1. Supreme Court overrules landmark 'Chevron' precedent on government authority
2. Freedom in Hawaii is having a moment
3. Intent to Veto: Budget Drama Continues
4. Update development standards to allow more apartment housing
5. Doomed Hawaiian Electric Seeks $1.1B Rate Hike In Futile Effort to Save Itself as Old Boy Power Center
6. VETO LIST: Green Grabs for Control of $450M
7. On Shrooms? HART, Blangiardi Dream of Extending Empty Rail Line to Manoa, Leeward
8. Sara Yara Bill to punish traffic scofflaws may face governor’s veto because Public Defender doesn’t want it
9. Navy Closure Task-Force to remove sludge from drained fuel tanks
10. Hawaii Homelessness Industry Against Opening New Homeless Shelters
11. Hawaii PD conduct state’s first-ever cannabis impaired driving Green Lab

1. Scheme to Remake Lahaina as Touristy Water Park Advances in Congress
2. Criminal Alleges Ariel Sellers Body Buried in Bumpy Kanahele’s Waimanalo Compound
3. Can Hawaii afford climate change lawsuit settlement?
4. Biki Bikeshare abandoned by owners, operation handed over to City
5. Hanabusa to Quit HART? -- Board OKs multi-year contract with CEO Lori Kahikina, subject to negotiations
6. Former Kihei Rep Denounces TVR ban
7. Father of Maui carjacking suspect points out his son was out on low bail at time of crime

1. How Mexican cartels target Hawaii with meth, fentanyl
2. Homeless people can be fined for sleeping outside, Supreme Court rules
3. Did Hawaii just pave the way for court enforcement of California's climate promises?
4. Hawaii Water Wars: If you don't claim a 'taking' you lose
5. Senate Special Session Rubber Stamps Four Oahu Circuit Court Nominees
6. 4th Hawaii sheriff’s deputy arrested -- ‘Reckless Endangering’ of Black Deputy
7. Bankruptcy Looms: Will State Finally Allow Hawaiian Electric to Use Cheap Clean Natural Gas?
8. PUC allows Hawaiian Electric to sell accounts receivable
9. A Long-Awaited Federal Report On The Cause Of The Lahaina Fire Is Just Waiting For Maui County To Release It
10. CYA News: Maui County awards contract to write secret review Aug. 8 fire response
11. Morioka Stadium: Biding Process Improved by having only one bidder  
12. Miske defense expected to rest its case on Monday
13. Join Us to Hear About the Loopholes of Hawaii’s Pay-to-Play Law
14. Family alleges HPD failed to act on child abuse claims against daycare despite evidence
15. Management Learns Nothing After Four Homeless Killed at Maui ‘Harm Reduction’ Shelter
16. He was arrested for DUI — with no alcohol in his system
17. Steve Alm: Marijuana Legalization Carries Risks For Hawaii
18. HYCF Can’t Find Anybody to Work as a Cook -- Buys Meals from Zippys
19. Hawaii records 6 COVID-related fatalities

1. May 2024: Tourism Declines Again
2. Hawaii officials argue for second chance to reinstate butterfly knife ban
3. Fate of Hawaii’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ hike hangs in balance at appellate court
4. Government says Red Hill plaintiffs are asking for too much in damages
5. State Supreme Court: Is Gov't Imposed "Church Purposes" Deed Restriction Void?
6. Lahaina – Only 23 Building Permits Issued out of 2,200 Buildings Burned
7. Hawaii Attorney General seeks Court Order Forcing MEMA Official to discuss 2018 ‘Hurricane Lane’ wildfire
8. Two Minatoya List Condo Towers About to Fall into Sea Because State, County Will Not Allow Shoreline Protection
9. Sen Brenton Awa Buys Lawnmower with Senate Allowance
10. DelaCruz Pushing Offshore Wind Farms In Kaiwi Channel
11. Couple says they survived being 'hunted' on Maui
12. Downtown Honolulu electric grid upgrade will be long, disruptive

1. Maui TVR phase-out plan unconstitutional
2. Maui TVR phase-out wrong means for good goal
3. Maui Short-Term Rentals, the Minatoya List, and Housing Supply
4. Building Benchmarking Report -- deadline extended
5. Kauai Island of Retaliation: Six Months of County Council Drama and a Year in Jail After Putin Dupe Passes Along ‘Threat’ from Schizophrenic
6. More than 100 tackle heated debate over phony pretend phase-out of Maui vacation rentals
7. Shakedown Begins: Pay the ‘Hawaiian Intellectual Property Group’ if you want to use a Hawaiian Name
8. Sovereignty Activist and Disbarred Lawyer Gary Dubin hit with major malpractice judgment
9. Judge finds ex-OCCC officer guilty of murdering his mother
10. 8 Hawaii Sheriff’s Deputies Are Now On Leave—three arrested--As A Racial Harassment Investigation Unfolds
11. Honolulu Poised To Pay Former HPD Officer Who Faced Retaliation For Affairs With 2 Female Cops
12. Hawaii Governor Would Keep Power to Halt Radio In Emergencies
13. Electricity market may open to competition in upcoming PUC docket
14. HECO denies 9 out of 10 damage claims in 2023, sparking controversies
15. The Rise of Poverty Inc.
16. 40% of fatal accidents involve cannabis-impaired driving

1. New Coffee Labeling Rules Take Effect July 1
2. Red Hill Whistleblower Details How Her Warnings Were Ignored Even As Disaster Loomed
3. Milton Choy Dies in Prison
4. Maui County identifies 102nd victim of deadly Lahaina wildfires
5. Supreme Court sides with advocates to restore stream flows in Maui rivers
6. Congressional Hearing to study Hawaii heritage site at Lahaina
7. DoE Hawaiian Immersion Programs Short on Teachers
8. Hu Honua Bioenergy -- Year 17 Status Update -- Federal Court Status Conference
9. Hawaii Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Pilot Program Bill Into Law
10. Soft on Crime: Eight Years Later, Still no Conviction in Triple Murder
11. Culture Police: Task Force Forms

1. 500 Lahaina Victims Still in Hotels--Deadline June 30
2. Governor reignites debate over liquefied natural gas power—but ‘Clean’ energy corporations want more Dirty Expensive Diesel
3. Honolulu Medical Examiner Flooded with Drug Overdoses
4. Fire Every Three Days:  Fire Department Says Homeless Arsonists Threaten to Torch Paia

1. Aloha Stadium Bidding Limited to One Gang of Insiders
2. Sandwich Isles Communications: Twenty Years of Criminality
3. What You Ask
4. Your Input Inspires Us 
5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 22, 2024
6. Hawaii County moves toward greater freedom for beekeepers
7. Back in Court: Kaneshiro and Mitsunaga not in the clear
8. Lies Exposed: Maui short-term rentals targeted for ban were never ‘workforce housing’
9. Survey: Special Interests Have Too Much Influence In Government
10. Massive military construction dollars may flow into Hawaii
11. Blangiardi encouraging Waianae Vigilantes?
12. Mental Health Counselors Push Lahaina Survivors to Leave Island
13. Hawaii County auditor addresses unfair hiring claims
14. Hawaii County Police Commission discusses DUI complaint
15. PBS Show spotlights Communist Party member Ah Quon McElrath

1. Green: 'Intent to Veto' 17 Bills
2. VIDEO: Condo Insurance Town Hall Meeting
3. Biden Approves Kauai Disaster Declaration
4. Blangiardi signs City’s FY25 budget bills into law
5. Personal fortunes of HECO board members at risk in some wildfire lawsuits
6. HART board meeting delayed – Kahikina pushes back against Hanabusa as Bid Deadline Looms
7. Some Hawaii businesses struggle to keep up with minimum wage raises
8. Law Enforcement Standards Board Selects Its First Administrator
9. Hawaii County police response times: 40 minutes and longer
10. Nine Months at Maui Homeless ‘Safe Zone’: Four Dead out of 120 Addicts allowed to use fentanyl, stage bumfights

1. More Taxes and Fewer Lanes: Green, DoT, Eco-Lawyers 'Sue and Settle' Scheme
2. Senate Special Session to Rubber Stamp Four Oahu Circuit Court Nominees
3. Thielen: Homelessness is a Money-Spinner, Creates Thousands of ‘Positions’ in Hawaii
4. SD23: Four (Three) Governors of the Apocalypse Endorse Clayton Hee—but Unions back Ben Shafer
5. Future Of HART Line Extending Into City Center Hinges On Critical Contract Bid
6. House speaker revokes procurement authority of state auditor
7. Insurance Crisis Worsens in Hawai‘i’s “Condoland”
8. Bank of Hawaii hit by unrealized bond losses
9. HECO Files $250M Grid Resilience Application with the Public Utilities Commission
10. Chinatown businesses face uncertain claims process after lengthy outage
11. City Ordered To Temporarily Halt Dismantling Of Haiku Stairs
12. LOL!  Maui Golf Course Odor Prompts Council To Consider Repealing County Pesticide Ban
13. Committee denies extension for Kona Vistas
14. Millions of sterile male mosquitoes released in Hawaii to save rare bird from extinction
15. Meth Addicted Jail Guard went to Game Room Before Killing Mother

1. These Hawaii Cities Have the Highest and Lowest Cost of Living in 2024
2. Will US Supreme Court Hear 'Spirit of Aloha' Gun Rights Case?
3. Hawaii seeing a summer COVID-19 surge
4. Public funds are paying for Millionaire Miske’s expert witnesses
5. SB3202: The Honolulu City Council Fought A Bill Requiring Greater Neighborhood Density. Now It Must Carry It Out
6. Bill 23: Honolulu ethics panel lauds bill clarifying gift-giving rules
7. Community Foundation Takes Stock With Millions In Maui Strong Funds Still To Spend
8. Maui crackdown on overgrown vegetation poised to include big fines and even criminal prosecution
9. Maui Will Likely Need To Keep Lahaina Fire Debris In Temporary Landfill Much Longer Than Expected
10. Report: New medical facility needed in Kailua-Kona
11. Hawaii Co Drugged-Driving arrests questioned; county auditor forwards complaint to Police Commission
12. Soft on Crime: 17-Time loser Out on Streets—Does it Again

1. The Political Machine has decreed that there will be no Mayoral Forum in Oahu.
2. Finances of accused Hawaii crime boss examined during racketeering trial
3. Top Lobbyists Steer ‘Initiatives’ inside Green Administration
4. Kahikina Sets up Hanabusa to take Fall when Bids Come in High for Next Section of Rail
5. CRI is not voice of the people in Red Hill fiasco
6. Hawaii hotel occupancy fell in May as softness continued
7. Deputy sheriff arrested on harassment charges
8. Do Hackers Have Your Holo Card Data?
9. Hawaii Lowest Paid Nurses in USA
10. Unlicensed Care Homes Dodge Increased Enforcement In 'Cat And Mouse Game'
11. Four Candidate Residency Challenges Dismissed

The Political Machine has decreed that there will be no Mayoral Forum in Oahu.

1. Jones Act reform increasingly popular as law's effects become better known
2. Maui Council updates county’s ‘circuit breaker’ home tax credit
3. OHA has a New COO
4. ‘Land Trust’ Schemes to Grab Control of 100% of Lahaina Properties
5. Lahaina Fire Victims Could Build Temporary Homes In The Burn Zone If This Bill Passes
6. As outages continue Gov. Green wants HECO to stay strong
7. Green: Aloha Stadium Developer to be Announced Soon
8. Recidivism News: Sandwich Isles Communications Broke The Law When It Cut Services To Hawaiian Homelands
9. Lee Loy candidacy confirmed
10. FBI, police investigating following extended ‘network outage’ at organization that runs TheBus
11. Trial to begin for ex-OCCC officer in 2016 murder, kidnapping case

1. Hawaii 2nd-Most Over-touristed State
2. Hawaii Beer Taxes 4th-Highest in USA
3. 7 Reasons $1 Million Will Only Last You 9 Years in Retirement in Hawaii
4. How Miske Allegedly Bribed DPP Employees
5. Censorship: House Republicans Forbidden to Quote Democrats
6. Tokuda, Case Demand DoD pay for Sex-Change Surgery for the Troops
7. Lahaina: 215 households still living in the emergency hotel program
8. Hawaii Spends More on Pre-K, Just Cannibalizing Private Preschools
9. Hawaii 2^nd-Worst State for fast Food Operators
10. Independent Monitor Warns $11 Million State IT Project Is In Jeopardy And Could Fail
11. Transfer of former Navy land in Kalaeloa falls through

1. How Urban Planning Made Honolulu 'Impossibly Unaffordable'
2. Can Hawaii afford its new income tax cuts?
3. Budgeting Backwards
4. Honolulu Inflation Picking Up Again
5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 15, 2024
6. Honolulu Rail: It’s looking like a game of blame avoidance if the civic center bids come in over budget
7. Maui County trying to block AG interview related to 2018 Hurricane Lane wildfires
8. Sandwich Isles Cut Services To Hawaiian Homelands Despite Orders Not To
9. Maui Is Mapping Its Wetlands To Block Lahaina Reconstruction
10. Crooks and Cromies: “time to set a place for all of them at the dinner table”
11. 2024 Hawaiʻi County ‘primaries should be a raucous affair’
12. 2024 Kauai Primary Election: ‘The real suspense is in this year’s Kaua‘i County Council race’
13. Will Paid Protesters Stop Second Surf Park?
14. Plans to demolish former PBS building provoke tempers at UH Board of Regents

1. Insular Cases: "Reject efforts to change the political status of American Samoa"
2. School Choice: Hawaii ranks no. 31 in 2024 Parent Power index
3. Lahaina Burn Zone Water Service Partially Restored
4. Will US Supreme Court Hear 'Spirit of Aloha' Gun Rights Case?
5. Poor reliability could mean penalties for HECO
6. HART ‘third rail’ to be energized to Middle Street
7. With more than 100 patrol cars on backorder, HPD officers report delays getting on the road
8. Injunction: Haiku Stairs group files appellate case

1. $11.3B Loss: Elimination of TVRs Would Drive Hawaii into Economic Depression
2. Geanna Bradley Coverup: Witness Handed Over to Alleged Killer's Family
3. ‘If you are paying into the income tax, you are going to feel this cut’
4. Hawaii Congressional Leaders Deny Supporting Shutdown Of Red Hill Oversight Panel
5. Survey: Maui Fire Survivors Cite Urgent Financial Needs And Housing Instability As Major Concerns
6. MECO Meetings & Events: Lahaina Fire - Bill Suspensions - Future Plans
7.  ‘This is a broken system’: Effort to reform Child Welfare Services gains momentum
8. 500 HSTA Members Set to Get $8,000 each—it won’t work so we need to give them more money
9. The History And Challenge Of Searching For A UH President
10. Billionaire’s Minions Miffed: The Little People Just Won’t Give up Their Cars

1. Lawsuit Challenges Honolulu Concealed-Carry Rules
2. 22% of Hawaii 8^th graders proficient in math
3. HD43 Rep Souza Rejected by Court in Bid to Silence Opponent
4. Law enforcement witnesses called to testify as Miske defense team seeks to sow doubt
5. EPA To Disband Sierra Club Controlled Red Hill Oversight Group
6. Lee Loy candidacy challenged: Petitioners claim her main residence is in a different district
7. Family of Hilo teen fatally struck by police officer claims investigators lied in official report
8. Black Sand, Kobayashi First to be Subsidized by ‘Affordable’ Housing Program
9. City expands homeless services with new Le'ahi Behavioral & Medical Respite facility

1. Civil Beat Publisher Monopolizes Federal Trade Commission
2. Green: Civil Beat Publisher will Steer Hawaii's Applications for Federal Funds
3. Six Feet Under: UH Doubles Sea Level Rise Projection (again)
4. Hawaii's Medicaid coverage for palliative care expected to save the state money
5. Court stays six Red Hill lawsuits until verdict is reached in recent trial
6. SB2516: HGEA Power Grab forced State CIO to Resign
7. 'Inappropriate behavior' alleged in lawsuit against top officials at Department of Law Enforcement
8. Honolulu Finally Fires Electrical Inspector Who Approved His Own Jobs
9. CNHA Next Scheme: Buy a Hotel
10. ‘Complete Streets’ -- Omidyar Activists Push to Control Agenda-Driven State Council
11. Activists decry Hawaii’s ‘timid’ stance on cockfighting as they push for tougher laws nationwide
12. State moves forward with plan to acquire HPU’s former Windward Oahu home
13. DHHL Is Finding It's Not So Easy To Just Buy An Apartment Building For Families On The Homelands Waitlist
14. Insanity: 27 new units for homeless crazies sit vacant for 2½ years