Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Hawai'i Free Press

Current Articles | Archives | Search

Saturday, January 28, 2023
Maui Airport Mini-Rail to be Shutdown for Repairs--Replaced by Golf Carts
By News Release @ 2:40 PM

...  A contractor will provide golf carts to take anyone needing assistance between the CONRAC and the airport lobby. ...

Read More..
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Former Prison Guard Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Inmates
By News Release @ 4:09 AM

... a correctional officer at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu from approximately 2014 to 2018 ....

Read More..
Friday, January 27, 2023
Maui Sovereignty Squatters Interfere with MEO Affordable Housing Project
By News Release @ 2:10 PM

"The only reason we are pursuing a development at Ke Kahua in Waiehu is to bring affordable rental units to struggling Maui families.

Read More..
Thursday, January 26, 2023
BIA Commission on Native Children to Hold Hawaii Hearing
By News Release @ 5:00 PM

... The Commission on Native Children will hold its Hawaii Regional Hearing in Honolulu, HI, February 15–16, 2023 at the Moana Surfrider, and virtually. ...

Read More..
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Full Text: 2023 State of the Judiciary Address
By News Release @ 2:46 AM

"We implement programs to address the root causes of recidivism . . . such as drug use and mental illness . . . and to respond to other urgent community needs. We embrace this expanded role.”

Read More..
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
​There’s still time to counter higher property taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:00 PM

“They should look for ways to make government cost less and run more efficiently and operate on a leaner budget."

Read More..
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
US Department of Justice Orders Handi-Van to Answer Phones, Book Rides
By News Release @ 10:57 AM

... TheHandi-Van, who called to make or change reservations for rides, had very long telephone hold times or did not have their calls answered. Under the agreement, Honolulu will take immediate steps to lessen hold times ....

Read More..
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Preventing the Next Foster Care Disaster--Bills Mandate Court-Appointed Attorneys for Biological Parents
By Andrew Walden @ 3:36 AM

... Could Fabian’s death have been prevented if the biological parents had an attorney to investigate the fitness of these foster parents prior to Fabian’s placement? ....

Read More..
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Schweitzer Exonerated of Dana Ireland Murder After 25 Years
By News Release @ 12:34 AM

... REALLY OBVIOUS QUESTION: Will Hawaii County Police or Prosecutor now search federal databases for a match to the DNA from 'Unknown Male #1'? ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Could this be a good year at the Hawaii Legislature?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:54 PM

... we have high hopes for a few ideas that could make a real difference for our state ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
30 Years Later: Will Court Toss Out $150M Grift Against Bank of America?
By Court House News @ 10:35 PM

... a Maui-based 'nonprofit' filed a complaint seeking the funds ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Hawaiian Electric issues call for projects to significantly expand renewable energy generation on Oahu, Maui
By News Release @ 9:17 PM

... Latest procurement includes request for firm renewable capacity ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Hawaii ranked as most expensive state to buy eggs
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 AM

... the average cost for a dozen eggs in Hawaii is about $9.73. That's 51% higher than a year earlier and 53% higher than #2 Florida ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Proposed Hawaii State Privacy Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM

... Hawaii lawmakers introducing consumer privacy bills and biometric privacy bills ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Green's State of the State: What's to like? 
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:38 AM

... Most compelling was the governor's proposal to increase tax deductions and support open records, but all the talk about spending was worrisome ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
December Unemployment 3.2%
By News Release @ 1:31 AM

... in comparison with March 2020 (last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 36,200, or -5.5 percent ....

Read More..
Monday, January 23, 2023
VIDEO: State of the State Address
By Video @ 3:18 PM

... Gov Josh Green, State of the State address, January 23, 2023 ....

Read More..
Monday, January 23, 2023
U.S. Marine runs toward gunfire, applies lifesaving aid in Waikiki shooting
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 PM

... The man fell to the ground as the first of the two shooters sprinted to a waiting vehicle. The wounded man was lying on the sidewalk to Issa’s left as the second shooter, located to Issa’s right, began firing frantically at the downed man ....

Read More..
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Supreme Court: Election Officials moved office furniture instead of ‘curing’ hundreds of invalidated ballots
By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM

... Thousands of absentee voters are disenfranchised every election due to rejection of their ballots by the four county election offices ....

Read More..
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Should We Lower Taxes?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM

... convince me that tax cuts are not advisable ....

Read More..
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Hawaii #1 for multigenerational households
By Selected News Articles @ 6:57 PM

... Areas with high living costs, large immigrant populations, and housing shortages are abundant with multigenerational homes ....

Read More..
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Counties with the most emergency shelters in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM

... Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest number of emergency shelters per capita in Hawaii using data from the National Shelter System Facilities database .... 

Read More..
Saturday, January 21, 2023
2023 Hawaii Gun Law Tracker
By Selected News Articles @ 6:10 PM

... we already have 12 Anti-Second Amendment bills ....

Read More..
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Hawaii has the most honest guns in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:53 PM

... the Average ‘Time-to-Crime’ for Firearms in Hawaii is 3x other states ....

Read More..
Saturday, January 21, 2023
​Feds award Hawaii $15.8 million to offset COFA costs
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM

... About 16,300 members of the COFA lived in Hawaii, according to numbers from fiscal year 2022 ....

Read More..
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Hawaii AG Backs NY Gun Control Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 5:30 PM

... AGs voice support for New York gun-industry liability law and concealed carry law ....

Read More..
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Elderly Tourists Forced off Road to Hana, Stranded for Hours
By News Release @ 5:03 AM

... another driver, who they say was in a big hurry, forced them off the side of the road. One of the tires on their rented convertible was sliced by a rock ....

Read More..
Friday, January 20, 2023
National coalition including Hawaii legislators urges states to enact 'wealth' taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 AM

... Rep Jeanne Kapela and Hawai'i Tax Fairness Coalition protest at State Capitol in favor of new tax ....

Read More..
Friday, January 20, 2023
BLS: Hawaii Most Unionized State in USA
By News Release @ 1:53 AM

... Two states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2022: Hawaii (21.9 percent) and New York (20.7 percent) ....

Read More..
Friday, January 20, 2023
DoE Names Four New Complex Superintendents
By News Release @ 1:42 AM

... to oversee the schools in the Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihāko‘i-Maui, Castle-Kahuku, Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa, and Pearl City-Waipahu complex areas ....

Read More..
Friday, January 20, 2023
John Waihee’s Favorite Trump-era influence peddler sentenced to prison
By News Release @ 1:19 AM

... Nickie Lum of the Infamous Lum Crime Family Sentenced for Facilitating Unregistered Lobbying Campaign in Exchange for Approximately $3 Million ....

Read More..
Thursday, January 19, 2023
​Slashing tax rates best way to offset higher property assessments
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:10 PM

... Residential A properties went up 39.9% ....

Read More..
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Sister Isles Among Worst Doctor Shortage in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:01 PM

... a recent national study of 3,000 counties in America found the Big Island has the third-worst shortage of healthcare providers in primary care, Maui has the fifth-worst shortage of healthcare providers in America, and Kauai has the 13th worst shortage ....

Read More..
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Kauai Democrats Nominate Replacements for Rep Tokioka HD16
By Andrew Walden @ 8:48 PM

... the HD37 Democratic Committee picked three nominees: Ron Menor, Charlotte Nekota, Trish LaChica.  Kauai HD16 Democrats picked Evslin, Chock and Cristobal ....

Read More..
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Corruption at every level: Why I left Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:47 PM

... To this day, I still wonder where the $58 million that was earmarked for testing and tracing went or whose pockets it lined ....

Read More..
Thursday, January 19, 2023
City accepting applications for Chief of Treasury
By News Release @ 5:16 PM

... The Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (BFS) is seeking applicants to fill the vacant civil service position of Chief of Treasury for the Division of Treasury ....

Read More..
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Coast Guard Tracking Two Russian Vessels off Hawaiian Coast
By Video @ 3:05 AM

... one boat seems to be refueling the other ....

Read More..
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Let the sun shine in
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:33 AM

... The only question is whether they have the political will ....

Read More..
Thursday, January 19, 2023
A lively conversation about the Jones Act, pro and con
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:24 AM

... Despite the disagreements, there were a few points the guests all agreed on ....

Read More..
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Four Hawaii Correctional Officers Sentenced for Abusing Inmate and Conspiring to Cover Up Abuse
By News Release @ 12:08 AM

... a multi-year conspiracy to cover-up the abuse ....

Read More..
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
ODC: Green Energy Lawyer Paid Kickback to get $1000/hour legal fees
By News Release @ 11:49 PM

... Kvam engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.  Kvam also violated the rules by paying a prohibited referral fee in the nature of a “commission” ....

Read More..
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Palau, Marshall Islands Sign MOU to Extend Compact of Free Association
By News Release @ 10:58 PM

... U.S. negotiators last week reached initial understanding with the governments of the republics of Palau and the Marshall Islands on general financial terms to extend the Compacts of Free Association for the next 20 years ....

Read More..
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Hawaii Families Seek to Boost Awareness of K-12 Options During School Choice Week
By News Release @ 11:00 AM

... Hawaii celebrates educational options and quality education during the annual School Choice Week ....

Read More..
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Opening Day for 2023 Legislature
By News Release @ 4:14 AM

... Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. ....

Read More..
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Hawaii targets housing reform as Legislature returns
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM

... 156 bills are on the current docket to be introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate ....

Read More..
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Green Names New Disaster Advisor and HI-EMA Administrator
By News Release @ 3:33 AM

... Luke Meyers is joining the Office of Governor Josh Green, M.D., as the State Disaster Management Advisor (SDMA), with Col. (Ret.) James D.S. Barros named as the new Administrator for the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) ....

Read More..
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi Named Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Chief Administrative Officer
By News Release @ 3:28 AM

... Nāhoʻopiʻi earned a certificate from the First Nations’ Futures Institute at Stanford University ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The COVID Emergency Lives on in Food Stamps
By News Release @ 11:00 AM

... Governor Josh Green, M.D. signed a sixth emergency proclamation to extend federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotment benefits, in keeping with ongoing federal COVID relief efforts ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
House Democrats Outline Top Priorities for 2023 Session
By News Release @ 3:10 AM

... On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature will convene ....

Read More..
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
How to fix Hawaii's SLOW permitting departments
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:30 AM

... Hawaii is one of the slowest states in the nation when it comes to approving building permits ....

Read More..
Page 99 of 591First   Previous   94  95  96  97  98  [99]  100  101  102  103  Next   Last