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| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
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Hawaii Sues to Protect Welfare Cheats
By Court House News @ 10:34 PM :: 237 Views :: Ethics, Family, Hawaii State Government
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... A coalition of 24 states and Washington, D.C. sued the Trump administration on Monday, challenging a decision authorizing the disclosure of personal information for individuals participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program ....
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| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
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Tariffs Again: Hawaii AG Joins Another anti-Trump Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 10:28 PM :: 192 Views :: National News
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... another lawsuit against the Trump administration over tariffs ....
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| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
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Kona Hospital Verifies Level III Trauma Certification
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 190 Views
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... Verification recognizes Kona Community Hospital’s commitment to providing optimal care for injured patients. ...
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| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
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City burns $9 million from 'Climate Resiliency Fund'
By News Release @ 11:30 AM :: 338 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... a 'resilient' and 'sustainable' slush fund ....
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| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
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Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Awards Record Number of Leases in July
By News Release @ 10:29 AM :: 391 Views :: DHHL, Hawaii Statistics
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...the DHHL is set to award a record number of leases in 2026 – nearly 3,000 across the pae ‘āina....
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| Monday, August 3, 2026 |
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Lawsuit: UH Hides Public Records to Protect Climate Scheme
By News Release @ 8:34 AM :: 738 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Higher Education, Judiciary
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... A watchdog organization filed a complaint Monday accusing the University of Hawaii of unlawfully withholding public records that reveal whether climate activists and legal advocates influence climate lawsuits ....
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| Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
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Oswald Stender: A Model of Fiduciary Duty
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:43 AM :: 1254 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...The first person to ask whether I would ever consider becoming an OHA trustee was Oswald Stender....
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| Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted July 31, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 11:34 AM :: 800 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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| Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
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OHA Launches National Search for Chief Executive Officer
By News Release @ 11:29 AM :: 899 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...we are seeking a leader who shares our commitment...." said OHA Board Chair Kaialiʻi Kahele
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| Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
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The Curious Career of Ford Fuchigami
By Selected News Articles @ 10:37 AM :: 2205 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Fuchigami has quietly spent the better part of fifteen years moving through some of the most influential positions in Hawaiʻi government ....
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| Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
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Taxation of Envy
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 1204 Views :: Taxes
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... Hawai‘i Millionaire Tax: Why the New 13% Bracket Won’t Be the Last ....
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| Saturday, August 1, 2026 |
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The coast isn’t clear, it’s covered in red tape
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:33 AM :: 1045 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... Hawaii and California differ greatly in many ways, but they have plenty in common — including great weather and notoriously bad permitting systems ....
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| Saturday, August 1, 2026 |
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School resource officer program expands on O‘ahu
By News Release @ 9:14 AM :: 1038 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Police
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...Nānākuli High & Intermediate School will join the program this year with three assigned SROs....
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| Saturday, August 1, 2026 |
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‘New Tourism’ = ‘Costs too Much’—Therefore, Trend of shorter Hawaii vacations reaches into June
By News Release @ 7:59 AM :: 1178 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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"...June visitors generally took shorter trips, with all markets – except Japan – reporting shorter average lengths of stay compared to last June, continuing a trend that began in April 2026.... "
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| Friday, July 31, 2026 |
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Canadian Submarine Sinks USS Mobile Bay off Hawaii
By Video @ 10:16 PM :: 1256 Views :: Military
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... Canada's lone operational submarine recently took part in a massive military exercise involving 30 nations ....
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| Friday, July 31, 2026 |
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Honolulu DPP Among 50 Best AI Systems in USA?
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 1410 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Honolulu earned the national recognition for its project, “Honolulu Cuts Residential Permit Review Times by 70% with AI Plan Review,” which showcases DPP’s successful implementation of CivCheck....
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| Friday, July 31, 2026 |
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Green Announces Appointments to HHC, CSC, Ethics
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 1348 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...appointments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Campaign Spending Commission and Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission....
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| Friday, July 31, 2026 |
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AG Announces Child Support Enforcement Tech Upgrade
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 1196 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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"The new KEIKI system became fully operational on July 20, 2026 on schedule with no interruption to child support services or system operations...."
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| Friday, July 31, 2026 |
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Hawai'i Community College: Political Activist Banned from Campus for Collecting Petition Signatures
By News Release @ 8:13 AM :: 1456 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Higher Education, Second Amendment
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... 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 ....
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| Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
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Kauai Charter School not the First to Remove Wife of OHA Trustee
By Andrew Walden @ 9:56 PM :: 2307 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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"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...."
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| Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
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VIDEO: US Navy Sea Drone Holes Peleliu off Kauai
By Video @ 10:26 AM :: 1763 Views :: Military
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... U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels take part in a sinking exercise in the Pacific Ocean ....
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| Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
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Case Calls On President To Once Again Extend Jones Act Waiver
By Ed Case @ 8:46 AM :: 1886 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Military
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... Rep Case says any lapse of the current Jones Act waiver will heighten disruption risk and further drive up sky-high prices ....
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| Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
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Honolulu retiree celebrates win in lawsuit challenging City’s excessive TVR fines
By News Release @ 7:24 PM :: 2286 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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" ... she sued in federal court for imposing excessive fines in violation of the Eighth Amendment .... "
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| Monday, July 27, 2026 |
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DHHL Sued Over Courtyards at Waipouli Evictions
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 2169 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Cost of Living
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... David Kalahiki and Linda Twitchell allege that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ blood-quantum rule violates their rights by conditioning housing on ancestry ....
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| Monday, July 27, 2026 |
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Voter Service Centers Open July 27
By News Release @ 10:41 AM :: 6089 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections
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"...To beat the long lines on August 8, officials urge voters to take advantage of the opportunity to vote early...."
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| Sunday, July 26, 2026 |
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The One Dollar Solution
By Tom Yamachika @ 9:43 AM :: 2460 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the line-itemed bill, SB 2600 ....
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| Sunday, July 26, 2026 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 24, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 6:36 AM :: 2361 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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| Saturday, July 25, 2026 |
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Empty homes tax just empty promises
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:36 PM :: 2439 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... the Commission ultimately rejected putting the issue on the ballot ....
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| Friday, July 24, 2026 |
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Five Indicted in Luke Bribery Case--will this be enough to keep Feds Away?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:53 PM :: 5672 Views :: Ethics, Politicians, COVID-19
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...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.'....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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Indian National Arrested in Hawaii for Role in Gold Bar Elder Fraud Scheme
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 2778 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... Harsh Fojalal Shah, 25, an Indian national, was arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 20 ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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How rigid land-use rules are holding back wildfire recovery in Lahaina
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:44 PM :: 2750 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... More than 2,200 structures were destroyed. So far, only 220 houses have been rebuilt ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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When safety becomes exclusion: The hidden cost of building codes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 PM :: 3095 Views :: Ethics, Development, Labor, Cost of Living
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... the ICC has become one of the most powerful and least transparent institutions in housing policy ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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BWS Agrees to Waste $6M on Useless Kalaeloa Desal Plant
By News Release @ 11:49 AM :: 2895 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... The company recently received a Limited Notice to Proceed from its client, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, authorizing the procurement ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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The island without childcare for babies
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 AM :: 3233 Views :: Kauai County, Family, Cost of Living
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... 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 ....
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| Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
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Maui can't delegate environmental assessment to property owners
By Court House News @ 4:20 PM :: 2981 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... 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 ....
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| Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
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AG Sues to Force Shutdown of HECO's oldest Oil Burners on Maui, Big Island
By News Release @ 1:11 PM :: 3060 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... Kanoelehua Hill, Kahului, Māʻalaea and Puna generating stations were identified as the top contributors of human-caused, haze-causing pollution ....
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| Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
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How politicians manipulate data to take credit
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:55 AM :: 2968 Views :: Economy
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... How do we honestly measure the American dream? ....
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| Tuesday, July 21, 2026 |
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Hawaii Tries and Fails to make Second Amendment a 'Property Rights' Issue
By NRA ILA @ 7:16 PM :: 3353 Views :: Second Amendment
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...“Property Rights” Critique of Wolford Misleads on Facts and Law....
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| Tuesday, July 21, 2026 |
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Feds: Hawaii Homeownership 18.9% Lower Than Believed
By Selected News Articles @ 1:05 PM :: 3508 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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"...Hawaii’s homeowners-to-population ratio (HPOP) is 18.9 percentage points lower than its owner-occupancy rate, the largest difference of any state...."
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| Tuesday, July 21, 2026 |
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DLNR: 80 Meth Addicts Removed from Waianae Boat Harbor, 30 Still Waiting
By News Release @ 9:21 AM :: 3500 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Drugs
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... Globalization Personified: 30 American drug addicts are sitting around waiting for Chinese workers to finish building them homes ....
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| Monday, July 20, 2026 |
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What It Takes to Retire in Hawaii at 62 on $1.5 Million Without Touching Your Principal
By Selected News Articles @ 9:10 AM :: 4645 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... the tax code treats different retirement dollars very differently ....
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| Monday, July 20, 2026 |
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Upgraded HECO Waiau Plant 'can run on LNG'
By News Release @ 8:52 AM :: 3470 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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"...can operate on a variety of liquid fuels...and can be converted to run on liquefied natural gas if it becomes available...."
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| Monday, July 20, 2026 |
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After 18 Years of Green Energy, Oil still supplies 68% of electricity on Oahu
By Selected News Articles @ 8:43 AM :: 3362 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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"Perhaps electrical grids are more complicated than the mandates."
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| Sunday, July 19, 2026 |
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Trustees: Kahele Used Line-Item to Illegally Buy Support for Budget
By Andrew Walden @ 12:18 PM :: 6858 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"... As the Chair and majority continue Ferreira’s leave, and weigh further disciplinary action against Ferreira, they create ongoing exposure to OHA to adverse litigation risks ...."
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| Sunday, July 19, 2026 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Opinions Designed to Inject 'Critical Race Theory' into Law?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:20 AM :: 5212 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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...Ketanji Brown Jackson is creating a body of “KBJ law” that other judges can cite to defy SCOTUS....
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