...On a median-priced O’ahu single-family home, about $1.18 million over the past year, a buyer putting 20% down pays roughly $6,270 a month in principal and interest at 7%....

... in Hawaii 7.9% of households are multigenerational ....

...A federal judge said she’s inclined to reject the state’s bid to dismiss a free market think tank's challenge to Act 11....

...46% considered moving out of state in the past year, up from 40% in 2024, and 37% cited the cost of living....

"The Office of Elections answers that it provides staff support in response to actions passed by a majority of the Elections Commission or at the request of the Commission Chair, neither of which is present here."

... PILF sued the county clerks of Maui and Kauaʻi, alleging that the counties violated the National Voter Registration Act.  Maui has settled ....

... 'Open Secrets' begins coverage of Hawaii State and Federal Campaign Spending ....

...the cash is hidden in a honeycomb of special, revolving, and other non-general funds....

...According to a new study from Pew Charitable Trusts, the state’s poverty rate would decline by 26% and its child poverty rate by 36% if housing policies led to a 20% reduction in inflation-adjusted rent.... 

... $140 million in operating losses alone since 2012 ....

... rising living expenses and population loss ....

...As of Sept. 17, 200 ships have used the waiver to complete 259 voyages delivering gas, oil and other commodities within the U.S. — trips that would not have happened without it....

... funnel millions to a non-profit that does not actually yet exist so OHA can violate procurement code to pay insiders to write up a useless plan for development of property OHA does not own ....

...Seats available for Fire, Police, Salary, Liquor Control, Maui Planning Commission and others....

... Nalepa came to the United States in or around 2020 through the Visa Waiver Program, which he overstayed before applying for permanent resident status ....

...Students who suffered under the COVID-era 'remote education' scam are aging out of the system.  That's why the numbers are going back up....

"Courts across the country, when it comes to Flock and similar technology, have recognized that traveling on a public road does not mean you surrender your reasonable expectations to privacy."

... Candidates Daniel Brenton Awa and Jill Tokuda joined us to talk about climate change, the Jones Act, immigration, cost of living, Native Hawaiian issues and more ....

...The high court seemed to question when, not if, the Air Force should face environmental review challenges to disposing hazardous waste on Guam’s beaches....

...We Took Back $486K in Unauthorized Expenses....

"...independent board directors...reviewed vendor relationships and found no evidence of fraud, self-dealing or excess private benefit...."

... “Las Vegas Resorts World confirmed that these intimacy kits included condoms, lubricant, vibrators, restraints, an eye mask, and a feather tickler.” —Hawaii State Auditor ....

... with a mortgage, paying 122% of US average--without a mortgage, paying 103% of US average ....

...Okudara has 14 state convictions, including felonies for car theft and drugs....

...Formerly known as the Ena Motoi Building, 436 Ena Rd was home to the multi-storey 'Empire Relaxation' from 2013 until 2015.  Eleven years later, the City is still wasting $millions on this site....

"...COVID-19 vaccine is available for persons 6 months and older...."

...The project will provide 12 two-bedroom, one-bath homes on a site next to the library....

"Voter service centers open 10 business days before Election Day. Long line and delays can be expected on Election Day, so beat the crowds by voting early."

...The future of state lawsuits seeking to charge 'fossil' fuel companies for the 'costs' of 'climate change' appeared uncertain after oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday....

...Patricia “Pat” Saiki, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumna whose decades of public service left a lasting impact on higher education and politics in Hawaiʻi, died on September 30, 2026. She was 96....

...The three finalists are Todd Apo, Kaulana Park and Summer Sylva....

... The Chief Election Officer proposes a new administrative rule in order to comply with the Hawaii Supreme Court’s opinion in Souza v. v. Nago ....

...some lower courts have latched onto, and purported to find an expansive meaning in, footnote 9.  The latest example is the Ninth Circuit's September 22 en banc decision in Yukutake v. Lopez....

"...The State could even selectively restrict corporations’ power to advocate for disfavored views on hot-button topics from abortion to gun control to LGBT rights...."

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

...Ludwig admitted to distributing fentanyl and heroin from a hotel in Waikiki in the days leading up to his arrest on May 1, 2025....

...how government paperwork, bureaucracy, and administrative hurdles cause an “extortionate” burden....

...the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results....

“We acted against this operator and property owner in March 2025 and again in July 2026. The fire at the site has now made this an emergency situation...."

... lawsuit claims the Department of Transportation unlawfully rolled back measures that would have required new vehicles to be more fuel efficient ....

...The justices also turned down broader constitutional claims that the fund was an illegal taking, violated due process, discriminated against out-of-state attorneys and crossed separation-of-powers lines....

... Hawaii's dismal ranking clouds its economic future and squeezes local families ....

...AI has resulted in OIP receiving very lengthy, often difficult to decipher requests from the public....

...Douglas Taylor, a/k/a “Dougiie 2 Fresh,” 37, of Maui, pled guilty on October 2, 2026 to two counts of distributing more than fifty grams of methamphetamine....

...Hawaii faces long-term challenges and carries $27.5 billion in total liabilities, or $18,909 per capita....

...Each meeting will include statements from Hawaiian Electric and the Consumer Advocate, along with opportunities for residents to share concerns and feedback on electric service reliability....

...one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in U.S. history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s....

... Boulder’s case is one the dozens of climate lawsuits filed against energy companies by state and local governments, including in Hawaii ....

...for contamination caused by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Hawaiʻi’s waterways and natural resources....

...Whenever OHA considers committing substantial trust resources to a business venture, trustees should ask basic questions....