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| Monday, August 10, 2026 |
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Hawaii Agribusiness Development Corporation Reorganizes (again)
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 553 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture
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"In the past year, we have made historic strides, from securing new farming leases and forging vital industry partnerships to finalizing the acquisition of the Wahiawa Irrigation System and advancing the Hawaii Department of Education regional kitchen in Whitmore Village."
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| Sunday, August 9, 2026 |
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Friday Aug 14, 2026 is deadline to ‘cure’ your mail-in ballot
By Andrew Walden @ 8:22 PM :: 867 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections
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...If you have been notified that your mail-in ballot was rejected by the County Election Office due to a missing or invalid signature or other deficiency, you must act immediately....
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| Sunday, August 9, 2026 |
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Honolulu Special Funds
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 756 Views :: Honolulu County
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... proposals on the ballot in Honolulu that have been put forward by the Honolulu Charter Commission ....
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| Saturday, August 8, 2026 |
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'Office of Economic Revitalization' will officially cease operations on August 14, 2026
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 1130 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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... Between 2020 and 2026, OER managed approximately $408 million in federal pandemic relief and other private and competitive federal grants ....
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| Friday, August 7, 2026 |
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Honolulu Council should reconsider restrictions on homeowner repairs
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:19 AM :: 1366 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... updating the City’s rules for repairing older, nonconforming homes that conflict with current zoning codes ....
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| Thursday, August 6, 2026 |
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HECO: 'We did not ask PUC to Approve 500MW Plant'
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 1506 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...The Honolulu Star-Advertiser has corrected an Aug. 6 story that inaccurately described an action by Hawaiian Electric related to the procurement of new generation resources....
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| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 |
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AI Robot to Control Permitting for eligible residential projects beginning Sept. 1
By News Release @ 6:13 PM :: 1563 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... DPP will require applicants to utilize the CivCheck Guided AI pre-application process before submitting their permit application ....
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| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
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City burns $9 million from 'Climate Resiliency Fund'
By News Release @ 11:30 AM :: 1835 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... a 'resilient' and 'sustainable' slush fund ....
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| Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
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The Curious Career of Ford Fuchigami
By Selected News Articles @ 10:37 AM :: 3809 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Fuchigami has quietly spent the better part of fifteen years moving through some of the most influential positions in Hawaiʻi government ....
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| Saturday, August 1, 2026 |
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School resource officer program expands on O‘ahu
By News Release @ 9:14 AM :: 2343 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Police
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...Nānākuli High & Intermediate School will join the program this year with three assigned SROs....
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| Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
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Honolulu retiree celebrates win in lawsuit challenging City’s excessive TVR fines
By News Release @ 7:24 PM :: 3623 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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" ... she sued in federal court for imposing excessive fines in violation of the Eighth Amendment .... "
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| Monday, July 27, 2026 |
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Voter Service Centers Open July 27
By News Release @ 10:41 AM :: 7366 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections
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"...To beat the long lines on August 8, officials urge voters to take advantage of the opportunity to vote early...."
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| Saturday, July 25, 2026 |
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Empty homes tax just empty promises
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:36 PM :: 3737 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... the Commission ultimately rejected putting the issue on the ballot ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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Indian National Arrested in Hawaii for Role in Gold Bar Elder Fraud Scheme
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 4077 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... Harsh Fojalal Shah, 25, an Indian national, was arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 20 ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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BWS Agrees to Waste $6M on Useless Kalaeloa Desal Plant
By News Release @ 11:49 AM :: 4178 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... The company recently received a Limited Notice to Proceed from its client, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, authorizing the procurement ....
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| Tuesday, July 21, 2026 |
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DLNR: 80 Meth Addicts Removed from Waianae Boat Harbor, 30 Still Waiting
By News Release @ 9:21 AM :: 4539 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Drugs
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... Globalization Personified: 30 American drug addicts are sitting around waiting for Chinese workers to finish building them homes ....
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| Monday, July 20, 2026 |
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Upgraded HECO Waiau Plant 'can run on LNG'
By News Release @ 8:52 AM :: 4416 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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"...can operate on a variety of liquid fuels...and can be converted to run on liquefied natural gas if it becomes available...."
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| Saturday, July 18, 2026 |
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‘The Timing is Interesting’ -- How does Performance-Based Regulation affect HECO’s stance on LNG?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:03 PM :: 4772 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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...Performance-Based Regulation, adopted by PUC in 2020, (PBR) fundamentally changed HECO's financial incentives in a way that made pursuing LNG much less attractive....
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| Friday, July 17, 2026 |
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Marijuana: Is the Honolulu Police Department ignoring the U.S. Supreme Court?
By News Release @ 1:18 PM :: 4532 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment, Drugs
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...On June 18, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that the government cannot impose a blanket prohibition on firearm rights simply because someone is, or was, a medical marijuana patient....
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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Judge stalls Turtle Bay resort redevelopment over outdated environmental reviews
By Court House News @ 2:29 PM :: 4590 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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"...The impacts to an endangered Hawaiian bee that moved into the redevelopment area were not included in previous environmental reviews...."
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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Report: 'Possible Loss of Life' Due to Tsunami Evacuation Confusion
By News Release @ 1:47 PM :: 4545 Views :: Honolulu County
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"...Extended care medical facilities and medically fragile populations lacked individual evacuation plans and procedures...."
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| Tuesday, July 14, 2026 |
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Next Kakaako: City Buying up Property in Iwilei
By News Release @ 9:44 AM :: 4582 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...advancing the administration’s long-term strategy to assemble and revitalize land surrounding the future Kūwili Skyline Station and support the delivery of thousands of ... housing units through transit-oriented development....
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| Monday, July 13, 2026 |
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Honolulu Charter Commission considering vague ‘empty homes’ tax ballot measure
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 AM :: 4891 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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... a nearly identical tax approved by San Francisco voters has been ruled unconstitutional in court and is still being held up by appeals, which means Honolulu could be walking into a similar costly legal battle ....
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| Sunday, July 12, 2026 |
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Empty Homes Tax Won’t Go Away
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4616 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... They have brought the matter to the Honolulu Charter Commission ....
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| Friday, July 10, 2026 |
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Line-by-Line: State Energy Office Debunks UHERO Solar Report
By News Release @ 8:37 AM :: 4972 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Higher Education
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...The Hartley/Roberts report’s centerpiece assumption of installing 5,243 MW of utility-scale solar on 31,500 acres on Oʻahu is deeply flawed....
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| Wednesday, July 8, 2026 |
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Auditor Gives Up: Homeless CORE Program too Chaotic to Audit
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 4861 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Homelessness
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"...The program's scope is currently transitioning away from purely voluntary engagement toward the 'MH-3' framework...."
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| Wednesday, July 1, 2026 |
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14 Missing Children Recovered on Oahu
By News Release @ 11:21 AM :: 4813 Views :: Honolulu County, Family
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...Operation Shine the Light VII resulted in the safe location and recovery of 14 minors between the ages of 13 and 17, including 9 females and 5 males....
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| Wednesday, July 1, 2026 |
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DPP Launches Priority Review to fast-track permits using CivCheck
By News Release @ 10:21 AM :: 4711 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business
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"Priority Review, a new program that rewards applicants who use DPP’s AI-guided software, CivCheck"
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| Saturday, June 27, 2026 |
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100lbs of Meth: West Oahu Man Gets 15 years
By News Release @ 8:01 AM :: 4246 Views :: Honolulu County, Drugs
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"...It’s only a matter of time before the person you’re making these deals with is working with us....”
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| Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
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Illegal? Mayor vetoes budget cuts to Office of Economic Revitalization
By News Release @ 10:50 PM :: 4171 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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"Historical interpretations of the line-item veto allow the mayor to reduce or eliminate an item, not create or expand funding that does not currently exist in the budget."
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| Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
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Feds Charge Oahu Pharmacist With $1.5M Medicare Fraud
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 4647 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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"Quan, a registered pharmacist, controlled Wellness Pharmacy, which billed for drugs that were not dispensed."
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| Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
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Act 121: 99-Year Leasehold Ownership
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 4199 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...to demonstrate how publicly owned land can be leveraged to provide attainable homeownership opportunities for local residents while preserving long-term public stewardship....
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| Monday, June 22, 2026 |
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AG: Foodbank Defrauded by Program Manager for Honolulu’s Useless 'Office of Economic Revitalization'
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 5031 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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...There is no claim that Kishida put any money in his own pocket. There must be more to this story....
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| Friday, June 19, 2026 |
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Waianae Harbor Meth Camp Gets ANOTHER Extension
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 4194 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Drugs
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...The initial deadline was November 27, 2025, followed by extensions to April 30, 2026, June 25, 2026, and now October 16, 2026. ...
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| Friday, June 19, 2026 |
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ADC Completes Purchase of Wahiawa Dam
By News Release @ 10:43 AM :: 4293 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture
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... ADC was, for years, turning a blind eye to a 600ac meth-induced homeless chop shop on its land near Wahiawa. What makes anybody think it will operate this dam well? ....
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| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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Bus, Rail Fares Go Up July 1
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 4623 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Cost of Living
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... the last fare hikes were in 2022 ....
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| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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Sewer Rates to Jump 50% July 1
By News Release @ 6:20 AM :: 4507 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...The volumetric rate, which is based on how much water you use, will increase from $7.95 to $11.83 per thousand gallons....
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| Tuesday, June 16, 2026 |
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Kakaako Shooting is Latest Problem at Multi-Violation Club on HART Property
By Andrew Walden @ 9:31 AM :: 5115 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail, Drugs
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...Perhaps the City should begin proceedings against itself as a ‘nuisance landlord’?...
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| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
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Oahu Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Destroying Cellphone Evidence to Thwart Federal Firearms Investigation
By News Release @ 2:29 PM :: 4798 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Tran shot pepper balls at numerous individuals before brandishing the 9mm firearm at a bystander outside of a nightclub ....
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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Hawaii Mortgage Scammers Make FBI Most Wanted List
By News Release @ 7:33 AM :: 4571 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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"...Multiple Oahu families lost their homes as a result of the Dimitrions’ crimes....”
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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City Launches Homeless 'Command Center'
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 4313 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... coordination hub designed to strengthen collaboration among City departments, State agencies, healthcare providers, outreach teams, shelter operators, housing providers, and community partners ....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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Honolulu Ethics Commission appoints Sandy Ma as new Executive Director
By News Release @ 9:50 AM :: 4423 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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... Prior to her work with Common Cause Hawaiʻi, Ma served as a project analyst with the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Planning ....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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DAGS Audits Probate Court
By News Release @ 9:45 AM :: 4413 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary
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... Fiscal Year 2025 audit of the Estate and Probate Branch of the Small Estate Section of the First Circuit Court ....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2026 |
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After 175 State Cases, Lifelong Criminal Catches Federal Kiddie Porn Case
By News Release @ 7:06 AM :: 4634 Views :: Honolulu County, Drugs
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... Some of the videos were of girls potentially as young as 5 years old ....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2026 |
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After 32 State Cases, Lifelong Criminal Finally Catches Federal Drug Case
By News Release @ 6:47 AM :: 4642 Views :: Honolulu County, Drugs
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... After 32 useless State cases, with Federal Justice Domingo faces up to life imprisonment, including a mandatory minimum sentence of twenty years, and fine of up to $20,000,000 ....
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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Kailua Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 4376 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism, Drugs
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...distribution of heroin and fentanyl from a hotel in Waikiki....
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