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| Friday, June 19, 2026 |
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Waianae Harbor Meth Camp Gets ANOTHER Extension
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 4518 Views
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...The initial deadline was November 27, 2025, followed by extensions to April 30, 2026, June 25, 2026, and now October 16, 2026. ...
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| Friday, June 19, 2026 |
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'Children and Youth Fiscal Map' Charts Bureaucratic Cash Flow
By News Release @ 10:59 AM :: 4289 Views
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"...Detailed Analysis of Public Investments Supporting Hawaiʻi’s Children and Youth from Prenatal Years Through Young Adulthood...."
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| Friday, June 19, 2026 |
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ADC Completes Purchase of Wahiawa Dam
By News Release @ 10:43 AM :: 4588 Views
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... 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? ....
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| Friday, June 19, 2026 |
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Act 67: Automatic Voter Registration Begins January 1, 2027
By News Release @ 9:15 AM :: 4133 Views
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... 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 ....
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| Thursday, June 18, 2026 |
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Hawai‘i Set To Receive Nearly $25 Million For Native Hawaiian Health Care
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2098 Views
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...from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Native Hawaiian Health Care Program....
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| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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Feds demands immediate action from governor on unemployment insurance fraud
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 4813 Views
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...the department will use every available enforcement tool—including withholding administrative funds from states for the first time in history—to ensure compliance....
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| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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Bus, Rail Fares Go Up July 1
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 5344 Views
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... the last fare hikes were in 2022 ....
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| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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Sewer Rates to Jump 50% July 1
By News Release @ 6:20 AM :: 4744 Views
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...The volumetric rate, which is based on how much water you use, will increase from $7.95 to $11.83 per thousand gallons....
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| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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Claims that Maui's streetlights kill endangered seabirds head to trial
By Court House News @ 6:08 AM :: 4237 Views
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...A federal judge ruled Tuesday that claims Maui County operates streetlights that disorient and kill protected Hawaiian seabirds must go to trial....
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| Tuesday, June 16, 2026 |
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Kakaako Shooting is Latest Problem at Multi-Violation Club on HART Property
By Andrew Walden @ 9:31 AM :: 5626 Views
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...Perhaps the City should begin proceedings against itself as a ‘nuisance landlord’?...
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| Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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State Hospital Admits 10 non-criminal mental cases--most since 2014
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 4361 Views
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... HSH has undertaken a coordinated effort to reduce its census of justice-involved patients, which has allowed HSH to again admit civilly committed residents ....
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| Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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DBEDT Projects 1.6% Growth for 2026
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 5098 Views
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...In 2025 Hawai‘i’s economy grew at a robust 2.5 percent, exceeding the overall U.S. growth rate of 2.1 percent....
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| Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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PUC Extends Comment Period on Utility Wildfire Liability Cap
By News Release @ 4:42 PM :: 4637 Views
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... a rulemaking process to establish the maximum amount each electric utility may pay to resolve claims arising from any covered catastrophic wildfires ....
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| Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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AG Charges Bishop Street Lawyer with Another Estate Fraud
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 4959 Views
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... he allegedly used forged documents to unlawfully obtain approximately $40,000 from a deceased individual’s estate ....
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| Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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Report: ‘Severe Population Loss’ In Micronesia
By Selected News Articles @ 10:05 AM :: 4553 Views
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...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....
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| Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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Mandatory Veganism: Animal Liberation Activists Come to Hawaii on Venue Shopping Junket
By News Release @ 9:44 AM :: 4476 Views
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“...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….”
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| Sunday, June 14, 2026 |
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Maui Cost of Government Commission Calls for Reform of County Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 4357 Views
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...Multiple bodies recommended for elimination by the 2010–2011 COGC remain in place today under essentially the same conditions....
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| Sunday, June 14, 2026 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted June 12, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 10:28 AM :: 4350 Views
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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| Sunday, June 14, 2026 |
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June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 77054 Views
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Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....
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| Sunday, June 14, 2026 |
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Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Control Problems Go Back 42 Years
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 5336 Views
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... the story of a psychologist that was indicted on 32 counts of Medicaid fraud in 1984 ....
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| Saturday, June 13, 2026 |
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Medical Debt Is Not the Disease; It Is a Symptom
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 4633 Views
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... SB3025: The Legislature's medical debt relief bill creates a timely opening to discuss deeper affordability failures ....
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| Saturday, June 13, 2026 |
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Legislature approves bills that could help boost local food production
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:10 PM :: 4452 Views
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... three bills that could help ....
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| Saturday, June 13, 2026 |
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Defending the First Amendment
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:09 AM :: 4727 Views
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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.
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| Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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Green Uses Executive Order to 'Interpret' Act 24 Solar Credits
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 4860 Views
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“WHEREAS, the retroactivity of the RETITC annual cap presents a risk of litigation...."
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| Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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HIEMA Administrator Resigns
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 4584 Views
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...on July 1, 2026, Administrator James Barros steps down and David Lopez assumes responsibility as the new HIEMA administrator....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
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Free Expression in American Law Schools? Exhibit A: UH Richardson, Ken Lawson
By News Release @ 6:17 PM :: 5157 Views
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... Free Expression in a Climate of Self-Censorship: A National Survey of American Law Faculty ....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
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Trump Restores American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 5146 Views
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...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....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
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Oahu Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Destroying Cellphone Evidence to Thwart Federal Firearms Investigation
By News Release @ 2:29 PM :: 5096 Views
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... Tran shot pepper balls at numerous individuals before brandishing the 9mm firearm at a bystander outside of a nightclub ....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
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NIL: Top UH Athletic Boosters Kick in $5M
By News Release @ 9:57 AM :: 4406 Views
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...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....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
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Governor, LG, AG Flee State--Don't worry, Seth Colby is in Charge
By News Release @ 9:44 AM :: 4685 Views
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... back in February, Green canceled out-of-state travel rather than leave Luke in charge ....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
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SBA Reforms 8(a) Program to End Racial Discrimination in Federal Contracting
By News Release @ 9:08 AM :: 4870 Views
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"...Eligibility standards for businesses owned by Native Hawaiian Organizations remain unchanged...."
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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Montana Man Charged with Sending Antisemitic Threats to Kill Governor of Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 5653 Views
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...Eric Lee Boltz, 51, residing in Montana, was charged by criminal complaint on June 3, 2026....
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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OIP: Kali Watson Violated Sunshine Law Pushing HHC to Acquire Waipouli
By News Release @ 10:47 AM :: 4933 Views
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... how Watson pressured Hawaiian Homes Commissioners to approve purchase of Kauai condo complex ....
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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Sunshine Law: OIP Issues Eight Opinions
By News Release @ 9:52 AM :: 4628 Views
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... The Office of Information Practices recently issued one formal opinion and seven informal opinions under the Sunshine Law ....
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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UH Prof: Social Sciences have become Politicized
By Selected News Articles @ 8:10 AM :: 4636 Views
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"...scholars standing up for scholarly rigor and not letting political goals corrupt the research...."
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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Hawaii Mortgage Scammers Make FBI Most Wanted List
By News Release @ 7:33 AM :: 4874 Views
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"...Multiple Oahu families lost their homes as a result of the Dimitrions’ crimes....”
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| Tuesday, June 9, 2026 |
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Union: Kaiser Patients Wait too long for Mental Health Care
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 4688 Views
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... New survey of Kaiser therapists finds that at least three-quarters say their next available appointments are more than a month away ....
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| Tuesday, June 9, 2026 |
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Kids Count: Failing DoE, High Cost of Living Make Hawaii a Bad Place for Kids
By News Release @ 9:14 AM :: 5194 Views
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...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....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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Act 11 Corporate Personhood Town Hall Meeting
By News Release @ 9:04 PM :: 4185 Views
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... a virtual town hall on Friday, June 12 ....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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Hawai'i America250 Commemoration of US Army and US Flag Birthdays
By News Release @ 8:44 PM :: 4425 Views
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...Event will start at 10 am, Sunday, June 14, 2025, at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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Honolulu Man Sentenced for Lahaina Fire Fraud
By News Release @ 7:35 PM :: 13588 Views
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... Daylyn Harris, 34, and Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, were arrested on July 15, 2025 ....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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DLNR Director Dawn Chang Finally Retires
By News Release @ 7:28 PM :: 4964 Views
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...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....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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City Launches Homeless 'Command Center'
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 4597 Views
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... coordination hub designed to strengthen collaboration among City departments, State agencies, healthcare providers, outreach teams, shelter operators, housing providers, and community partners ....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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Honolulu Ethics Commission appoints Sandy Ma as new Executive Director
By News Release @ 9:50 AM :: 4690 Views
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... Prior to her work with Common Cause Hawaiʻi, Ma served as a project analyst with the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Planning ....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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DAGS Audits Probate Court
By News Release @ 9:45 AM :: 4665 Views
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... Fiscal Year 2025 audit of the Estate and Probate Branch of the Small Estate Section of the First Circuit Court ....
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| Sunday, June 7, 2026 |
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Navigating the NIL(e)
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4662 Views
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... college athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (referred to as NIL) ....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2026 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 5 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 11:59 PM :: 4506 Views
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2026 |
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After Bribery Scandal, Hawaii County Auditor Looks at Affordable Housing Credits
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 4907 Views
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... Follow-Up Report: Office of Housing and Community Development Affordable Housing Credits | Hawaii County, HI ....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2026 |
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Guns, drugs, and money seized by FBI Honolulu Field Office during Operation Spring Cleaning
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 4851 Views
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... 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 ....
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