... Keli'i Akina interviews Bob Sigall: Small Hawaii’s Big Impact on the World ....

...OHA toys with another shiny object as it crosses Trustees' field of vision....

...Thirty-one surface ships, five submarines, 197 aircraft and 30,000 personnel, including 1100 landing forces will take part in the drills....

... concealing the drug shipments in canned goods labeled as hominy and condensed milk ....

... Hawaii enacted a default gun law requiring permission for carrying on private property after the Supreme Court upended the island’s tight firearm restrictions in 2022 ....

... Joseph Dutton watched over the orphaned boys of Kalaupapa for 44 years ....

"...a prominent display of incumbent legislators’ headshots, titles, and names on such signs ... appears to provide personal and political branding benefits unrelated to any valid state purpose...."

"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."

"Quan, a registered pharmacist, controlled Wellness Pharmacy, which billed for drugs that were not dispensed."

...to demonstrate how publicly owned land can be leveraged to provide attainable homeownership opportunities for local residents while preserving long-term public stewardship....

... In apparent preparation for a loss, anti-gun extremists ran to the Hawaii legislature shortly after the Supreme Court heard the challenge to its unconstitutional law ....

...The scheme is being led by developer Reef Capital Partners....

... “Please come forward with any information about Gregory Glaser, past or present. No detail is too small or insignificant.” ....

...Businesses that continue to operate in violation of Hawaiʻi law may be subject to escalated enforcement, including actions that can result in the closure of retail locations....

...There is no claim that Kishida put any money in his own pocket.  There must be more to this story....

"...the Complainant's conviction of child abuse is relevant because the legislature is host to numerous children on school excursions...." -- Hawaii Civil Rights Commission

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

...Grading Hawaii's Legislature on Taxes - Keli'i Akina Interviews Tom Yamachika....

... Guru Chris Butler Directs Gabbard's 2016 Shift to Join 'Total Idiot' Trump ....

... Republicans have a history of winning in Mililani ....

... the “settlement” that created the Anti-Weaponization Fund has some issues ....

... the case turns on a distinction: The difference between genuine development and routine activities that were never meant to require permits ....

...Section 2864 establishes direction for the Department of the Army to pursue lease renewals on terms acceptable to both the State of Hawaiʻi and the Department of the Army....

...The initial deadline was November 27, 2025, followed by extensions to April 30, 2026, June 25, 2026, and now October 16, 2026. ...

... "As more facts are discovered, witnesses interviewed, and documents examined, what seemed a simple matter is in fact complex." .... 

"...Detailed Analysis of Public Investments Supporting Hawaiʻi’s Children and Youth from Prenatal Years Through Young Adulthood...."

... 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? ....

... automatically registering eligible residents to vote when they apply for or renew a Hawaiʻi driver’s license or state identification card, unless they choose to opt out. Previously, residents were required to affirmatively check a box to register to vote ....

...the department will use every available enforcement tool—including withholding administrative funds from states for the first time in history—to ensure compliance....

... the last fare hikes were in 2022 ....

...The volumetric rate, which is based on how much water you use, will increase from $7.95 to $11.83 per thousand gallons....

...A federal judge ruled Tuesday that claims Maui County operates streetlights that disorient and kill protected Hawaiian seabirds must go to trial....

...Perhaps the City should begin proceedings against itself as a ‘nuisance landlord’?... 

... HSH has undertaken a coordinated effort to reduce its census of justice-involved patients, which has allowed HSH to again admit civilly committed residents ....

...In 2025 Hawai‘i’s economy grew at a robust 2.5 percent, exceeding the overall U.S. growth rate of 2.1 percent....

... a rulemaking process to establish the maximum amount each electric utility may pay to resolve claims arising from any covered catastrophic wildfires ....

... he allegedly used forged documents to unlawfully obtain approximately $40,000 from a deceased individual’s estate ....

...FSM’s population decreased by 26 percent between the 2010 and 2023 censuses, and RMI lost 20 percent of its population from 2011 to 2021....

“...Should (the Hawaii Supreme Court) ultimately reverse the lower court ruling and recognize that at least certain animals are legal persons entitled to assert their fundamental interests in court, it will be the first court in the nation to do so….”

...Multiple bodies recommended for elimination by the 2010–2011 COGC remain in place today under essentially the same conditions....

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

Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....

... the story of a psychologist that was indicted on 32 counts of Medicaid fraud in 1984 ....

... SB3025: The Legislature's medical debt relief bill creates a timely opening to discuss deeper affordability failures ....

... three bills that could help ....

I trust that the courts will agree with us and act quickly to quash this audacious bid to suppress our right to speak out on matters concerning the future of Hawaii.

“WHEREAS, the retroactivity of the RETITC annual cap presents a risk of litigation...."

...on July 1, 2026, Administrator James Barros steps down and David Lopez assumes responsibility as the new HIEMA administrator....

... Free Expression in a Climate of Self-Censorship: A National Survey of American Law Faculty ....

...Onerous restrictions unnecessarily prohibited commercial fishing within areas of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, removing job opportunities for American workers....