"...Goldklang had experienced mental health issues and had previously escaped from a mental institution where he had been involuntarily committed...."

... PILF is suing the county clerks of Maui and Kauaʻi, alleging that the counties violated the National Voter Registration Act ....

... Since March, a Jones Act waiver for energy and fertilizer shipments has acted as a real-time experiment in what the country might look like without the law’s shipping restrictions ....

...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....

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

...helping survivors prepare for the February 2027 conclusion of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA’s) Temporary Housing Assistance program....

... Bass was a legislative manager for former Rep. Ryan Yamane before being hired under Asuncion ....

... proposals on the ballot in Honolulu that have been put forward by the Honolulu Charter Commission ....

... Between 2020 and 2026, OER managed approximately $408 million in federal pandemic relief and other private and competitive federal grants ....

... so far only about 220 houses have been restored, and the status of non-residential rebuilds is even more bleak ....

...Hawaii's Supreme Court said a plaintiff's own negligence can't reduce damages for a defendant's intentional fraud....

... In-person voting on Primary Election Day runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8.  Anybody in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote ....

... A new Hawaii law reclassifies corporate political speech as a "power" the state can revoke at will ....

... and permit delays are largely to blame .... 

... updating the City’s rules for repairing older, nonconforming homes that conflict with current zoning codes ....

... The statutory definition of the "aloha spirit" seems very much like any other progressive non-deist religion ....

"I was pleased with the judge’s affirmation that trustees retain the right to voice differing views in matters affecting the agency and its beneficiaries."

...The document also incorporated plans to withhold some information from the public surrounding the lawsuits....

...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....

... Vaituulala aspired to become the “Larry Mehau” of Maui ....