1. Supreme Court showdown leaves future of climate lawsuits up in the air 
2. Hawaii's Latest Gun Control Fiasco Hinges on 'Footnote Nine'
3. Office of Elections Hearing: How to Choose Candidates 'By Lot'
4. OHA Announces Three Finalists for Administrator/CEO Position
5. In memoriam: UH alumna, former U.S. Rep. Pat Saiki
6. Hawaii DoE Schools, 73% of 11th Graders can’t do the Math
7. How Much Will this bill increase the cost of Housing Construction?
8. Hilo Coconut Island Bridge Replacement Becomes $22M Boondoggle
9. Union Plaza tensions flare as first responders answer medical call
10. Honolulu Police Commission approves taxpayer-funded lawyer for controversial ex-sergeant
11. Sued, Honolulu Liquor Commission suddenly seeks new records-retention rules
12. Special licenses would allow select Honolulu bars to close at 4 a.m.
13. Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to hear case on elephants’ human rights

1. ACLU: State of Hawaii could use Act 11 ‘corporate personhood’ law to selectively enforce ‘political correctness’
2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 2, 2026
3. 400 Flock cameras to be deployed along Hawaii roads
4. 1,100 Without Permanent Housing 3 Years After Lahaina Fire
5. Survey: High cost of living is Hawaiʻi’s most pressing concern
6. Honolulu ranks next to last in large U.S airport survey
7. Is OHA's Board In For Another Shakeup?
8. Ethics: Waters’ taxpayer-funded election-year mailer illegal
9. Two Kaʻū condo communities deserted after Lala damaged private Punaluʻu utility servicing water, sewer
10. Well Reopening Near Red Hill Stirs Up Usual Suspects
11. Hawaiʻi Mormon Population Growing
12. Recktenwald: DOJ Wants to Muzzle Judges Who Speak Out About the Rule of Law

1. Tax, spend, regulate, repeat. Will Hawaii lawmakers ever learn?
2. The Time Tax
3. Kailua Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison
4. Next Scandal: Kauhale program paid for director’s sex toys
5. It’ll take more than Febreze for deodorizing our hauna
6. Election?  Carpenters have already won everything except Question 2
7. Nearly Half of Politicians Running Unopposed on November Ballot (again)
8. Guaranteed Loser: With no Serious Contender on Primary Ballot, Republicans Saddled with Antivaxxer Nut for Governor
9. After Pretending to Join ‘Stop Corporate Personhood’ Circus--ACLU Shows True Colors (again)
10. Meee Tooo Hysteria Staging Comeback?
11. Rate Hikes?  Critics question HECO’s ‘fire sale’ of ASB
12. Hawaii members face Medicare plan changes from HMSA
13. Star-Adv: State Should Raid Green Fee Slush fund to Fill up EBT Cards
14. Parents demand answers after 12-year-old leaves Nanakuli campus unattended

1. Hawaii high court lets lawyers keep $222M from Maui fire settlement
2. “Economic Freedom: What It Means and Why It Matters to Hawaii”
3. Red Flags: Hawaii among most financially distressed states
4. Hawaii OIP Swarmed by AI Robot Requests
5. Maui Man Admits to Selling Methamphetamine and Cocaine
6. Hawaii sues Trump admin for loosening car fuel efficiency standards
7. Pearl City Junk Yard Ordered Closed After Fire
8. NYT: Hawaii housing shortage drives poverty
9. Poll: Josh Green Approval 64%
10. Will Supreme Court Block Climate Suits By Hawaiʻi, Other States?
11. Oʻahu transit agency is paying record-high prices to fuel city buses

1. Monday: Supreme Court climate case could impact Hawaii lawsuits
2. The Difference Between a Good Cause and a Good Investment
3. PCBs: AG Scores $45M Settlement
4. PUC to Hear Testimony on HECO Storm Response
5. Green’s Chief of Staff Still on the Job after being found personally liable for retaliation and wrongful termination of whistleblower
6. Rapacious greed has Limit: Hawaii Supreme Court upholds Maui wildfire attorney fee caps
7. HMSA's Medicare Changes Could Increase Costs For Thousands
8. Makiki building will house homeless teens, young adults
9. Kauaʻi bill could help keep a few locals from paying high property taxes for a little while
10. South Maui ‘Plan’: So-Called Progressives Stall Until After Election
11. Mindless Hysteria: Data centers debate continues at county level
12. Molokai Power to be out 8 hours per day

1. Former US Rep Pat Saiki Dead at 96
2. BIA: Permitting Delays Remain a Major Concern Despite DPP Modernization
3. WESPAC Advances Sea Turtle Actions, Finalizes Fishing Recommendations
4. August Tourist Spending Down 9.7%
5. Recycling: City Begins Mixing Rotten Food into Greenwaste
6. DBEDT Releases 2025 Hawaiʻi Data Book
7. Hawaii 2nd-Highest Credit Card Debt in USA
8. Conservation groups sue NOAA over Pacific deep-sea mining application
9. HECO: EV Charging Doubles
10. Kiddie Porn: Moanalua won four state titles. Who paid?
11. The Hawaiʻi GOP’s real problem isn’t its platform
12. Bringing liquefied natural gas to Hawaii
13. Looters Target Empty Kalaupapa Homes
14. How Many Will We Steal?  Maui Council refers another 32 shoreline condo complexes’ hotel-rezoning to unfavorable Maui Planning Commission
15. The standard Hawaii vacation is over
16. 'Devastated' Kauaʻi Harbor May Take 5 Years To Fix—mostly for paperwork
17. HPD May Have Shared Your License Plate Data With The IRS
18. Hawaii DMV has been giving out non-TSA compliant Licenses Since at least July—no fix in sight

1. PEW: Reforms Could Save Hawaii Renters $5,500 Per Year
2. "TIO to pursue siting TMT at its primary site in Hawaiʻi"
3. Green Names Appointees to LUC, Teacher Standards Board
4. Fired HTA executive awarded over $500k in whistleblower lawsuit—Green’s Chief of Staff ‘Personally Liable’ 
5. Another TRO Fail: Revenge motive in fatal shooting of Maui officer by convicted felon whose gun was not confiscated under TRO
6. Gun Control Nuts Plan Agenda for 2027 Legislature
7. Hawaii Contract Allows 400-camera automated license plate reader network
8. Lahaina’s Front Street, Where Businesses Will Never Return
9. Half Of Keiki Are Chronically Absent At Some Schools. See How Yours Compares
10. HECO Knows What's Behind Outages. It Just Won't Tell You
11. HPD chief details plans to address staffing, modernization
12. County seeks dismissal of ‘Sammy’ lawsuit alleging officer was negligent in death of teen

1. Hawaii First-Ever 'A' Grade in Digital States Survey
2. Kailua Shooting: Son Of Miske Associate ID'd As Victim–female arrested as alleged shooter
3. OHA’s 14-Year Kakaako Makai Pipe Dream
4. Rising fuel costs prompt spike in Hawaii grocery prices
5. FBI finds 2 more alleged victims of former Moanalua coach
6. 13 Tons of Electric Vehicle Batteries Cleared from Olowalu Area before Fire
7. KIUC Addresses $40-50M Price Tag from Hurricanes
8. Oahu industrial land prices surge as Kapolei supply tightens
9. Enviros Plan: Destroy Every Oceanfront House on North Shore
10. Judges Crackdown On Virtual Hearings

1. Complete List of All Hawaii 2026 Ballot Questions State and County
2. Maui’s new grant rules are good first step, but more transparency needed
3. Who the Cowards are: Hawaii Politicians private weaseling
4. Deliberations continue in trial over former HTA exec Isaac Choy’s firing
5. At Issue In Tokuda Vs. Awa: Who’s Better for Native Hawaiians?
6. The Latest Challenge For Honolulu Police: Hire More Women
7. Hawaii Tourist Accused of Hurling Rock at Seal Has Restrictions Eased

1. The Jones Act Waiver Has Moved More Energy Than Official Numbers Show
2. Wait, you need a license for that? Hawaii strictly regulates MMA events
3. Dear Mr. Paxton, Pay Your Taxes
4. 2028 Mayoral Race: Tupola v Weyer
5. HD43: Souza Refuses to Participate in Candidate Forums
6. SD20 McDermott: ‘Stop Trans-ing our Children’
7. YES on State Question 2: Ads Urge You To Vote For Better Roads
8. On HMSA-HPH plan, assess patients, docs, oversight
9. Hawaii Government Technology: Last to First in 31 Years
10. Shapiro: Still stuck between a dump and a funky-smelling place

1. DCCA Hosts 2026-2027 Hawaiʻi LifeSmarts Competition.
2. DOH: Recycling Centers Slightly Amend Amount Wasted on Plastic 'Recycling'
3. Honolulu Selected to Join Love Your Block – Partnering With Residents to Improve Neighborhoods Citywide
4. Oahu Girls’ Wrestling Coach Charged with Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
5. HI-5 bottle tax yields $105M slush fund-what will legislators waste it on? 
6. Political Correctness is a Corruption Coverup: Star-Adv Flacks for CNHA
7. Kauai Wants Visitors Back. So Where Are They?
8. Hawaiian Electric still plans to retire Maui’s fossil fuel plants despite EPA easing greenhouse gas restrictions
9. HART reviews tentative $652M budget for next year

1. Comparing county property taxes across Hawaii: Who pays the most?
2. DPP Unveils New Interactive Map for TOD Zoning and Development
3. Chinatown Cultural Plaza redevelopment moves forward after years of City advocacy
4. US Chamber of Commerce sues Hawaii over law targeting Citizens United
5. UHERO: Hurricanes Slow Hawaii Economy
6. Democrat Corruption Scandal: This Stretch of Hawaii is Edging Republican
7. Ranked choice voting proposal draws GOP opposition ahead of November vote
8. 'Slow-moving trainwreck': Economist discusses Hawaii economy
9. Honolulu building permits backlog rises despite HNL Build launch
10. Jury hears emotional testimony from police, sees bodycams at murder trial of Maui officer
11. FBI arrests ex-Moanalua High School girls wrestling coach
12. Kauai Shrimp to close due to Hurricane Damage

1. Filipino National Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Voting as Alien
2. The Jones Act Waiver Has Moved More Energy Than Official Numbers Show
3. Hawaii court works in new rules for toxic-tort cases
4. Subprime Auto Loans: Hawaii Joins Multi-State Settlement
5. DAGS starts improvements at Old State Cemeteries
6. Green Eyes $1B Disaster Fund--nothing to build hurricane shelters
7. Honolulu voters to decide 20 Charter amendments in November
8. State To Decide Fate Of Gay-Oriented Ewa Dream House Charter School After Board Quits
9. Passing One Climate Test, Failing the Other: -- Imported Biofuels and Hawaiʻi’s Two Carbon Ledgers
10. How US states ‘mistakenly’ added 30,000 non-citizens to voter rolls
11. Ala Wai 'Pirate Ship' Is Pau But Public Is Stuck With The Bill

1. Navatek, the Untold Story: The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
2. $65M to Restore Kula Hospital
3. Ninth Circuit affirms conviction of man who stole identity of dead child
4. Did Honolulu notify landowners before asking state to designate properties as “Important Agricultural Lands”?
5. Conspiracy in Common: How Cordery Brings Sovereignty Activists into Hawaii Republican Party
6. Another BOE member resigns, citing lack of transparency
7. Still Planning to Steal Condotels: Maui Planning Commission rebuffs exemptions to vacation rental ban
8. Building Code Merry Go Round: Hurricane Latest Excuse to Drive up Construction costs
9. How HCDA Chases Low Income Seniors Out of Kakaako Apartments
10. Oʻahu climate planners say other residents must stop driving cars, turn off AC and eat less meat to curb emissions
11. Hundreds of Hawaii residents could lose Obamacare health insurance benefits in fraud crackdown
12. Trial opens for Maui man accused of killing police officer
13. Soft on Crime: Criminal Imported from New Hampshire was out on Hawaii Bail when he allegedly assaulted 2 Big Island police officers
14. Taiwan to raze, redevelop troubled Chinatown Cultural Plaza

1. Election Integrity? Hawaii Worst in USA
2. Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Maui District Family Judge
3. Death of Young Crypto Kingpin Leaves Massive Estate in Hands of Hawaii's Notorious Probate System
4. Yukutake v Lopez: 9th Circuit Upholds Hawaii Gun-Purchase Restrictions
5. Mitsunaga News: Otani Straw donor trial delayed again amid plea talks
6. Yes on Question 2:  Tax Increment Financing
7. Monthly HECO electricity bills could see a raise
8. The Cost of Living in Hawaii 185% of US Average
9. Hawaiʻi Still Has A Physician Shortage
10. Federal Head Start Reforms Could Cut Supports For Welfare Cheats
11. High-Need Foster Kids Now Have An Alternative To Staying In State Offices

1. Hawaii tied for the worst access to mental health treatment facilities in the country in 2025
2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 18 2026
3. VIDEO: Recktenwald Addresses Senate Briefing on 'Rule of Law'
4. Retaliation at HTA: Green’s Chief of Staff on Trial after protecting CNHA contracts
5. TMT reportedly rejects Spanish bid to build on Canary Islands
6. YES on Question 2: Hawaii voters to decide on measure facilitating housing growth
7. Skyline statistics reveal a costly, ineffective system
8. Price Shock At Waikīkī Co-op Highlights Vulnerability To Housing Fees
9. Even Lowell can’t pierce Niihau’s veil of secrecy
10. Honolulu Spilled 27M Gallons Of Sewage during Recent Storms
11. All Roads lead back to Waimanalo Gulch: Kapaa Quarry Road unsuitable for landfill, Kailua board says, unsurprisingly 

1. How Honolulu can learn from Auckland
2. Hawaii 2nd-Lowest Student Debt in USA
3. Getting into Tax Court
4. With One More Seat, Republican Legislators Could Force Roll-call Votes
5. Are Voters Apathetic? Maybe They're Disgusted
6. They plan their rail junkets as lamely as the rail project
7. CD2: Dark Money Pours into Tokuda Campaign
8. Worries persist in Hawaii despite Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot ruling
9. Can Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA Take Hold At UH Mānoa?
10. County finance committee votes to extend homeless slush fund

1. Maui doctor loses bid for new attempted murder trial
2. Hawaii County Fire Chief Candidates Announced
3. Teachers Union Plans Big for Honolulu Gay Pride Parade—‘appropriate for all ages’
4. Souza-Medeiros race on ballot directed to Republicans only
5. Maui woman pleads guilty to voting unlawfully in 2024 election
6. Hawai‘i joins multi-state lawsuit against DHS over immigration
7. Five years after Red Hill fuel spill, Navy touts progress as residents express skepticism
8. Kalaupapa's drinking water system is down for repairs. When can residents return?
9. Hawaii Supreme Court weighs dual compensation claims in exonerees’ case

1. Lawsuit: Years of ‘customary non-enforcement’ by HPD, DPP, and Liquor Commission behind Waianae ‘Silvadome’ Mass Shooting
2. COVID Fraud: UH, AmeriCorps Agree to Pay $500K for failing to stop Higa, Aipoalani
3. Three-quarters of religion-based hate crimes in Hawaii last year targeted Jews, who are less than 1% of the state
4. Applications open for vendors, participants of Honolulu and Kapolei City Lights
5. Hawaiian Women in U.S. Have Highest Breast Cancer Incidence
6. Survey: 64% say Hawaii has become a ‘worse place to live’ over last five years
7. Hundreds file unemployment claims on Kauai after Lowell
8. Resilience Hub Reality Check -- It Takes Way More Than the Latest Buzzword to Save Communities
9. Recent visitor trends may signal long-term problems for the state’s biggest industry
10. Spying on You: Fate Of Proposed Data And Innovation Office In O‘ahu Voters’ Hands
11. The widespread implications of the demographic cliff for Hawai’i
12. OHA's Native Hawaiian Trust Fund Has Doubled In Value
13. Haleakalā Telescopes: Thwarted so far, Usual Suspects ‘Wait Anxiously’ for Next Round of Protests  
14. Former Honolulu Mid-Pacific teacher pleads no contest to sexually assaulting 10-year-old student 
15. Soft-on-Crime: Hawaii man acquitted for property crime; arrested for similar offense 162 minutes later

1. AG: Hawaii Crime Data Shows Sharp Drop in 2025
2. Section 8 Housing: Federal Spending Triples, Higher Rent Eats Most of The Money
3. Imported from Asia by Larry Mehau: How Smokable Meth Made Its 1984 U.S. Landfall In Hawaiʻi
4. Hawaii Supreme Court denies Fevella’s appeal in contested West Oahu Senate race
5. HD43: ‘Republicans-only’ label on Special Primary election Medeiros v Souza during general election
6. Former Lahainaluna principal wanted on felony charges
7. New position for former DLE director Mike Lambert
8. ‘Active disaster zone’: Kauai’s mayor urges visitors to stay away from North Shore amid storm recovery
9. Kauaʻi Vacation Rental Owners Urged To Take In Displaced Families
10. Hawaii launches first permanent drone docking system for law enforcement – 30 seconds to put a drone over incident

1. Lawyers take $222M from Maui wildfire settlement -- Will Supreme Court Give Them More?
2. Bribery Case: How the AG is sabotaging extradition of Solidum
3. Hawaiʻi Spends $100M On Public Preschool Seats--Private preschools shrink.
4. Mail-in ballots printing, elections office moving forward
5. Abortion Pill Use Has Tripled In Hawaiʻi Over Past Decade
6. Hawaii’s crime rate fell nearly 12% in 2025

1. HD43 Tie Vote: Three ‘Nago ballots’ sent to voters registered in Florida
2. Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Teachers
3. Yes on Question 2: Hawaii constitutional amendment to lower housing costs with ‘RISE’ bonds
4. Bill 48: Your property can be secretly condemned by HART
5. BOSS Survey: From Bad to Even Worse
6. Travelers heed calls to avoid Kauai amid Hurricane Lowell recovery
7. Gov. Green Feigns Neutrality while backing HMSA-HPH notamerger
8. Not Even Close: 7-2 high court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions
9. Appeals by Miske co-defendants facing strong headwinds
10. More Unlicensed Teachers Are Filling In Gaps In Hawaiʻi Classrooms
11. He Was Banned From Police Work In California But Hired In Honolulu
12. Fire at Kauai's Kapule Building shuts down major county services

1. PUC Hearings Set: HECO Pushing 5.3% Rate Hike
2. Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, but Native Hawaiians Aren’t
3. Mokulele Airlines Awarded $19.4 Million Essential Air Service Contract for Lanaʻi
4. Rail Bribe: HCDA gives Lawmakers $300K For TOD Travel, Destination Unknown
5. Mayor advises tourists to reconsider travel to Kauaʻi until island recovers more from Hurricane Lowell
6. Enviros have a Plan to exploit Lowell Damage to make Home Construction even More Expensive and Difficult
7. 845 Homeless Chronics Dead Since 2020

1. DoE Loses Another 1.6%--Charter Schools Continue to Grow
2. Building a more free and prosperous Hawaii — together
3. Limited access to Kaumālapa‘u Harbor Lanai Sunday, Sept. 13
4. Jurors recalled in Maui doctor's bid for new attempted murder trial
5. A Fair Tax
6. How to file for Hawaii property tax relief in 2026
7. Honolulu Charter Commission leaves zoning board reform off ballot
8. Hawaii could face costly scramble to deliver ballots
9. Voters seeking top leaders don’t look to the legislators
10. State tech transition stalls Hawaii business approvals, worsening economic hurdles
11. Office building overhaul adds affordable rental units in Honolulu
12. Maneuvering: UH seeks changes to Maunakea summit master plan
13. Hawaiʻi And New Hampshire Are Magnets For PAC $$$
14. On Kauaʻi, Derek Kawakami is using Lowell to his advantage, without making it seem that way.

1. DBEDT: Hawaii Growth Rate to be Cut in Half
2. UH Proposes Tuition Hikes
3. Will Social Media Hysteria gut Kauai Tourism in Hurricane Lowell’s aftermath?
4. One Hanalei flood victim says tourists are being bad
5. Kalaupapa residents, staff relocated after drinking water well fails
6. Full extent of Ni’ihau damage unknown

1. City marks 25th anniversary on September 11 with Tribute of Light
2. UHERO: What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere?
3. Hawaii Obamacare Subscribers to get $500 Rebate
4. Feds Sue Hawaii over in-state tuition for immigrants
5. Honolulu Man Involved in Trans-Pacific Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years
6. How Two Hawaiʻi Civilian DoE Employees Exposed Historic Navy Scandal
7. Sunken boats, lost livelihoods at Kauaʻi's Port Allen
8. Honolulu Says Its Tow Contractor Overbilled. Taxpayers Will Pay The Price
9. Bill 32: Parks and Recreation to Set Park User Fees
10. Gays Plan Big Coming Out Party for Underage Kids
11. Trumpster Election Conspiracy Fraudsters Leave Wreckage Behind at Elections Commission
12. One Hanalei flood victim says tourists are being bad

1. More Hurricanes Lining Up?
2. VIDEO: Maui General Election Candidate Forum
3. States that Vaccinate the Most -- Hawaii 18th
4. Lowell Shuts Lanai Barge Harbor for Two Weeks -- "containers floating in water"
5. Feds: Sovereignty Tax Scam Drew 200 Criminals from 19 States
6. Fevella asks Supreme Court to intervene in election tiebreaker before Tomorrow
7. $106K Surprise: Making New Kaua‘i Homes Wildfire Resistant May Cost Much More Than Expected
8. Rent Jumping 44% at Run-Down Moiliili Apartment Building
9. License plate-reading cameras used on Maui — but not for surveillance, police say
10. Covering the Cost: The cost of shipping, Jones Act in Hawaii
11. DUI News: Former legislator Sharon Har joins Catholic Charities Housing Development Corp.
12. Visitors asked to stay away from Kauai during Hurricane Lowell recovery

1. VIDEO: Lowell Kauai Damage
2. Hawaii County Public Hearings Scheduled for Proposed Solid Waste Fee Increase
3. Everyone is angry in America
4. Restraining Orders: Hawaii to copy Washington State method designed to get more guns from legal owners, but none from criminals
5. The Hidden Logic of the Hu Honua–Hawaiian Electric Standoff
6. NYT: The Long Road to Rebuilding Lahaina After the 2023 Wildfire
7. Transsexual Propaganda Removed from Federal Department of Education Survey Results
8. Can Oʻahu Spend Millions On Pandas And Also Upgrade The Zoo?
9. Let’s Copy some Mainland Hysteria: Hawaii County proposal to ban AI data centers deferred until October
10. Lift restrictions on wastewater financing

Everyone is angry in America

1. VIDEO: Lowell Kauai Damage
2. Hawaii County Transient Vacation Rental Registration Now Live
3. Luke corruption trial pushed to 2027
4. Congress Passed Housing Reform. Hawai‘i Can Make It Work
5. Delays: Hawaiʻi's housing affordability problem
6. 'Kick In The Face': Hawaiʻi's $2M Business Registration System Slammed
7. No Water, And No End In Sight: A Big Island Condo Copes With Lala
8. Accused Of Violating Patients, A Hawaiʻi Doctor Still Practices
9. Hawaii Officials Prevail in Challenge to State’s Hemp Rules

1. Lowell to Hit Kauai
2. Liquor Commission Secrets: Has Kamehameha Schools entered the marijuana business?
3. Eight Years in a Row: Hawaiʻi Schools Continue to Lose Students as Young Families Flee State
4. Courtyards at Waipouli Lawsuit, ‘a narrow challenge’ to DHHL evictions only
5. Judge finds conflict of interest involving Ford Fuchigami’s counsel in public corruption case
6. Hawaiʻi Should Remember The Injustice Of Forced Unionism
7. Trump administration renews Supreme Court bid to limit mail-in voting
8. Green light for Keaau Health Center: Commissioners OK $90M project

1. Liquor Commission Secrets: Has Kamehameha Schools entered the marijuana business?
2. JSC Announces Applicants for Supreme Court Justice
3. OHA, City Begin Discussions on Kakaʻako Look Lab Site
4. Immunization recommendations for the 2026-27 respiratory virus season
5. State DOH Approves Reactivation of the Navy ʻAiea Hālawa Shaft
6. Save Ala Moana!
7. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 4 2026
8. Tupola for Mayor in 2028?
9. Maui Fire Dept: “Boxcheckians” in leadership roles
10. Disruption of mail balloting could silence Hawaii voters
11. DCCA BREG Tech Fail: Why can’t new business register with state?
12. Hawaii patients express frustration with doctor shortage on Oahu
13. Ex-Rep Holt Illegally Lobbying for more Young Bros Rate Hikes?
14. Retired Campaign Spending Commission Boss Quickly Transitions to Campaign Consultant
15. How Do They Do It? GOP Candidates Surge In General
16. $521K Hawaii Airport Lawsuit Exposes Checked Bag Risk

1. Hawaii Supreme Court orders new election in tied HD43 race
2. Treasury, IRS Move to End Tax-Exempt Status for Discriminatory Practices in Private Schools
3. Kauai man sentenced to 45 years in prison for grooming boys
4. Copycat Late: State Sen. Kurt Fevella challenges West Oahu primary tiebreaker in court
5. Why Maui police don’t always name people who are arrested, including their own officers 
6. Maui Council panel advances license plate reader bill, delays facial recognition technology measure
7. Laughing 33-time loser gets only 5 years for hit-and-run death of lifeguard
8. Pearl City poke shop owner allegedly sold kilos of cocaine
9. Oahu housing tour gives young locals inside look at challenges of building affordable homes

1. Hawaii AG Joins Suit to force Medicaid to pay for Juvenile Sex Change Surgery
2. ​World Turned Upside Down: Maui Council panel votes 5-4 to adopt sea-level-rise criteria to un-steal some TVRs located in new hotel districts
3. Trump Administration Aims To Strip Tax Status of Private Schools With DEI Policies
4. Federal Native Hawaiian education funding awarded
5. OHA, city begin talks on future use of Kakaako Makai site
6. Neighborhood capital: Unlocking Hawai'i's hidden housing resource
7. Where Hawaii's Climate Math Actually Stands
8. Homeless dude refuses shelter for 20 years and counting
9. How ‘Fat Leonard’ Corrupted The Navy.

1. Lowell to Hit Kauai?
2. HD43: Hawaii Supreme Court considers election rematch
3. Public input sought on update to UH Maunakea Master Plan
4. The Power of Voter Participation
5. Racketeering claims survive against former defense contractor's wife
6. A Modernized Jones Act Could Help Reduce Hawai‘i’s Cost of Living
7. Former JAG Prosecutor Gets 20 Years for Child Pornography
8. Hawaii Supreme Court Justice McKenna Muddies Waters for Trump Third Term
9. Hawaii's high cost of living creates housing struggle for some teachers
10. Storms Shut Down Elevators Indefinitely For Hundreds In Honolulu
11. Sugimura calls for immediate action to address public safety concerns along Pūlehu and Hansen roads, nails Bissen for years of Inaction on Homeless Drug Camps
12. 22 Years Later, Mānoa Stream Keeps Making News
13. DOE opens 18 new public preschool classrooms on Oahu
14. Honolulu city agencies used more energy and water in 2025
15. H-POWER was closed for more than 80 days last year
16. Solar Battery Systems ‘Remotely Disabled’ after Lawsuit

1. Beyond the Courthouse Door: Who Takes Responsibility After Pretrial Release?
2. City Expands 'MH3' Involuntary Mental Health Commitment Program
3. Skyline Finally Cracks 13K Ridership--but only during back-to-school week
4. How to Hide $560M: 15-Year-Old PUC Docket Re-Opens and Re-Closes in an Instant
5. Hawaii Business Environment:  Dead Last and Getting Worse
6. Law infringes on advocacy groups’ rights
7. Incompetence: City admits two ineligible voters cast ballots in tied Makakilo primary race
8. Honolulu's Checkbook: Who's Getting Paid And How Much  
9. Latest Round of Hawaii Capitol pool ‘repairs’: $10.5M spent, $55-65M next
10. New AI tool could slash Honolulu building permit times
11. Island hotels push pack on bill to increase sewer rates
12. Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, But Native Hawaiians Aren’t
13. PETA calls on new Sea Life Park Hawaii owner ‘Hawaiian Council’ to release its dolphins
14. Oahu youth-led climate hysteria projects can score up to $5,000 from new city slush fund
15. Waialua residents sue city, Dole over March flooding – lots of ‘studies’, no dredging work
16. No Relief For Maui Wildfire Survivors Losing Thousands To Contractors
17. BBB Scam Tracker Warns About Kauai Guru
18. Hawaiʻi brain drain: How discrimination kept talent in the Islands, and why it doesn’t anymore

1. Audit: $132M City COVID Funds Cover Retiree Benefits
2. Hawaii lawsuit over fuel contamination continues
3. Hawaii's age-21 gun ban survives Second Amendment challenge
4. DLIR: Hawaii has Entered Decade-Long Economic Depression
5. Getting Hawaii to 100% by 2045: The Fakery
6. Hawaiʻi has the second-highest homeowners' association fees in the nation
7. Studies Showed Neglected Streams Could Wreak Havoc For 60 Years – (so more studies are being funded)
8. Rumored Lala ‘Dam Burst’ Was Likely Invasive Trees, Officials Say
9. 2022 report found Coconut Island bridge faulty
10. Hawaii Supreme Court to rule on tied House District 43 race
11. Honolulu Police Chief Lazar names permanent HPD deputy chiefs
12. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney arrest at DUI checkpoint in Kapolei
13. Maui police veteran arrested on sexual assault charges

1. How High Cost of Housing Makes Hawaii Homeowners Become Good Budgeters
2. Panda Diplomacy:  Honolulu to face “expectations not to cross any political red lines with Beijing”
3. Nightclub accuses liquor board of (more) retaliation
4. Honolulu Has A Rare Chance To Strengthen Civilian Police Oversight
5. Hawaiʻi's Pain At The Pump Is Par Pacific’s Gain

1. VIDEO: 2026 Maui Mayoral Candidate Forum
2. Which Hawaii county budget increased the most in 2026?
3. State Tax Hikes: How Much Federal Funding is Really at Risk?
4. Education Freedom Tax Credits
5. Ozawa vs. Waters III: The final round?
6. Grassroot at 25: Celebrating our past, shaping our future
7. 30 Years Since Peter Boy: Yamane Corruption Case Leaves CWS with fatal flaws
8. Is Ed Case Hawaiʻi’s Most Popular Politician? Voters Say Yes
9. Rapozo takes center stage at solo Kauaʻi mayoral town hall after Carvalho bizarrely withdraws from debate
10. Private-practice doctors alarmed by HMSA policy changes
11. Tempers flare over DelaCruz’ Wahiawa pedestrian bridge
12. Will They Or Won't They? Vote By Mail, That Is
13. Green will not be debating anti-Semite anti-Vaxxer Cordery
14. New York governor pardons Hawaii Purple Heart veteran forced to self-deport
15. Hawaii County: Lets Raise Taxes on Housing to Pay for Homeless Programs

1. Honolulu City Council Chair barred from seeking third term
2. Lawsuit: Honolulu's Inaction Led To Deadly Waiʻanae Rampage In 2024 
3. HECO Paranoia - Restricted Windfarm Info on the Rise
4. Native Hawaiian 8a Corps face federal scrutiny, budget cuts
5. Federal government seeks lease extensions on Kauai military land
6. Soft on Deadbeats: 11 years later, Hawaii Supreme Court says note records fail to prove foreclosure standing
7. How to slash your hurricane insurance premiums by more than a third
8. BLNR delays decision on aquarium fishing

1. July Tourist Headcount Up 1.1%--length of stay drops sharply
2. $18.5 million in federal funding for 'grid resilience'
3. Covering the Cost: The cost of construction permit delays and post-disaster rebuilding
4. Soft-on-Crime: Convicted Maui Rapist at center of national political storm to Walk Free?
5. “We know” Judiciary is Soft-on-Crime: Man who appealed conviction in fatal stabbing to get new trial
6. HHFDC chief planner dies of meth overdose
7. Financial Literacy Is Required For Hawai‘i Grads. Are Schools Ready?
8. Commercial aquarium fishing question may be resolved after three years

1. Trask: OHA Trustee Souza 'threatened me with physical violence'
2. Hawaii AG Joins Democrats suing Postal Service over rule on mail-in ballots
3. Will SCOTUS Hear Hawaii Voter Roll Case?
4. UH Chickens Out on Building Occupation Protest Ban
5. DLE’s fake CEO Travels World, secretly grabs 1/3 of DLE Budget
6. Wahiawa Dam: Honolulu And Dole Sued By Residents Over Negligence In Kona Low Floods
7. Disarray after taking Control of Wahiawa Dam: Dela Cruz Ousts another ADC Chief
8. Extent of Red Hill fuel cleanup still undetermined
9. Sea Level Rise is Excuse to Un-steal 26 more Kihei condotel projects
10. Staff at long-term wing in Honoka‘a Hospital dealing with COVID-19 outbreak of nearly half its patients
11. Carvalho withdraws from Kauaʻi mayoral debate against Rapozo
12. New HPD chief says he favors a new police district for Waianae
13. Hawaiʻi doesn't have a condo crisis, it has a missing law
14. Schofield Army sergeant fights ‘tooth and nail’ to return after Trump’s trans military ban
15. HOVE Druggie found with two underage boys

1. Hawaii high court considers ballot eligibility for Honolulu City Council seat--will rule by Friday
2. Trump Approves Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Lala
3. Alleged Repeat Child Sexual Predator Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Hawaii
4. Hawaii Part of $17B Facebook/Instagram Settlement
5. It’s True: Power Outages Happening More Often In Hawai‘i
6. Wildfire Mitigation -- Measuring Progress From a Baseline That Does Not Exist
7. Ige wasn’t an insurgent. He was next in line.
8. Judge allows DUI suspect accused in a deadly crash to move to Florida
9. Lawsuit Alleges Hawaiʻi Prison Staff Enabled Gang Attack
10. Settlement allows Hawaii Job Corps center to reopen after COVID, Biden, and Trump shut it

1. Leaving Hawaii: Wall Street Journal Misses the Boat
2. HECO Predicts Power Restoration by September 8
3. To Support N Korea, U.S. withdraws from military exercises with South Korea (Yes, you read that right.)
4. ‘No Way’: Two Ballot ‘overage’ behind Souza’s desperate challenge in deadlocked primary race
5. State Supreme Court to hear arguments over Tommy Waters’ election eligibility
6. Supreme Court lifts one of two blocks on Trump’s mail-in ballot restrictions
7. Fake AI-generated endorsement sets up test of Act 247?
8. In A Big Hurricane, Hawaiʻi has almost zero Shelters To Protect You
9. Feds: Wanted Criminal, Escapee got $458K COVID Money
10. Deaths Spiking as Meth-Heads Age Out

1. Does FDA Approval Mean End to Anti-Sunscreen Hysteria?
2. 40 Years of Meth In Hawaiʻi
3. Waters’ run was a test. The law failed due to new Vote-by-Mail Timelines.
4. Redacted at the PUC, Public in Court – Bad Fuel Wrecks Turbines on Big Island and Kauai
5. Tourism Industry Activists: Keep Hawaiʻi's Reef Fish so we can Sell Dive Tours On The Reef
6. Hawaii County Permanent Disaster Program will create One New ‘position’
7. Be more selective about public school closures
8. White Kids Sued Kamehameha. Native Hawaiians Can't Get In Either
9. Councilmember Owned and Operated by KSBE

1. Does FDA Approval Mean End to Anti-Sunscreen Hysteria?
2. When do Judges Have Free Speech?
3. It’s time to fix how Hawaii rebuilds
4. SD18 Dems Find only one candidate Crooked Enough to Endorse
5. Will USPS deliver mail-in ballots in Hawaii?
6. Tax credit program could aid students – if Green Allows it
7. Hurricane ‘Infrastructure’ Rebuild--Opportunity to Snatch Green Fee Slush Fund Away from Eco Activists
8. Maui County pretends to ‘mull’ pricey desalination plans as part of scam to take ag water from Mahi Pono and use it for tourism
9. FEMA to donate Kīlohana modular units to Maui County; plans call for permanent housing 
10. State warns of potential flooding near Wahiawa Dam
11. 6 In 10 Lost Power During Lala. It May Take A State Inquiry To Learn Why
12. David Ige’s victory over incumbent governor Neil Abercrombie in the 2014 primary was the biggest insurgency in Hawaiʻi’s history

1.  The Federal Tax Credit for Scholarships: Money for Hawaii DoE--if they Accept it
2. Honolulu Liquor Commission selects its next Administrator
3. Got $88B?  Hawaii Continues to Waste Money on High Profile Projects While Ignoring Basic Maintenance
4. New Maui Middle School will cost $210M (and counting)
5. HIEMA to request federal disaster declaration after Lala
6. Kauaʻi County takes step to harden homes against wildfires 

1. Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American
2. Racists in Congress fought against statehood for Hawaii
3. Kindergarten Hawaii Vaccination Rates Drop
4. Hawaii Unemployment Rate Creeps up to 2.7%
5. Joint hearing slated Tuesday for 2 Honolulu City Council election challenges
6. Lala Triggers Nation's First Coral Insurance Payment
7. Dozens Of Hawaiʻi's Mentally Ill Inmates To Move to Waiawa Prison

1. Invest-90E--Another-Storm-Coming to Hawaii?
2. Environmentalists sue to halt American Samoa deep-sea mining sale
3. US Flag Cargo Ship Abandoned in West Pacific, Taking on Water
4. WSJ—Hawaii Tourism is Dying: “the state shouldn’t try to predict which industries or businesses will succeed”
5. From a Wall Map to a Weather Model -- Why Oʻahu's Grid Got So Complicated
6. There are no real rules for development:  Everything is a game (that’s why new housing costs so much)
7. Lala Hurricane victims 93-year-old May Doi and retired physicist John Hylas found by neighbors in pastures
8. ‘Nobody taking responsibility’: Oahu residents say some Lala storm damage was preventable
9. Lack of investment in infrastructure taking a toll
10. “$900 per 15 minutes”: Hawaii House panel considers more regulation of towing industry run by former Chop-shop theives
11. Ban Taxpayer-Funded Mailers within 60 days of Elections, Ethics Chief Says
12. Snouts at Trough: Green Fee application deadline extended following Hurricane Lala
13. Almost Half Of Hawaiʻi Schools Have Unreliable Fire Alarms

1. Indictment: Hawaii Targeted by Iranian Hackers
2. Crooked Kidney Foundation Bought COVID Van from Jim Ireland for $148K
3. Hawaiʻi Freshmen Failing: Ninth Grade Repeater Rate Among Nation's Highest
4. East Honolulu voters file Supreme Court election challenge supporting Tommy Waters
5. Another Tropical Storm Heading to Hawaii?
6. Man found dead in Big Island pasture believed to be second Hurricane Lala fatality
7. Honolulu police-involved accident hospitalizes pedestrian
8. DoE Retaliation Games: Principal Harano must be reinstated
9. America suspended the Jones Act. Americans were the winners.
10. Second Maui Immigrant Pleads Not Guilty To Illegal Voting