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Saturday, April 5, 2025
Armed Drug Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Cocaine to U.S. Marine Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 1119 Views :: Honolulu County, Military, Drugs

... Ducos admitted he sold cocaine to a 25-yearold active-duty United States Marine, who later fatally overdosed on it ....

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Saturday, April 5, 2025
Armed Drug Dealer From Oahu Sentenced to 170 Months in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 922 Views :: Honolulu County, Drugs

... Guzman admitted that on March 13, 2023, he distributed one pound of methamphetamine to a third party at Magic Island ....

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Saturday, April 5, 2025
Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court
By Court House News @ 2:59 AM :: 2499 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... a federal judge ruled Friday many of her claims were barred by statute of limitations ....

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Saturday, April 5, 2025
UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 820 Views :: Higher Education, Tourism

"...Parker Executive Search, the national firm assisting UH Mānoa with the search, is actively recruiting top candidates from across the country...."

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Chief Justice Names Three Oahu Family Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2750 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary

... The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation, and if confirmed, each will serve a term of six-years ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 988 Views :: National News

... Under art. 1, § 8 of the Constitution, Congress has sole authority to control tariffs ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 781 Views :: Office of Elections

"...According to the lawsuit, the president has no constitutional power to rewrite state election laws by decree, nor does the president have the authority to modify the rules Congress created for elections...."

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 1843 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care

... The emergency rules will allow children with a religious exemption to receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine while retaining the exemption to other vaccines and continuing to attend school ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Green Appoints Nakasone ICA Chief Judge
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 2289 Views :: Judiciary

... Nakasone will fill the vacancy left by the elevation of Judge Lisa M. Ginoza to Associate Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee'
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 1172 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Senate advances program to return homeless to mainland
By Court House News @ 4:52 PM :: 854 Views :: Homelessness

... It has reportedly helped over 130 homeless individuals return to their mainland homes since 2023 ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hawaiʻi HS class of ‘24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 987 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... completers of Dual Credit classes up 3% from 24% to 27% ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected
By UHERO @ 1:08 AM :: 939 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... domestic out-migration, particularly among young adults, continues ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 1171 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii residents pay nearly 14% of their income in taxes: 4.2% on income taxes, 2.6% on property taxes, and 7.2% in sales and excise taxes ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hope Bancorp Completes Merger With Territorial Bancorp
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 882 Views :: Small Business

... Territorial Savings Bank will operate under the trade name Territorial Savings, a division of Bank of Hope ....

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
HB1308: Sports Betting Bill Passed by Senate Ways & Means
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:30 PM :: 886 Views :: Gambling

... VOTE:  7 Ayes, 4 Aye with reservations, 2 Nays -- The Senate will have its final vote on the sports betting bill on Tuesday, April 8 ....

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Hensel: How Trump Executive Orders are Affecting UH System
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 884 Views :: Higher Education

"Trump EOs ... interpret Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to be discriminatory"

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Maui transient vacation rental phaseout means fewer jobs
By UHERO @ 1:59 PM :: 1020 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism

... the policy could also reduce visitor spending by nearly $900 million annually, resulting in job and income losses, declining property values and an estimated $60 million drop in county property tax revenues ....

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Hawaii AG Sues DHHS to Keep the COVID Money Flowing
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 PM :: 752 Views :: COVID-19

... AGs claim DHHS “illegally” terminated billions in “critical” health grants ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 1943 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development, Judiciary, Land Use

... Governor Green has nominated three Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Hawaii: Work 17 days of month to afford mortgage payment
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 PM :: 894 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... at $796,947, homeowners purchasing a home at this price point will need to work 17 days each month just to cover the payment of $5,222 ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
HB300 Highlights: Senate WAM Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 832 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... A summary of totals included in the approved budget ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1107 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawai‘i still pays significantly higher prices than the rest of the U.S., which averages at $4.90 per dozen ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
‘Long and tortuous path’ continues in Hawaii bioenergy dispute
By Court House News @ 5:16 AM :: 1055 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Labor

... A federal judge signaled he is likely to dismiss some claims in a dispute between Hu Honua and Hawaiian Electric ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
50-State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025
By Tax Foundation @ 11:59 PM :: 1746 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii significantly revised its individual income tax brackets under H.B. 2404, enacted in June 2024 ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
Hawaii Road Taxes Cover 97.2% of Spending
By Tax Foundation @ 11:38 PM :: 834 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii has increased its proportion of roadway spending furnished by road users from 78 percent to 97.2 percent--7th highest in the USA ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
Barking Sands: Next step in Hypersonic Missile Defense
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 1145 Views :: Kauai County, Military

... demonstrated the ability to detect, track and perform a simulated engagement of an advanced maneuvering hypersonic target ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
Goats and Sheep are best Way to Control Wildfire Fuel Load--DLNR Shoots them dead
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 995 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment

... While wildfire threatens Hawaii's communities, DLNR pays for helicopter-borne extermination operations ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 29, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 8:17 PM :: 927 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
HB900 Dies in Senate: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids
By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 3180 Views :: Ethics, Family, Judiciary

“...Hawai’i is one of only five states that does not currently guarantee the right to legal counsel for children during the duration of their child welfare case....”

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:02 PM :: 1100 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii State Government

... SCR121 Sports Betting Working Group ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
Grassroot Institute Testifies on Dozens of Bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM :: 1062 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... dozens of bills still on the move ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
VIDEO: Progress in reducing housing regulations
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:17 PM :: 989 Views :: Development

... conversation between Ted Kefalas, the Grassroot Institute director of strategic campaigns, and state Rep. Lauren Matsumoto on the March 11 episode of “The Right Side” radio show ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 1268 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government

... these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
You Want to Raise the TAT by HOW Much?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1304 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

... the bills replace the current 10.25% tax rate with a blank ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
We can do more to help Hawaii businesses rebound
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:29 AM :: 1195 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19

... Hawaii’s anemic economic growth — the second slowest in the country — should be a sign ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
DHHL Distributes 665 Ewa Beach 'Project Leases'
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 1251 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL

... Unlike previous processes, beneficiaries secure a homestead lot prior to the completion of development. ...

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
VIDEO: Green Slams Anti-Vax Celebrutard
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 1523 Views :: COVID-19

... HI Gov. on Djokovic Playing with RFK: ‘Hope Someone Hits Him with an Overhead’ ... ‘Shows Him What It Means to Hurt Somebody’ ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
Kaua‘i Police Commission appoints Elliott Kalani Ke as Interim Chief of Police
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 1092 Views :: Kauai County, Police

... The appointment will take effect upon Chief Raybuck’s retirement this year. That date has not yet been determined ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
Hawaii 3rd Most Expensive State to Start a Business 
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 AM :: 1628 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the highest average commercial rent at $36 per square foot (#51) and the second-highest monthly electricity cost at $1,514.20 (#50) ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
UPW Tracks Statewide Payout of COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 2516 Views :: Labor, COVID-19

... United Public Workers is actively engaged in a legal fight for Temporary Hazard Pay (THP) with employers in nine jurisdictions across Hawaii ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
DoE Announces 2025 HS Graduation Schedule
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 3742 Views :: Education K-12

... statewide list of commencement celebrations ....

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Friday, March 28, 2025
Chief Justice Appoints Sonya H. Toma as District Family Court Judge for Maui
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 1941 Views :: Judiciary

... Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and District Family Judge, Second Circuit .... 

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
Jones Act Loophole Allows Puerto Rico to Finally Access American Natural Gas--Hawaii Next?
By Cato Foundation @ 11:23 PM :: 1081 Views :: Energy, Jones Act

... none of the world’s more than 600 LNG tankers comply with the Jones Act ....

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
February: Canadian Tourism Down Only 1.4%--Spending up
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 1233 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... In February 2025, the average daily census of 20,686 Canadian visitors decreased from February 2024 (20,977 visitors, -1.4%) ....

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
Tax hike on tourism would create ‘unintended consequences for all’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 1176 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

... For the third year in a row, Hawaii policymakers are considering a bill that suggests they believe tourists are an endless source of funds ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Jones Act Operator Calls for Shipbuilding Reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 1150 Views :: Jones Act, Military

... it is time to develop a round table and look to modify the Act to keep pace with global technology and geopolitical events ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 44198 Views :: DHHL, Agriculture, Hawaii History, Land Use

...the homestead associations he championed in his first decade of service were multi-ethnic groups seeking the fee-simple ownership of land promised in the Hawaii Organic Act....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Hawaii Firearm Storage Bill Scheduled for Decision Making Hearing on April 1st
By NRA ILA @ 4:24 PM :: 1082 Views :: Second Amendment

... House Bill 125 expands upon Hawaii’s existing firearm storage mandate by requiring firearms to be stored in a locked box, safe or with a trigger locking mechanism ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Hawaii to Charge EVs a Road Usage Tax Starting July 1
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 1444 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living

... Hawaii’s road usage charge will become mandatory starting July 1, 2028, at which point the $50 flat fee will be discontinued ....

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