Friday, May 9, 2025
Hawai'i Daily News Read

Friday, May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Campaign Contributions: Hawaii Climate Change Lawsuit Skips State's Only Refinery
  2. UHERO: Federal policies push Hawaii toward mild recession
  3. DLE Upgrades License Plate Readers
  4. Soft on Crime: Kidnapping, Rape, Attempted Murder?  Time Served
  5. Soft on Crime: Steroid-Induced Tesla driver Nathaniel Radimak arrested again in Hawaii, less than a year after prison release for SoCal charges
  6. Behind the scenes of immigration enforcement in Hawaii
  7. Housing: Deed-Restriction Bills Fail

Thursday, May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Reflections of Gene Ward
  2. US Navy liable for fuel leak that sickened military families in Hawaii
  3. Todd Eddins’ Favorite Murderer – Third Time’s the Charm?
  4. Honolulu city inspector with 35 convictions accused in sex-for-freedom plot
  5. 37% of businesspeople say Hawai‘i is stagnant, and 33% says we’re in real trouble
  6. Military talks options for Pōhakuloa Training Area lease
  7. Council Announces Plan to Trick Public into Accepting Sewer Rate Hikes
  8. Legislative buzz: Phrases that conceal or obfuscate
  9. Will Reforms Stabilize Hawaiʻi Condo Insurance Costs?
  10. Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent
  11. Seven Lahaina families back home after tragic fires
  12. SB104: Prison reform proposal to set limits on solitary confinement
  13. What happens to the poop?
  14. Booking.com Unable to Revive Suit Challenging Hawaii Use Tax Law

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. ‘By Request’ Gambling Bill got John Mizuno Ousted as Homeless Czar?
  2. Miske News: Union Boss sentenced to 14 years in federal racketeering case
  3. Tax Hike Coming? Yamashita Ousted As Chair Of State House Finance Committee
  4. Legislators reward selves handsomely
  5. Closed House Committee Meetings Violate Constitution?
  6. Inside Brian Schatz’s inner circle
  7. Big Island journalist on uncovering the housing corruption case set for trial
  8. ‘Where’s the money?’ Applicants wait for funds from Maui County program to help build ‘ohana housing
  9. Hawaii’s first psychiatric crisis center helps take burden off ERs, police

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Maui County Responsible for Lahaina Fire
  2. SB1396: Parts of Green Fee are Already Doomed in Court
  3. Hawaii County Tells Homeowner His 38-Year-Old House Is Actually Illegal
  4. Guam: Ex-Cop Gets 5 years for Jury Rigging
  5. Mayor establishes new Department of Housing and Land Management with City Council’s blessing
  6. Multi-State Coalition Against Hawaii’s ‘Sensitive’ Places Concealed Carry Ban
  7. Bissen names Meth Dealer’s Son to Maui County Board of Water Supply
  8. New Way to Attack Lahaina Fire Victims:  Moratorium on Rebuilding Swimming Pools
  9. The kids need more ... indoctrination?
  10. US Supreme Court Ruling On Charter Schools ‘Could’ Impact Hawaiʻi
  11. Hawaii DoE Looking Better Only Because Mainland School Districts Are Doing Worse
  12. Adults Can Still Marry Teens At 15 After Death Of Proposed Ban In Hawaiʻi
  13. Rapist Whines About Long Wait for DHHL

Monday, May 5, 2025
Letters to the Editor May, 2025
Letters to the Editor
  • Conspiracy Theorists Hijack Hawaii County General Plan
  • Maui County Responsible for Lahaina Fire

Monday, May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Legislature on a housing-reform streak
  2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 2, 2025
  3. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
  4. How Solid Is Hawaiʻi GOP Support For Trump Policies?
  5. Hawaiʻi Residents Could Face Electric Rate Hike In 2026
  6. Hawaii’s LNG redux: State now has opportunity for action
  7. 800 Vacancies at HPD
  8. Hawaii traffic deaths up 51% from same time last year
  9. SB1433: Legislators Promise More Free Needles for Addicts

Sunday, May 4, 2025
May 4, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. The Major Raid that Wasn’t
  2. Tar Pit of corruption shapes Hawaiʻi politics
  3. New Data Shows What Bills Were Lobbied The Most
  4. SB1202: Legislators turn political campaign accounts into personal slush funds
  5. After Looting HTA, CNHA Cries ‘Racism’
  6. ‘Let no Crisis go to Waste’ – Lahaina Fire Became Handy Excuse for Green Fee
  7. SB897: Cap Disaster Liability
  8. Math error would have hit HART hard
  9. Board seeks comment on proposed island name change

Saturday, May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Defeated SB401 Would Have Been Most Extreme Gun Law in USA
  2. HB1422: Nonprofits Exempt from Motor Carrier Law
  3. Feds Bust Honolulu Massage School Owner in $9.1M VA Scam
  4. Founder of a Kaneohe biker gang and former stagehand union official to be sentenced next week
  5. Hawaiʻi Legislature Adjourns - For Now
  6. Hawaii Legislature ends with Souza Squabbling With Republicans (again)
  7. Ex-UH athletic director Craig Angelos applies for AD again
  8. Hawaii legislature passes bill to limit police ability to chase criminals
  9. Hawaii Department of Education seeks input on cell phone use in classrooms

Friday, May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Complete Debunk: Hawaii AG Files Climate Change Lawsuit in State Court
  2. DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Hear Hawaii ‘Gun-Free Zone’ Case
  3. State Launches Operation Hire Hawai‘i to Fill Vacant Positions
  4. Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
  5. Grassroot hails passage of bills aimed at boosting housing supply, helping Lahaina
  6. Hawaiʻi Consumer Advocate: Saltchuk Milks Young Brothers to Justify Fraudulent Rate Hike
  7. The End: East-West Center offers buyouts to 80% of employees
  8. Lawsuit seeks damages from Miske estate for kidnapping and murder of Jonathan Fraser
  9. Maui Council reverses budget course, adds $55.4 million for fiscal year 2026
  10. Nearly 20% of fire survivor families in FEMA rental housing have missed a payment
  11. Military couple demands child abuse probe at Navy daycare
  12. Hawaiian Electric Fuel Supply Proposal Designed to bypass Pacific Biofuel
  13. Motor Carrier Law Exemption for community-based transportation programs passes
  14. ICE Takes Aim At Illegals In Big Island's Coffee Belt

Thursday, May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Trump Admin Sues to Block Hawaii from Taking Fossil Fuel Companies To Court Over Climate Change
  2. Trump Admin: Native Hawaiian History NOT Considered 'DEI'
  3. Hawaii legislature approves $20 billion state budget
  4. Health Measures up for Final Passage
  5. Senate Confirms Eight Judges
  6. SB401: Hawaii senators kill firearms bill 13-12
  7. City’s planned 115% sewer fee hike under Council scrutiny
  8. Bill to quicken rebuilding in Lahaina heads to governor's office
  9. PUC to Set HECO Disaster Liability Limits
  10. Schatz moves quickly to lock up whip race
  11. UH says a majority of its international students are safe amid visa policy changes
  12. Hawaiʻi is poised to set a new 2045 energy usage reduction goal
  13. Can’t Afford A Lawyer? Good Luck Getting Help On Neighbor Islands

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
April 30, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. SCR198: Screwed out of Subrogation, Insurers Urged to Serve Legislature's Agenda by Suing Big Oil
  2. Honolulu loses 2nd-Most 20-somethings of any US City
  3. Blangiardi Admin: Vancouver Tax a ‘huge administrative burden’
  4. HB477:  Modernize Hawaii unemployment insurance system
  5. SB1296: State Lawmakers Echo Bissen -- Removing A Hurdle To Rebuild Lahaina.
  6. Lahaina: Historic design rules may block ‘modern’ buildings from being rebuilt after wildfire devastation
  7. Maui Council to consider response to Young Brothers’ proposed shipping rate hike
  8. Kamaʻāina housing bill dies in Senate amid statewide affordable housing crisis
  9. Pet Projects And Low Budgets: How Lawmakers Undermine School Repairs
  10. Westside Faces More Delays As New Law Threatens Landfill Relocation

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
April 29, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Honolulu 3rd-Worst City to Start a Business
  2. Best States for Nurses? Hawaii Ranks 47th
  3. Hawaii Child Support Hearings Now Virtual
  4. Alaska Air reports softening demand, cuts hundreds of flights from Honolulu’s airport, HNL
  5. A quick look at the top lobbyists during Hawaii’s current legislative session
  6. June 30 Deadline Looms After Legislature Cuts Aloha Stadium Funding
  7. What The State Refuses To Say About Fatal Child Abuse Cases
  8. Here's How Many Kids Are Unvaccinated At Your School
  9. Honolulu EMS Chief Says Medics Aren't Safe In Oʻahu Prisons
  10. Supreme Court Allows Pearl City tenant back in to public housing after son attacks neighbor with baseball bat
  11. HB212: Homeless ‘Return-to-Home Program’ dies in conference committee at Legislature
  12. Knife-Wielding Homeless Psychos Terrorize Residents
  13. Pharma to Slaughter: Federal Judge Sends Hawaii Case Against PBMs Back to State Court

Monday, April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. ‘Empty Homes Tax’ Drives Rent up 37%
  2. You Got Tricked into Voting for ANOTHER Pay Raise to Honolulu City Council, Executives
  3. New Contracts Give More Than $1 Billion In Union Pay Raises (and that doesn’t include the counties)
  4. Stuck on Stupid: Failed Vancouver Tax Back for 7th Year at Honolulu Council
  5. State Legislature Advances HECO Securitization and Wildfire Liability Cap Legislation
  6. Maui Asks Feds To Flex Rules Governing $1.6 Billion Wildfire Recovery Grant
  7. Legislature Guts Kauhales, Homeless Emergency Decree Rules
  8. Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Changes in Conference Committee

Sunday, April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Resolutions a sign that legislators are listening
  2. HB1175: Small Victory Over Procedural Trap
  3. Judicial Vacancy Kauai Fifth Circuit--Deadline Extended
  4. Pay to Play Bill?  Yamashita and Dela Cruz refused to “release” the measure
  5. SB1571 Approved by Conference Committee--changes oversight of Hawai’i Tourism Authority
  6. Legislators Refuse to Do Anything About Long Lines at Polling Places
  7. ‘Duke’s Law’ one step closer to reality in win against agricultural land crime
  8. Just for Show: Hawaii lawmakers to vote on over 200 bills this week
  9. Government gridlock on evacuation plan frustrates Leeward residents

Saturday, April 26, 2025
April 26 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Schatz to Replace Durbin as Whip?
  2. Hawaii lawmakers reject bill to legalize sports gambling
  3. Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Kill Pay-to-Play Bill — Again
  4. Green Fee: Conference Committee Boosts TAT by 0.75%—all receipts to be wasted on ‘climate change’
  5. Bill aimed at inflation could make shoreline development easier with no public say
  6. Chamber supports tax relief for Maui homeowners
  7. Hawaii lawmakers scurry to advance flurry of bills past key deadline
  8. Settlement in $324M Hitachi suit is coming, HART says
  9. Lawmakers hammer out changes to Hawaii’s medical marijuana program
  10. Bill to give tax credits to film industry for local productions deferred
  11. Lawmakers aim to explore nuclear power options in Hawaii
  12. Bill to expand speed enforcement program in final stages at Capitol
  13. Hawai‘i Lawmakers To Require Audit Of Green's Kauhale Homeless Initiative
  14. DHHL on track to award 2,600+ leases in 2025

Friday, April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Matson Moves to Intervene in Jones Act Lawsuit
  2. Focus should be on job growth and progress, not more and more taxes
  3. Lahaina sewer system 100% restored
  4. City spending up 83% despite fewer residents
  5. SB401: Gut-n-Replace Assault weapon ban in Hawaii heads to senate floor
  6. HB1308: Photo Finish for Online sports betting
  7. HECO Energy Bills Battle Legislative Deadline
  8. Aloha Stadium Spending Bill Dead?
  9. Budget Bill Includes $30M for New Jail
  10. After Killing Girl, Driver with 164 Violations Finally gets some Jail Time
  11. SB1571: HTA to Lose Autonomy after CNHA Cleaned it Out?
  12. Bills aimed to help sex trafficking victims
  13. Legislature Imposing Higher Electric Bills-Will Trump Executive Order Save Hawaii from Green Energy Initiative?
  14. HART eyes Iwilei, Kakaako properties to condemn for rail

Thursday, April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Republicans Give Josh Green Opportunity to Appoint his Former Office Manager as State Rep
  2. Hawaii Housing Costs 53.47% of Median Income
  3. Former death row inmate convicted of sex trafficking in Hawaii
  4. HB371: Kouchi and Nakamura Gut Pay-To-Play Bill
  5. HB1001: Bill sets aside $807.5 million for Maui wildfire claims
  6. SB1373: Sex Offenders Lose Massage License Immediately – Instead of years later
  7. FEMA cracks down on Lahaina residents not paying rent
  8. 'I thought she was safe,' Aunt of dead Laie girl speaks out
  9. U.S. Army releases final environmental impact statement for Pōhakuloa Training Area
  10. City Council Should Reconsider Its Plan To Increase Sewer Fees

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
April 23, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. SB295: Tougher Penalties for TRO Violations
  2. Operator Syndrome: Hidden toll on first responder life
  3. SMA Commissioners Exploiting Lahaina Fire to Kick Rich Guy off Island
  4. Japan Trade Deal Negotiations Fail
  5. 9 projects with over 800 housing units could get funding from Maui County for construction, rising costs
  6. Hawaiʻi May Cut Grass On More State Land To Prevent Spread Of Wildfires
  7. Hawaii set to pay $750,000 in wrongful death settlement
  8. Plaintiff Attempts to Interfere with Police Chase, then Sues Officers

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
April 22, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion
  2. Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret
  3. SB1296: Apply rebuilding waivers to all Lahaina fire victims
  4. Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill -- Text Still Not Available
  5. Secret Conference Committee: After Budget What’s Next?
  6. “When you need a casino to make your stadium pencil out, that’s not planning. That’s panic.”
  7. Upcountry residents say vacant, state-owned apartment complex in Kula should be used to help fire victims
  8. Maui Activists Openly Campaign Against Fire Victims Rebuilding Homes
  9. Federal Cuts at UH now total $36M
  10. HB613:  OYS to run shelters for minors without parental consent
  11. FBI investigating allegation that HPD officer switched meth pipe from one meth-head to another

Monday, April 21, 2025
April 21, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Town Hall: What to do about Illegal Fireworks?
  2. SB281: Will Conference Committee produce torture bill?
  3. HB900 Dead: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids
  4. Young Brothers Rates Push up Hawaiʻi grocery bills
  5. Maui County labor force shrinks as people leave state
  6. HB126: Watered Down Property Seizure Bill Moves Forward
  7. Act 17: Police records will answer questions for victims’ families
  8. Hawaiʻi County Council hires Mom—Then Moves To Adopt Nepotism Rules For Government Employees


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Another 8a Disaster: NIH Halts Operations at US Biolab After Sabotage Incident
by News Article Friday, May 9, 2025

... the lab’s operations are managed by Laulima Government Solutions, an (8a) Native Hawaiian LLC based in an office park in Orlando, Florida ....


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Campaign Contributions: Hawaii Climate Change Lawsuit Skips State's Only Refinery
by News Article Friday, May 9, 2025

"...While Democrats posture about taking on 'Big Oil,' they’re shielding Par Hawaii—a top fossil fuel donor to their own party—from climate lawsuits...."


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UHERO: Federal policies push Hawaii toward mild recession
by UH ERO Friday, May 9, 2025

... volatile fiscal and immigration policies are undermining consumer confidence, raising inflation expectations, and worsening the business outlook ....


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DLE Upgrades License Plate Readers
by News Release Thursday, May 8, 2025

... If a license plate is deemed actionable, it can be added to a hotlist—triggering real-time alerts the moment the vehicle is detected by a Cloudrunner camera ....


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Reflections of Gene Ward
by News Article Thursday, May 8, 2025

... reflecting on a person I got to know over my years of participation in the political world of Hawai‘i ....


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US Navy liable for fuel leak that sickened military families in Hawaii
by Court House News Wednesday, May 7, 2025

... In the long-awaited preliminary decision, U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi awarded 17 plaintiffs damages ....


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Miske News: Union Boss sentenced to 14 years in federal racketeering case
by News Article Wednesday, May 7, 2025

... Norman Akau III, a former union board member who founded a Kaneohe-based motorcycle gang and served as an enforcer for the late Honolulu businessman Michael J. Miske Jr., was sentenced to 14 years ....


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‘By Request’ Gambling Bill got John Mizuno Ousted as Homeless Czar?
by Andrew Walden Tuesday, May 6, 2025

... Was John Mizuno lobbying for a gaming bill while on state time as director of the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions? ....


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Multi-State Coalition Against Hawaii’s ‘Sensitive’ Places Concealed Carry Ban
by News Article Monday, May 5, 2025

... The coalition is asking SCOTUS to take action via Wolford v. Lopez, the case through which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allowed Hawaii’s “sensitive” places ban to stand ....


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SB1396: Parts of Green Fee are Already Doomed in Court
by Andrew Walden Monday, May 5, 2025

"Federal courts (including the Supreme Court) have consistently ruled for over a century that fees or taxes imposed on vessels by non-federal entities are prohibited."


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​Hawaii County Tells Homeowner His 38-Year-Old House Is Actually Illegal
by News Article Monday, May 5, 2025

... Ausman is not quite out of the woods yet ....


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Guam: Ex-Cop Gets 5 years for Jury Rigging
by News Release Monday, May 5, 2025

... in the criminal case of United States v. Raymond Martinez and Juanita Moser, 15-CR-00031 ....


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Mayor establishes new Department of Housing and Land Management with City Council’s blessing
by News Release Monday, May 5, 2025

... strategic reorganization to centralize and accelerate the City’s housing initiatives ....


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Legislature on a housing-reform streak
by Kelii Akina Sunday, May 4, 2025

... Bills that will help mitigate Hawaii’s housing crisis include ....


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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
by Hawaii Family Forum Sunday, May 4, 2025

... Marcus Oshiro and Eva Andrade go over the session ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 2, 2025
by GovTrack .us Sunday, May 4, 2025

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


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The Major Raid that Wasn’t
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, May 4, 2025

... Senate Draft 2 of the bill proposed to raid ninety-seven special funds for $320M  ....


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Defeated SB401 Would Have Been Most Extreme Gun Law in USA
by News Article Saturday, May 3, 2025

... a sweeping ban on a range of common firearms, including semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, semi-automatic shotguns holding more than five shells, and any handgun capable of holding more than ten rounds ....


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Feds Bust Honolulu Massage School Owner in $9.1M VA Scam
by News Release Friday, May 2, 2025

... to obtain tuition assistance payments from the VA for ghost students ....


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HB1422: Nonprofits Exempt from Motor Carrier Law
by News Release Friday, May 2, 2025

“This bill recognizes that programs like the Hā‘ena State Park access and entry management program, which reinvests its proceeds into environmental and community benefits, shouldn’t be treated like traditional, for-profit carriers,”


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Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
by News Release Friday, May 2, 2025

... There were 903,891 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2025, up 3.0 percent from the same month last year ....


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Grassroot hails passage of bills aimed at boosting housing supply, helping Lahaina
by Grassroot Institute Friday, May 2, 2025

... State legislators also OK'd bills that will increase healthcare access and reform civil asset forfeiture, pending approval by the governor ....


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DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Hear Hawaii ‘Gun-Free Zone’ Case
by News Article Friday, May 2, 2025

... The move boosts the odds that the Supreme Court will take up the case ....


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Complete Debunk: Hawaii AG Files Climate Change Lawsuit in State Court
by News Release Friday, May 2, 2025

"... The federal lawsuit filed by the Justice Department attempts to block Hawaiʻi from holding the fossil fuel industry responsible ....”


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​State Launches Operation Hire Hawai‘i to Fill Vacant Positions
by News Release Thursday, May 1, 2025

... More than 900 interested job seekers attended ....


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Trump Admin Sues to Block Hawaii from Taking Fossil Fuel Companies To Court Over Climate Change
by News Article Thursday, May 1, 2025

... Hawaii's anticipated lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry interferes with U.S. policy on greenhouse gas regulation and is an “extraordinary extraterritorial reach” ....


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Hawaii legislature approves $20 billion state budget
by Court House News Thursday, May 1, 2025

... Hawaii lawmakers passed the budget for the next two years and began voting on more than 200 bills as the legislative session draws to a close ....


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Health Measures up for Final Passage
by News Release Thursday, May 1, 2025

... A series of health-related measures is up for final reading today on the House floor ....


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Senate Confirms Eight Judges
by News Release Thursday, May 1, 2025

... Hawai‘i State Senate’s confirmation of eight judges across the state — including Judge Karen T. Nakasone as Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) ....


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Trump Admin: Native Hawaiian History NOT Considered 'DEI'
by News Article Wednesday, April 30, 2025

... On April 25, the Department of Education issued a letter clarifying that Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native, and American Indian communities are not considered part of DEI or CRT categories ....


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SCR198: Screwed out of Subrogation, Insurers Urged to Serve Legislature's Agenda by Suing Big Oil
by Andrew Walden Wednesday, April 30, 2025

"...We kicked your butt and took your subrogation money.  Now you work for us and serve our agenda by wasting your time on yet another bogus climate change lawsuit filed by Sher-Edling, of course...."


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Honolulu 3rd-Worst City to Start a Business
by News Article Tuesday, April 29, 2025

... only San Jose and Washington, DC are worse ....


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Best States for Nurses? Hawaii Ranks 47th
by News Article Tuesday, April 29, 2025

... WalletHub compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states across 20 key metrics ....


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Hawaii Child Support Hearings Now Virtual
by News Release Tuesday, April 29, 2025

... Attorney General Office of Child Support Hearings has successfully transitioned to conducting administrative hearings almost exclusively by video conference ....


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‘Empty Homes Tax’ Drives Rent up 37%
by Andrew Walden Monday, April 28, 2025

... Even the bill’s supporters don’t pretend rents will come down ....


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HB1175: Small Victory Over Procedural Trap
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, April 27, 2025

... It’s a genuine procedural trap ....


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Resolutions a sign that legislators are listening
by Kelii Akina Saturday, April 26, 2025

... fiscal notes and building codes ....


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Judicial Vacancy Kauai Fifth Circuit--Deadline Extended
by News Release Saturday, April 26, 2025

... the Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....


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Schatz to Replace Durbin as Whip?
by News Article Saturday, April 26, 2025

... Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Patty Murray of Washington are also seen by some Senate insiders as potential candidates ....


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Hawaii lawmakers reject bill to legalize sports gambling
by Court House News Saturday, April 26, 2025

... Hawaii lawmakers failed to reconcile House and Senate versions of a sports betting bill, leaving the state without legal wagering ....


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Matson Moves to Intervene in Jones Act Lawsuit
by Grassroot Institute Friday, April 25, 2025

... A recently filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Jones Act has not surprisingly caught the eye of Hawaii-based shipping giant Matson, which filed a motion on April 11 to intervene in the case ....


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Focus should be on job growth and progress, not more and more taxes
by Kelii Akina Friday, April 25, 2025

... Hawaii continues to suffer anemic economic growth — the second slowest in the country ....


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Lahaina sewer system 100% restored
by News Release Friday, April 25, 2025

... When County crews began work on sewer repairs in April 2024, approximately 1,822 lots had inactive sewer service ....


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Former death row inmate convicted of sex trafficking in Hawaii
by Court House News Thursday, April 24, 2025

... McCoy faces a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, as well as mandatory restitution. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Aug. 18 ....


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Republicans Give Josh Green Opportunity to Appoint his Former Office Manager as State Rep
by Andrew Walden Thursday, April 24, 2025

... It is not clear what low-budget legislative shenanigans caused Republicans to give Green this chance ....


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Hawaii Housing Costs 53.47% of Median Income
by News Article Thursday, April 24, 2025

... Hawaii Residents Spend the Highest Percentage of Income on Housing ....


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SB295: Tougher Penalties for TRO Violations
by News Release Tuesday, April 22, 2025

... The bill increases penalties for individuals who violate temporary restraining orders (TROs) and orders for protection (OFPs) ....


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Operator Syndrome: Hidden toll on first responder life
by News Article Tuesday, April 22, 2025

... years of trauma can lead to a complex set of injuries: sleep disorders, PTSD, hormonal imbalances, pain, depression and more ....


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FULL TEXT: Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill
by News Release Tuesday, April 22, 2025

... finalized in a joint conference committee after both chambers initially passed different versions. The bill will now be up for final reading in both chambers before heading to the Governor's desk ....


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Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion
by News Article Tuesday, April 22, 2025

There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge....


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Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret
by News Article Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Ira Einhorn, Master of Ceremonies, Earth Day Rally on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park, Phila, PA, Apr. 22, 1970.


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SB1296: Apply rebuilding waivers to all Lahaina fire victims
by Kelii Akina Monday, April 21, 2025

...  SB1296 seeks to exempt buildings anywhere in Hawaii destroyed by a disaster from needing a Special Management Area permit to rebuild ....


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Town Hall: What to do about Illegal Fireworks?
by Joni Kamiya Monday, April 21, 2025

... We walked over to the offenders and called them over to talk and asked them to stop shooting their aerials over our home and shed. Thankfully, they obliged ....


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Grassroot Wrap-up: How Legislature handled housing, taxes, rebuilding Lahaina and more
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, April 20, 2025

... Registration open for Grassroot’s legislative wrap-up luncheons ....


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HB1369: Category Killer
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, April 20, 2025

"...all of the negotiations and conversations take place behind closed doors...."


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Will Trump Reform Jones Act Shipbuild Requirement?
by News Article Saturday, April 19, 2025

... Trump has signaled interest in some kind of reforms and floated working with Congress to pass legislation authorizing the purchase of ships from foreign countries ....


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Hawaii Egg Prices Increase Even More
by News Release Saturday, April 19, 2025

... The price of locally produced organic eggs increased sharply by 18.8%, to $12.07 per dozen ....


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Debating Jones Act defenders is like playing whack-a-mole
by Grassroot Institute Saturday, April 19, 2025

... No matter how many times the law’s supposed benefits are debunked, the same old arguments pop up again and again ....


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SB1166: Hawaii Democrats Cooking Up Another Climate Lawfare Scheme
by News Article Friday, April 18, 2025

“...provide a new, specific cause of action...."


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Mayor Calls for Lawyers to Step Up--Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless
by News Release Friday, April 18, 2025

... Local experts estimate that 300 – 400 individuals could benefit from ACT on Oʻahu ....


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Trump Re-Opens Fisheries within Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
by News Release Friday, April 18, 2025

... The proclamation lifts the prohibition on commercial fishing in areas of the PRIMNM that are between 50 to 200 nautical miles from land and within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ....


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Second Measles Case Found on Oahu
by News Release Friday, April 18, 2025

... Vaccination is the best way to protect loved ones and prevent an outbreak ....


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Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
by Robert Thomas Friday, April 18, 2025

If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....


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Hawaii Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed
by News Release Thursday, April 17, 2025

... The Nature Conservancy (TNC) renewed Hawai‘i’s coral reef insurance policy for 2025 with Munich Re Group. TNC initially purchased the policy in 2022, the first in the U.S., to fund rapid coral reef repair and restoration ....


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Daughter-in-law in Hawaii crime syndicate sentenced to 7 years
by Court House News Thursday, April 17, 2025

... Delia Fabro-Miske gets seven years ....


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Representative Gene Ward's Celebration of Life
by News Release Thursday, April 17, 2025

... The celebration of life for Representative Gene R. Ward is scheduled for Monday May 5th 10am at King's Chapel East Oahu ....


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American Samoa 125th Anniversary Flag Day
by News Release Thursday, April 17, 2025

... The American Flag was raised for the first time above the islands of American Samoa on April 17, 1900 ....


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How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii?
by News Article Wednesday, April 16, 2025

... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....


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DLNR Attempts to Clarify Ocean Commercial Use Permitting Status
by News Release Wednesday, April 16, 2025

... At this time, no new CUPs will be issued ....


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139,000 small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes
by News Release Wednesday, April 16, 2025

... 139,000+ small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes if Congress does not make the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent this year ....


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