Friday, August 22, 2025
Hawai'i Daily News Read

Friday, August 22, 2025
August 22, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Army to Green: 'We cannot wait'
  2. Little-Known Law Makes Hawai‘i Flights More Expensive
  3. Maui Police Release Bodycam Video Surrounding Officer Death
  4. No, Surviving Lahaina Fire Doesn’t Give You License to Kill
  5. Bill 9: Maui Council panel recommends Temporary Investigative Group on vacation rentals
  6. Puna Geothermal Venture moves forward with long-awaited upgrades
  7. New Hawaii county property tax credits for subdivision property owners
  8. 20% of 911 calls Homeless-related

Thursday, August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Becomes The 50th State – This Day In History
  2. Green Unveils 2025 Policy Priorities
  3. Cost of Living: Hawaii 82% Higher Than US Average
  4. Hawaii average annual tax cuts under 'Big Beautiful' Bill
  5. Emotions run high as police officer recounts shooting that killed fellow officer
  6. Honolulu Police Chief search could stretch into 2026
  7. No Charges Against Officers In 2024 Waiʻanae Police Shooting
  8. Acid victim lost his vision in 1 eye, needs surgery on arm and shoulder
  9. Murder trial begins in Samoa over death of Gabbard Aunt and Cult Critic
  10. As Step towards abolishing prisons, Hawaiʻi Expands Effort To Keep Women Out Of Jail
  11. Hawaii attorney general’s budget increased by $4M to cover 27 Trump lawsuits
  12. How does city count rail ridership?
  13. Hawaii State Energy Office Sees LNG as Bridge Fuel to … Green Hydrogen Storage
  14. Vacasa Bought Out-- Largest Hawaii Vacation Rental Company Faces Major Shake Up
  15. Work paused on sewer pump station repairs in Lahaina

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. UH, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency sign partnership agreement
  2. Honolulu Least Pet-Friendly City in USA
  3. Is CO2 a Pollutant?
  4. Another Glorious Triumph for the State Judiciary!   Three Alleged Gang Leaders Found Not Guilty in Jail Beating Death
  5. Green Energy? Oahu Ratepayers Paying $1,500,000,000.00 More to Burn Dirtier Fuels
  6. What will Kawakami do now?
  7. Song and Dance: Hawaii County Council Grifts 8a Money from DoD
  8. Insanity: Homeless get Really Expensive Medivac Flights, but are not forcibly incarcerated in drug treatment facilities
  9. Big Island judge to rule next month on state subpoena requesting files of disciplined police officers
  10. Hallucinating Robot Trips up Another Local Lawyer
  11. Hawaiʻi primarily votes by mail. Here's how a proposed Trump order could change that
  12. Future Of Commercial Fishing In Protected Pacific Waters In Courts' Hands
  13. Empire-Builders Want $25M to Tell us Fire Victims feel bad about their homes burning down
  14. COVID lawsuit against state DPS dismissed

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Letters to the Editor August, 2025
Letters to the Editor
  • Is CO2 a Pollutant?
  • Bill 59 Could Have Stopped Homeless Panhandling in Traffic

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
August 19, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Palacios' death leaves NMI vulnerable to China
  2. ‘New’ HTA board taking off with same old baggage
  3. Hawaii Basketball Coach Sentenced to Over 33 Years for Child Exploitation and Harassment of 10 Victims
  4. DBEDT Releases 2024 State of Hawaii Data Book
  5. Hawaii Named Least Affordable State for College Grads
  6. Green Smoking Something: “Another $500M will fall from sky--Aloha Stadium to be ready in 2028—will seat 38,000”
  7. After years of pie-in-the-sky promises, UH and its supporters have learned they only can believe in themselves
  8. Hawaii plans $1.4B transit-oriented development in East Kapolei
  9. Pushback Against ‘Affordable’ Housing
  10. Kapalua Sues Maui Land & Pineapple Over West Maui Water Shortage
  11. Nearly 1 In 5 Warning Sirens On Oʻahu Were Broken During Tsunami Scare
  12. Lawsuit: Another Murder Inc Murder in Halawa
  13. Acid attack suspect made civil rights, hate crime allegations
  14. Hawaii Solar Lobby Loses $61M Subsidy
  15. Hawaii County, ex-R&D director sued for favoritism

Monday, August 18, 2025
August 18, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked
  2. DEI for HPD: Sneaking in Biden’s Former Border Chief as Next Honolulu Police Commissioner
  3. Round 2 for Pohakuloa Training Area resolution – Hawaii County Council wants UXO money for 8a Corps
  4. City Council pushes pair of bills to ease homeowner tax burdens
  5. First-time homebuyer program most popular among Maui fire survivors seeking aid from $1.6 billion federal grant
  6. Immigrant Sent Cash To Family In Mexico; ICE Used That To Nab Him
  7. Two Lawsuits Demand More Hawaiian Immersion Programs

Sunday, August 17, 2025
August 17, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. UPDATE: Maui Police identify officer killed in line of duty
  2. No Tax on Overtime
  3. From Koko Crater to Wahiawā: The long fight over Oʻahu’s trash
  4. PRC National Sentenced to 55 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
  5. Kouchi Changes Mind—Will serve one more term as Senate President
  6. Army’s ‘Much More Aggressive Model’: Wrap-up Master Lease Negotiations in 60 Days
  7. Steaming in the classroom and fleeced at the ballpark
  8. Aloha Stadium: New chapter in wishful thinking
  9. TVR law goes into effect soon
  10. HPD clarifies concealed carry permit process at meeting
  11. Marine monument eco-rhetoric overwrought

Saturday, August 16, 2025
August 16, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Maui police officer killed in line of duty
  2. UHERO: Hawaii has less inequality because nobody can get ahead
  3. Hawaiʻi County Reduces Permitting Backlog
  4. Lahaina rebuild could move along faster if ...
  5. Teenagers' Climate Plan Just a Scam--Proposed 75% cut to cruise ships designed to force more tourists into hotels
  6. Honolulu rail construction to close downtown lanes for 5 to 6 years
  7. NYT: Modulars provide ‘dignified’ havens for Lahaina wildfire survivors
  8. Permits sought for ongoing Kaheawa Wind Power operations in West Maui

Friday, August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American
  2. Racists in Congress fought against statehood for Hawaii
  3. Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood
  4. 'Ready To Die Boys?' Multiple Oʻahu Shootings Linked To Gang
  5. AG Demands Files on Four Disciplined Hawaii County Officers
  6. HECO Plays Monopoly with Hu Honua
  7. True Colors Show: Maui Council Minority Votes Against Massive Affordable Housing Development
  8. Maui suffering from severe lack of mental health workers
  9. Waialua Fresh Eggs boosting local production

Thursday, August 14, 2025
August 14, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. 12 New Members Appointed to HTA Board
  2. Tariffs Drive up Non-Residential Constuction Costs
  3. Aloha Stadium Shrinks, completion date for slips to 2029, demolition to begin without all contracts in place 
  4. Hawaiʻi Sex Abuse Case Shows How Predatory Teachers Can Go Undetected
  5. Misleading stats obscure health care provider shortage woes
  6. Last-ditch efforts to kill Honuaʻula project amendments fail amid bickering; controversial development passes final vote
  7. Sacred Cows: Should Homeless be exempt from Fire Safety Rules?
  8. Attorney facing criminal charges is sued by a former associate

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
August 13, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Cool Schools: How Solar Scammers Looted $120M
  2. Hawaii Red Hill Water Contamination Lawsuit Expands
  3. John Honoli’i ‘First Born’ of the Hawaiian Church
  4. Feds Investigating At Least One Prison Guard's Actions In OCCC Killing
  5. Witness fear dominates jail killing trial as testimony continues
  6. Secret Aloha Stadium Contracts Are Set For Final Vote
  7. New stadium needs new appropriation
  8. Planning panel OKs rebuild of smaller Front Street home after forcing aesthetic changes
  9. FAIL: Empty-homes tax destroyed by its own contradictions after $150M illusion vanishes
  10. Building Permit Failures to be Foundation for New Bureaucratic Empire?
  11. Why This Honolulu Housing Strategy Is Not A 'Super Successful' Program
  12. Hawaii part of 4-layer Golden Dome missile defense network

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
August 12, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. How special interests keep bad laws on the books: The case of the Jones Act.
  2. Two Years After Wildfire, Maui Homeowners Face A New Threat: Foreclosure
  3. Consumer Advocate -- HECO`s Wildfire Mitigation Plan has Significant Deficiencies
  4. Goal-line fumble on new stadium decision?
  5. HART to receive $112M state funding; the review before the reimbursement
  6. Phase 3 of Skyline Rail project breaks ground
  7. Hawaii County planning commissions to consider household hennery bill
  8. Paradise Story 1: Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and agent accused of sabotaging $240M Hawaii real estate project
  9. Paradise Story 2: Hawaii County seeks dismissal of claims against officers
  10. Hawaii court hands lenders decades-long foreclosure power

Monday, August 11, 2025
August 11, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Sen Ernst Targets Honolulu Rail for Elimination
  2. Life and Death in OCCC: “Drugs, phones, whatever they want.” 
  3. Campaign Donations Plummeted During Legislative Session
  4. Maui County Reaches Grim Milestone In Fire Victim Identification
  5. Hawaii Theatre insurance premiums rise 4,500%
  6. Bus fares to rise?
  7. Running from Something? CNHA Changes Name to “Hawaiian Council”
  8. More of the “Fat Boy” story

Sunday, August 10, 2025
August 10, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Encumbrance for the Stadium
  2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 9, 2025
  3. Two years later, too little rebuilding in Lahaina
  4. Hawaii’s ‘green’ transportation plan: Unrealistic, inchoate, and expensive
  5. Red Tape Slows Lahaina Rebuild, Blocks Statewide Tourism Recovery
  6. SHOPO — 'We Want A Leader, Not A Boss'
  7. If Joe Logan Can’t Stand up to Rick Blangiardi, How can he stand up to street thugs?
  8. Schatz, Hirono a Fundraising Machine for National Democrats
  9. State Human Services Director Ryan Yamane Giving $1,000s to Legislators

Saturday, August 9, 2025
August 9, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Green: RFK Cuts to MRNA Vaccine Research 'A big mistake'
  2. Bill 59 Could Have Stopped Homeless Panhandling in Traffic
  3. Federal judge summary judgment against Trump permitting commercial fishing in Pacific marine monument
  4. U.S. Army releases land lease recommendations for training areas on Hawaii Island and Oahu
  5. Industry study says Hawaii’s timeshares generate hundreds of millions in taxes, thousands of jobs
  6. ‘We’re not going anywhere’: PBS Hawaii president, CEO addresses federal funding cut concerns

Friday, August 8, 2025
August 8, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lawsuit: Hawaii Sheriff Deputies Arrested on Charges Trumped-up by own Department—Top Brass infighting led to suicide of Deputy
  2. VA terminates union contracts for most bargaining-unit employees
  3. Two Years Later: Maui County Still Trying to Decide Whether to Let Front Street Businesses Rebuild
  4. 2 Years After Deadly Fire, Lahaina Homeowners ‘financially drowned’
  5. Four Big Island police officers under investigation for alleged misconduct
  6. Visits canceled at Hawaii Community Correctional Center's Hale Nani - Makai due to COVID-19
  7. A New Jail Is Critical For Hawaiʻi's Correctional System

Thursday, August 7, 2025
August 7, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. US, Cook Islands to Cooperate on Seabed Mining
  2. CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Sentenced for $29M Investment Fraud Scheme
  3. Mexican National Sentenced to 54 Months for Illegal Reentry After Ten Prior Removals and Three Illegal Reentry Felony Convictions
  4. Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Launches Aircraft Mechanic Training Program
  5. Lahaina: “No commercial buildings have been rebuilt”
  6. Hundreds of Honolulu police officers weigh in on the qualities, experience their next chief should have
  7. Honolulu property tax exemptions could ease living costs for kupuna
  8. Boring Repetitive News: Haleiwa housing project stalls after lawmakers defer action on key measure
  9. Media access to HPD radio channels receives pushback
  10. EPA plans to claw back $62M awarded to Hawaiʻi for solar projects
  11. Mayor vetoes bill regarding roadside soliciting
  12. COVID-19 cases in Hawaii still on upward trend this summer

Wednesday, August 6, 2025
August 6, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
  2. Schatz locks up whip race
  3. Lahaina: Four Ways to Speed Recovery
  4. Two years after disaster, Maui recovery inches forward
  5. 61% of Hawaii Homeowners Sitting on $250K Capital Gain
  6. UH sets extramural funding record for 4th consecutive year
  7. Trial over jail killing reveals alleged gang control of OCCC
  8. In newly released demand letter, former police chief seeks $784K citing retaliation, ‘emotional distress’
  9. Councilmember pushes to speed up hiring of new HPD chief
  10. Rebuilding progress: 90 Lahaina homeowners complete no-cost property surveys
  11. Mileage Fee: State DOT Caught Ripping off E-Car Owners
  12. Mentally Ill Model Dead Because she was not forcibly incarcerated in lunatic asylum
  13. Felon tied to baby’s death catches a FEDERAL Case
  14. Hawaiʻi Rarely Takes Guns From People In Crisis, Despite 'Red Flag' Law
  15. Federal judge questions merit of Trump permitting commercial fishing in Pacific marine monument
  16. Overstating Tsunami Threat May Lead Some To Ignore Warnings Next Time

Tuesday, August 5, 2025
August 5, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Four New HART Board Members Appointed
  2. Reviving the Paniolo Spirit: A Path to Sustainable Economic Renewal on Molokaʻi
  3. Can Hawaiʻi get to 100% renewable energy?
  4. E-Cars, Hybrids Banned from Kauai County Scrapyard
  5. Three Decades of Corruption: DelaCruz Geothermal Scheme Traces All the Way Back to Unity House
  6. Some Oahu residents shocked over skyrocketing property taxes
  7. Honolulu Is Canceling Its Empty Homes Tax Study. Will That Kill The Bill?
  8. State Boards Must Release Records Showing Hiring Decisions, Judge Says
  9. Trial set for Big Island brothers suing state over wrongful conviction compensation
  10. Some Hawaii families scramble for after school childcare
  11. Nonprofit still searching for COFA citizens on Oʻahu to apply for COVID funeral aid

Monday, August 4, 2025
August 4, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. China Building Airstrip in Micronesia
  2. Tariffs Unsettling Aloha Stadium Deal?
  3. Hale Kipa’s container farm program teaches youth shelter residents how to grow weed
  4. US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot program
  5. Soft on Crime Crowd: We don’t need to fill HPD Vacancies
  6. Two years after wildfires, Maui Fire Department’s changes to staffing, fleet, fire code aim to prevent another tragedy
  7. When Hawaii Criminals Commit Crimes in Arizona Prison, they get charged under Arizona Law
  8. Trump May Stop Hawaii from Giving Away Free Needles to Addicts
  9. Half of Cesspools Pose No Direct Threat to Water Resources


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Maui Police Release Bodycam Video Surrounding Officer Death
by Video Video Friday, August 22, 2025

... Maui Police Officer Was Killed By Bullet That Hit Above Her Protective Vest ....


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Little-Known Law Makes Hawai‘i Flights More Expensive
by News Article Friday, August 22, 2025

... U.S. Code (49 U.S.C. §41703), says foreign airlines cannot sell tickets between two U.S. cities ....


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Army to Green: 'We cannot wait'
by News Release Thursday, August 21, 2025

"We want to work with you to come to a mutually acceptable framework by the end of this year"


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Hawaii average annual tax cuts under 'Big Beautiful' Bill
by Tax Foundation Thursday, August 21, 2025

... Hawaii average tax cut $3,030 for 2026.  Hawaii long-term jobs created 3,519 ....


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Cost of Living: Hawaii 82% Higher Than US Average
by News Article Thursday, August 21, 2025

... Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the USA ....


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Hawaii Becomes The 50th State – This Day In History
by News Article Thursday, August 21, 2025

... On August 21, 1959, Hawaii officially entered the Union as the 50th U.S. state when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation admitting the islands ....


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Green Unveils 2025 Policy Priorities
by News Release Thursday, August 21, 2025

"...how the Green administration is tackling some of Hawai‘i’s most pressing issues...."


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Honolulu Least Pet-Friendly City in USA
by News Article Wednesday, August 20, 2025

... WalletHub compared the pet-friendliness of the 100 largest U.S. cities across 23 key metrics ....


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​UH, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency sign partnership agreement
by News Release Wednesday, August 20, 2025

... a new Education Partnership Agreement aimed at enhancing science and technology education while advancing DPAA’s critical mission of accounting for missing U.S. personnel from past conflicts ....


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Palacios' death leaves NMI vulnerable to China
by News Article Tuesday, August 19, 2025

... Arnold Palacios, the 10th governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, died unexpectedly .... 


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DBEDT Releases 2024 State of Hawaii Data Book
by News Release Tuesday, August 19, 2025

... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....


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Hawaii Named Least Affordable State for College Grads
by News Article Tuesday, August 19, 2025

... Hawaii: Recent college grad earnings gap -$11,840 ....


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‘New’ HTA board taking off with same old baggage
by Kelii Akina Monday, August 18, 2025

... Some bad ideas just won’t go away ....


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Hawaii Basketball Coach Sentenced to Over 33 Years for Child Exploitation and Harassment of 10 Victims
by News Release Monday, August 18, 2025

...Hawaii Basketball Coach Sentenced to Over 33 Years for Child Exploitation and Harassment of 10 Victims....


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Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked
by News Article Monday, August 18, 2025

... how does your community college stack up? ....


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From Koko Crater to Wahiawā: The long fight over Oʻahu’s trash
by News Article Sunday, August 17, 2025

... If history is any guide, the City will end up right back where it started: extending Waimānalo Gulch ....


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No Tax on Overtime
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, August 17, 2025

... this is critical information for employers too ....


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PRC National Sentenced to 55 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
by News Release Sunday, August 17, 2025

... arrest and conviction of Yang and co-conspirator Ye Fang, also known as "Batu," a PRC national who was unlawfully present in the United States ....


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Suspect Named: Maui Police officer killed in line of duty
by News Release Saturday, August 16, 2025

... Suspect in Maui police officer’s killing had extensive criminal record ....


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UHERO: Hawaii has less inequality because nobody can get ahead
by UH ERO Saturday, August 16, 2025

... 'equality' imposed by a tourism-driven economy and high cost of living ....


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Lahaina rebuild could move along faster if ...
by News Release Saturday, August 16, 2025

... four recommendations — are all based off of bills that have been introduced at the Maui County Council or at the state level ....


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Hawaiʻi County Reduces Permitting Backlog
by News Release Saturday, August 16, 2025

... All Permit Types: Average duration of permit review and approval process has been reduced by 66%, from nearly five months to under two months ....


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Racists in Congress fought against statehood for Hawaii
by News Article Friday, August 15, 2025

... the forces of segregation and racism in Congress effectively derailed statehood for more than a decade ....


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Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American
by Andrew Walden Friday, August 15, 2025

... Opponents of Statehood were landed aristocracy fearful of being ruled by their employees ....


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Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood
by News Article Friday, August 15, 2025

...Gallup first polled Americans on their support for Hawaii's statehood in 1940....


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12 New Members Appointed to HTA Board
by News Release Thursday, August 14, 2025

... The appointments follow the resignation of the previous board earlier this summer ....


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Tariffs Drive up Non-Residential Constuction Costs
by News Release Thursday, August 14, 2025

... tariffs drive up prices for aluminum, steel, and copper items ....


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Hawaii Red Hill Water Contamination Lawsuit Expands
by News Article Wednesday, August 13, 2025

... attorneys representing people who said they were sickened by the November 2021 Red Hill jet fuel spill had added more than 6,000 additional plaintiffs ....


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Cool Schools: How Solar Scammers Looted $120M
by Hawaii State Auditor Wednesday, August 13, 2025

"...Now, with the batteries that were installed on many of the solar AC systems nearing the end of their lifespans, one DOE official warned that the systems will need to be retired altogether.  He called the heat abatement initiative a $120 million disaster...."


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John Honoli’i ‘First Born’ of the Hawaiian Church
by News Article Tuesday, August 12, 2025

"He is our first born, in America he entered the church of Jesus, he is the one who came with the first teachers."


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How special interests keep bad laws on the books: The case of the Jones Act.
by Cato Foundation Tuesday, August 12, 2025

... Seven years ago, the Cato Institute launched its project on reforming the Jones Act ....


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Sen Ernst Targets Honolulu Rail for Elimination
by News Release Monday, August 11, 2025

...they “prematurely entered into contracts under an artificial timeline and a fragile financial plan.” The mayor admitted this was done to avoid losing out on federal funds....


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Two years later, too little rebuilding in Lahaina
by Kelii Akina Sunday, August 10, 2025

“if policymakers do not move faster to remove the legal barriers that have been blocking the rebuilding of Lahaina, the town will lose its sense of community and historic charm, and its residents will continue to move away or go homeless while its economy sputters into oblivion.”


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 9, 2025
by GovTrack .us Sunday, August 10, 2025

... bill introductions only--no votes this week ....


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Encumbrance for the Stadium
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, August 10, 2025

... Act 88 of 2021, which Act 248 amended, stated that the appropriations in the biennium budget would lapse on June 30, 2024 ....


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Green: RFK Cuts to MRNA Vaccine Research 'A big mistake'
by Video Video Saturday, August 9, 2025

... antivaxxer RFK cut $500M funding for MRNA vaccine research ....


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VA terminates union contracts for most bargaining-unit employees
by News Release Friday, August 8, 2025

... The announcement comes in response to President Trump’s executive order that excludes certain federal agencies from labor-management relations programs. ....


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Lawsuit: Hawaii Sheriff Deputies Arrested on Charges Trumped-up by own Department—Top Brass infighting led to suicide of Deputy
by Andrew Walden Thursday, August 7, 2025

... one deputy committed suicide after DLE’s Criminal Investigations Division attempted to use deputies as pawns to hedge against a lawsuit filed by the #3 man in the department ….


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Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Launches Aircraft Mechanic Training Program
by News Release Thursday, August 7, 2025

... a no-cost, two-year training initiative designed to prepare Oʻahu high school juniors for careers in aviation maintenance and mechanics ....


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US, Cook Islands to Cooperate on Seabed Mining
by News Release Thursday, August 7, 2025

...The Government of the United States of America has begun discussions with the Government of the Cook Islands to support the research necessary to inform seabed exploration and responsible development within the Cook Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zone....


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CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Sentenced for $29M Investment Fraud Scheme
by News Release Thursday, August 7, 2025

... decade-long scheme to defraud hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc. ....


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Mexican National Sentenced to 54 Months for Illegal Reentry After Ten Prior Removals and Three Illegal Reentry Felony Convictions
by News Release Thursday, August 7, 2025

... In addition to his three prior federal convictions for illegally reentering the United States, Salas Cruz also has convictions for abuse of a household member, assault, violation of a protective order, and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition ....


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UH sets extramural funding record for 4th consecutive year
by News Release Wednesday, August 6, 2025

... this success comes at a time when concerns over cuts in federal research funding continue to grow. As of August 5, 66 grants totaling more than $89 million have been terminated at UH due to shifting federal priorities ....


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61% of Hawaii Homeowners Sitting on $250K Capital Gain
by News Release Wednesday, August 6, 2025

... and 34.6% of Hawaii homeowners sitting on $500K capital gain ....


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Lahaina: Four Ways to Speed Recovery
by Grassroot Institute Wednesday, August 6, 2025

...It’s been two years since wildfires devastated the West Maui town, yet few structures have been rebuilt and many residents are in limbo....


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This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
by News Article Wednesday, August 6, 2025

August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism.  So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.


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Schatz locks up whip race
by Video Video Tuesday, August 5, 2025

... Schatz on a glide path to becoming his party’s No. 2 leader in the Senate beginning in 2027 ....


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Two years after disaster, Maui recovery inches forward
by UH ERO Tuesday, August 5, 2025

... many remain displaced, face high rent burdens, or continue to deal with long-term income loss ....


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E-Cars, Hybrids Banned from Kauai County Scrapyard
by News Release Tuesday, August 5, 2025

... Due to the potential for hazardous conditions ....


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Can Hawaiʻi get to 100% renewable energy?
by News Release Tuesday, August 5, 2025

"...solar, wind, and batteries on their own will not scale to meet the needs we have...."


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Reviving the Paniolo Spirit: A Path to Sustainable Economic Renewal on Molokaʻi
by Kelii Akina Tuesday, August 5, 2025

... When the ranch shut down in 2008, he didn’t walk away ....


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Four New HART Board Members Appointed
by News Release Monday, August 4, 2025

... Mayor apponts two, Speaker appoints one, Council appoints one ....


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China Building Airstrip in Micronesia
by News Article Monday, August 4, 2025

... approximately 400 miles south of Guam ....


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Case, Moylan: Stop Rebuilding Jones Act Ships in China
by Ed Case Sunday, August 3, 2025

... “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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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 1, 2025
by GovTrack .us Sunday, August 3, 2025

... votes cast and bills introduced ....


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Grassroot views on housing reform going mainstream
by Kelii Akina Sunday, August 3, 2025

... Schatz hasn’t been all talk, either. Last week, he introduced several bipartisan bills aimed at inducing more homebuilding ....


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Constitutional Expenditure Controls
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, August 3, 2025

... 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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Armed Felon Indicted After Barricading Himself in Home with Over Ten Pounds of Methamphetamine and Illegal Firearms
by News Release Sunday, August 3, 2025

... If convicted of the charged offenses, Nowicke faces a maximum sentence of life in prison ....


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Hawaii Sues Trump admin over juvenile sex-change
by News Article Saturday, August 2, 2025

... 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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Interstate telehealth could be lifesaver for Hawaii
by Grassroot Institute Friday, August 1, 2025

... 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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Logan: Blangiardi Threatened my Family
by Andrew Walden Friday, August 1, 2025

... 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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Wildfires: Maui PD Releases Final After-Action Report
by News Release Friday, August 1, 2025

... a comprehensive review of the department's response and outlines 35 recommendations for improving future emergency operations ....


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Mayor Pleased by Dismissal of Myeni Shooting Case
by News Release Thursday, July 31, 2025

"... 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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Visitor Arrivals Down 1.8% for June 2025
by News Release Thursday, July 31, 2025

... 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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Public Safety Power Shutoff watch: Hawaiian Electric monitoring wildfire risk conditions
by News Release Thursday, July 31, 2025

... 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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Brighter Futures, Stronger Ties: US Nonprofit Drives Educational Progress in Strategically Situated Micronesia  
by News Release Thursday, July 31, 2025

... 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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Rule by Decree: Is Hawaii's Democracy Broken?
by Andrew Walden Wednesday, July 30, 2025

... Do the math: 1+22+14+18+14+8 = 77 emergencies ....


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NBC News: Josh Green Running for President?
by News Article Wednesday, July 30, 2025

... 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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New Software: DPP Promises 'Reduced Service'
by News Release Wednesday, July 30, 2025

... 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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Tsunami of Traffic: How One Gas Station Line Jammed up All of Kapolei
by Andrew Walden Wednesday, July 30, 2025

... Behind this blockage, total traffic gridlock took hold for three hours between 4pm and 7pm on Kapolei-area roads ....


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