... in the spring of 2026, Austin Martin went to Hawai‘i Community College’s Hilo campus to collect signatures for a petition urging the University of Hawai‘i system to permit students to carry pepper spray for self-defense ....

"Executive Director/Principal Kanoe Ahuna gave special treatment to her husband Dan Ahuna (OHA Trustee) when she failed to reprimand him for multiple instances of using foul and abusive language toward middle school students while he was a KPCS teacher during the 2024-25 school year...."

... U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels take part in a sinking exercise in the Pacific Ocean ....

... Rep Case says any lapse of the current Jones Act waiver will heighten disruption risk and further drive up sky-high prices ....

... 28,060 net new jobs statewide ....

" ... she sued in federal court for imposing excessive fines in violation of the Eighth Amendment .... "

...Participants living in temporary housing declined from 40.6% to 34.4%....

... David Kalahiki and Linda Twitchell allege that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ blood-quantum rule violates their rights by conditioning housing on ancestry ....

"...To beat the long lines on August 8, officials urge voters to take advantage of the opportunity to vote early...."

... the line-itemed bill, SB 2600 ....

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

... the Commission ultimately rejected putting the issue on the ballot ....

...The most likely explanation for these indictments is that they are designed to present the minimum case capable of forestalling federal prosecutors.  As always, the slogan is 'Defend Hawaii.'....

... Harsh Fojalal Shah, 25, an Indian national, was arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 20 ....

... More than 2,200 structures were destroyed.  So far, only 220 houses have been rebuilt ....

... the ICC has become one of the most powerful and least transparent institutions in housing policy ....

... The company recently received a Limited Notice to Proceed from its client, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, authorizing the procurement ....

... she’s been trying to add an additional building to run an infant-toddler center for seven or eight years, but on the island, the process is lengthy ....

... the rules governing what can be built near the shore have been debated among developers, environmental advocates and fire survivors trying to rebuild their homes in Lahaina ....

... Kanoelehua Hill, Kahului, Māʻalaea and Puna generating stations were identified as the top contributors of human-caused, haze-causing pollution ....