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| Saturday, February 28, 2026 |
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Former Maui Police Officer Sentenced to 65 Months for Unjustified Tasing
By News Release @ 12:40 AM :: 168 Views :: Maui County, Police
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... Frate admitted that on January 6, 2024, Frate repeatedly tased an arrestee, even though the arrestee was not resisting or posing any threat ....
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| Saturday, February 28, 2026 |
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61-Time Loser Finally Catches Federal Case--Gets 14 Years
By News Release @ 12:30 AM :: 249 Views :: Honolulu County, Drugs
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... Manago has 61 cases going back to year 2000 on ECourtKokua ....
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| Friday, February 27, 2026 |
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Election 2026: 178 Candidates Pull Papers to Run
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 2238 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Still no candidates for Governor and Lt Governor ....
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| Friday, February 27, 2026 |
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HB1875: Hawaii to Become Sanctuary for Juvenile Sex Change
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:14 PM :: 232 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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... testifiers raised concerns about parental rights, medical accountability, and the breadth of the legal shield being created ....
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| Friday, February 27, 2026 |
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Washington’s Misplaced Shipbuilding Obsession
By Cato Foundation @ 10:53 PM :: 188 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... The United States is nowhere close to becoming a competitive builder of large oceangoing cargo vessels, either under current conditions or under any plausible combination of subsidies or mandates ....
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| Friday, February 27, 2026 |
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Hawaiian Electric Releases Full Year 2025 Results
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 188 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Cost of Living
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"Typical Residential Bill Stable in 2025."
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| Friday, February 27, 2026 |
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UHERO: Hawaiʻi moves beyond recession
By UHERO @ 12:42 PM :: 260 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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... Tourism has stabilized ....
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| Friday, February 27, 2026 |
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Tourist Headcount up 10.4% for January--spending up 19%
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 247 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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... spending by visitors in January 2026 was $2.26 billion up 19.0 percent compared to January 2025. A 10.4 percent growth in total arrivals to 874,358 visitors ....
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| Friday, February 27, 2026 |
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Free Public Pre-K Applications open next week
By News Release @ 11:57 AM :: 235 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... EOEL’s Public Pre-K Program provides free, high-quality prekindergarten to eligible children who are 3 or 4 years old and in the two years prior to entering kindergarten ....
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| Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
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Job Posting up for Honolulu Police Chief
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 253 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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"Honolulu seeks a forward-thinking leader capable of modernizing operations and advancing a fully integrated, community-centered policing model."
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| Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
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Gun Bills on the Move in Legislature
By News Release @ 2:27 PM :: 287 Views :: Second Amendment
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... HB206, SB2575 ....
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| Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
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| Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
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Share your thoughts on future transportation needs
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 272 Views :: Energy, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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... Long-Range Land Transportation Plan -- Public Meetings Begin Tuesday March 10 ....
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| Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
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Blangiardi announces 2026 town hall meeting schedule
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 252 Views :: Honolulu County
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... April 9 thru May 21, 2026 ....
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| Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
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UH launches search to re-establish UH Mānoa chancellor position
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 283 Views :: Higher Education
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... Currently, the UH president also holds UH Mānoa chancellor responsibilities, while academic affairs, research, enrollment management and student affairs are led by the UH Mānoa provost ....
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| Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
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Hawaii County Police Officer Pleads 'No Contest' to Tampering with Evidence
By News Release @ 1:18 AM :: 270 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police
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"...Should Hilo Circuit Judge Henry Nakamoto grant deferred acceptance of Kenolio’s no-contest plea, the conviction will be erased from his record if he stays out of further trouble with the law for a year...."
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| Wednesday, February 25, 2026 |
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Ethics in Hawaii: Hire your Family and Keep Their Frequent Flyer Miles
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 348 Views :: Ethics, Family, Labor
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... travel rewards earned through official state travel, such as frequent flyer miles and similar promotional benefits, may be retained by state officers and employees ....
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| Wednesday, February 25, 2026 |
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Maui County Fraud Risk, Let Me Count the Ways
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 291 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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"...the County's existing controls are not adequate to mitigate likely fraud risks because they do not cover significant areas of fraud exposure...."
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| Wednesday, February 25, 2026 |
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Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor Indicted for Witness Tampering
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 492 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... She accused Moon of forcing her to have sex with other men for his “pleasure,” starting in April 2024 and continuing until September 2025 ....
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| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
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Emergency Powers Legislation: Hawaii Should be Terrified
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 643 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... House Bill 2236 and Senate Bill 2151 are moving through the state legislature at the same time that Gov. Josh Green is still ruling under a longstanding housing emergency proclamation ....
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| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
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Turning Point USA at UH Manoa Today
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 606 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... Noon at University of Hawaii at Manoa – Campus Center Courtyard ...
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| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
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Army Corps of Engineers announces “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” initiative
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 410 Views :: Military
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... USACE Honolulu District highlights potential to strengthen pacific Navigation mission ....
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| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
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Recycled Wastewater for Kapalua Irrigation?
By News Release @ 12:50 PM :: 362 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Tourism
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... Hawaii Water Service is moving forward with a feasibility study for a decentralized wastewater treatment plant in Kapalua that would produce recycled water and give the community a drought-resistant supply of irrigation water ....
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| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
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VIDEO: Drone Footage Shows Extent of Flooding in Waialua, Haleiwa
By Video @ 1:07 AM :: 504 Views :: Honolulu County
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... drone video from Waialua, Haleiwa Saturday, Feb 21, 2026 ....
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| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
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Sheriff Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 586 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...manipulated computer records that tracked her time and attendance between October 1, 2021 and June 20, 2024, in order to receive more than $64,000 in unearned compensation....
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| Monday, February 23, 2026 |
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Supreme Court to hear Challenge to Big Oil Climate Change Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 PM :: 345 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... A ruling for the defendants could halt similar lawsuits nationwide and reaffirm that energy and climate policy must be set by Congress, not by local courts ....
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| Monday, February 23, 2026 |
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More Spaghetti on the Wall: Climate Activists Push Insurance Companies to 'Sue Big Oil'
By Selected News Articles @ 10:49 PM :: 409 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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...'sue big oil' lawfirm Hagens Berman was referred to the U.S. Department of Justice by a federal judge, citing findings of “misconduct bordering on the criminal”....
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| Monday, February 23, 2026 |
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Travel Update: Pre-Check--YES, Global Entry--NO
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 353 Views :: National News, Tourism
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... due to the ongoing partial federal government shutdown ....
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| Monday, February 23, 2026 |
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Green Nominates 'Racially Inferior' Gluck for Another Try at ICA Judgeship
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 1607 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... State Senators, July 29, 2021, rejected the nomination by a 6-17 vote after critics openly complained about Gluck’s ethnicity and gender. ....
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| Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
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HMSA-HPH 'Merger': AI Robot to be ‘Single Source of Oppressive and Unconscionable Truth’
By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 2291 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...The plan is to use AI to turbocharge HMSA's "oppressive and unconscionable" system for "overseeing care decisions." ....
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| Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
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What if Sylvia Luke is Telling the Truth?
By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 2474 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...If Sylvia Luke is telling the truth, it means the $35K bribe recipient is still out there, unidentified....
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| Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
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UH sitting on $429M Hoard
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1190 Views :: Higher Education, Taxes
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... The University of Hawaii has a $429M special fund for tuition and fees ....
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| Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
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SB3024 Allows Boys in Girls Bathrooms
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:23 AM :: 916 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Drugs
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... requires access to bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity, sets new investigation rules, mandates employee reporting, and increases the potential for lawsuits ....
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| Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
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BLS: Hawaii union membership 24.8% -- highest in USA
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 512 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... 145,000 workers in Hawaii are union members ....
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| Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
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States sue Trump administration for terminating 'Green New Deal' grants
By Court House News @ 12:19 AM :: 568 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News
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... OMB Director Russell Vought posted online that the Energy Department would be terminating “nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda” ....
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| Saturday, February 21, 2026 |
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Time to tackle Hawaii’s healthcare crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:34 PM :: 485 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...There are several significant healthcare bills still making their way through the Legislature. Perhaps the most important are those that would reform the state’s medical “certificate of need” regulations....
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| Saturday, February 21, 2026 |
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Auditor: DOBOR Ignoring Boat Insurance Law
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:00 PM :: 546 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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"... DOBOR simply does not know whether it recovered from vessel owners or their insurers the costs it expended ..."
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| Saturday, February 21, 2026 |
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Bribery Scandal Looms over Legislature, but they make time to deal with Feral Chickens
By Court House News @ 3:15 PM :: 1051 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... lawmakers debated bills surrounding sports betting, legal rights for coral reefs and feral chickens, but an ongoing bribery investigation cast a shadow over the capitol ....
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| Saturday, February 21, 2026 |
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HUD Moves to Kick Illegals out of Public Housing
By Court House News @ 2:52 PM :: 610 Views :: National News
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... a new proposed rule to require proof of U.S. citizenship or eligible status for every resident in HUD-funded housing, including “mixed status households” ....
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| Friday, February 20, 2026 |
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House Updates Committee Assignments After Rep Holt Quits to Take DLNR Job
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 1471 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Politicians
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... The Hawaii Democratic Party now has 30 days to give Gov. Josh Green a list of potential candidates to replace Holt in the House. Green will then have 60 days to select Holt’s replacement ....
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| Friday, February 20, 2026 |
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s one-man tariff war
By Court House News @ 12:52 PM :: 489 Views :: National News, Taxes
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... In anticipation of the high court’s ruling, big-name companies like Costco, Revlon and Bumble Bee Foods filed lawsuits in the U.S. Court of International Trade to secure tariff refunds for billions of dollars ....
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| Friday, February 20, 2026 |
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FEMA Approves $33.4 million to Support Recovery in Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:58 AM :: 473 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County
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... FEMA recently approved $33.4 million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in Hawaii ....
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| Friday, February 20, 2026 |
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HDoT signs 10-year contract for 187 Red Light Cameras
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 572 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...The 10-year contract totaling approximately $160 million will expand the current program from 17 sites to 187 dual-enforcement cameras across each of the state's major islands....
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| Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
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Is Hawaiʻi Being Left Behind?
By UHERO @ 3:06 PM :: 811 Views :: Economy, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... “left-behind places” share a common pattern: a dominant industry stops growing, productivity stalls, and incomes stagnate ....
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| Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
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| Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
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UPDATE: HPD List of Firearms Instructors
By Selected News Articles @ 9:56 AM :: 1552 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Taking a class from an unapproved or expired instructor could delay your permit process and create unnecessary complications ....
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| Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
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| Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
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Birds of a Feather: Who is Rallying to Support Luke?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 1114 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians
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... ILWU, Senator Kurt Fevella, UPW Local 646, Back the Blue founder Wayne Kaiwi, Kurt Tsuniyoshi, Charlie Iona ....
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| Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
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Look at the Defensive Gun Uses that Hawaii Wants to Criminalize
By Selected News Articles @ 2:17 AM :: 607 Views :: Second Amendment
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... just a vindictive effort to keep as many law-abiding gun owners as possible from exercising their rights ....
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| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 |
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Applicants Wanted for State Ethics, Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 1182 Views :: Ethics
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... Deadline Extended to Submit Applications for State Ethics Commission ....
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