...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....

... Tran shot pepper balls at numerous individuals before brandishing the 9mm firearm at a bystander outside of a nightclub ....

...each committing $200,000 annually for five years, are Bank of Hawaiʻi, First Hawaiian Bank, Matson, and longtime UH supporters and community leaders Jack Tsui and Walter Dods....

... back in February, Green canceled out-of-state travel rather than leave Luke in charge ....

"...Eligibility standards for businesses owned by Native Hawaiian Organizations remain unchanged...."

...Eric Lee Boltz, 51, residing in Montana, was charged by criminal complaint on June 3, 2026....

... how Watson pressured Hawaiian Homes Commissioners to approve purchase of Kauai condo complex ....

... The Office of Information Practices recently issued one formal opinion and seven informal opinions under the Sunshine Law ....

"...scholars standing up for scholarly rigor and not letting political goals corrupt the research...."

"...Multiple Oahu families lost their homes as a result of the Dimitrions’ crimes....”

... New survey of Kaiser therapists finds that at least three-quarters say their next available appointments are more than a month away ....

“...First thing we kill all the lawyers....” 

...Hawaiʻi continues to lag behind much of the nation when it comes to children’s economic well-being and educational outcomes, according to the 2026 KIDS COUNT® Data Book....

... a virtual town hall on Friday, June 12 ....

...Event will start at 10 am, Sunday, June 14, 2025, at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center....

... Daylyn Harris, 34, and Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, were arrested on July 15, 2025 ....

...Governor Green has appointed Ryan Kanakaʻole to serve as chairperson and director of the department. He has also appointed David Day to serve as first deputy....

... coordination hub designed to strengthen collaboration among City departments, State agencies, healthcare providers, outreach teams, shelter operators, housing providers, and community partners ....

... Prior to her work with Common Cause Hawaiʻi, Ma served as a project analyst with the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Planning ....

... Fiscal Year 2025 audit of the Estate and Probate Branch of the Small Estate Section of the First Circuit Court ....

... college athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (referred to as NIL) ....

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

... Follow-Up Report: Office of Housing and Community Development Affordable Housing Credits | Hawaii County, HI ....

... 27 warrants, 8 kilograms of methamphetamine, 5 kilograms of cocaine, 4 kilograms of other miscellaneous illegal drugs, 10 firearms, 11 firearm accessories, and $150,000 in U.S. currency ....

... Some of the videos were of girls potentially as young as 5 years old ....

... 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 ....

... The Institute for Free Speech has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Grassroot Institute to challenge Act 11, which stands to block the nonprofit’s civic advocacy efforts ....

...A traffic emergency zone declaration pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §264-1.5 allows HDOT to accelerate procurement and permitting for additional engineering mitigations....

... The County facility was forced to close after being inundated with strong floodwaters from back-to-back Kona low storms in March ...