support for extremist groups ....

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Lawsuit by State Hospital Medical Director Details How Retaliation Games Keep Hospital Understaffed
By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 5749 Views

“...you need to be more on my team....”

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Why Hawaii lawmakers should adopt interstate telehealth
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:19 PM :: 2543 Views

... The practice worked well and safely during the COVID-19 crisis and could do so again, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii says ....

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