Hawaii gang enforcer gets 30 years, ending landmark case by Court House News Monday, July 14, 2025 |
... drive-by shootings and armed robberies as part of the notorious Miske Enterprise ....
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HDoT Awards Contract for Removal of 'Falls of Clyde' by News Release Monday, July 14, 2025 |
... The 146-year-old vessel has been docked at Honolulu Harbor since 2008 ....
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State Job Growth? 'Health Care and Food Services' by News Release Monday, July 14, 2025 |
... Hawai‘i Projects 41,000 New Jobs by 2032, Led by Health Care and Food Services ....
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Discovery of unknown publications by Batimea Pua’aiki (Blind Bartimeus of Hawaii) by News Article Monday, July 14, 2025 |
... New Evidence from the Ke Kumu Hawaii Newspaper ....
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 11, 2025 by GovTrack .us Sunday, July 13, 2025 |
... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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LGBTQ Commission Pushing Green to Sign Executive Order Making Hawaii Sex-Change Kidnapping Sanctuary by News Release Sunday, July 13, 2025 |
... SB1150 failed in the Legislature, but the LGBTQ Commission still wants to grab your children. Will Green help them do it? ....
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SNAP Cliffs Are Coming by Tom Yamachika Sunday, July 13, 2025 |
... the USDA whacked our state with an $11 million fine for its huge error rate two years in a row ....
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Permitting progress prevails by Kelii Akina Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
"...decisive action to address Hawaii’s notorious permitting delays...."
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Judicial Nominees Sought for Oahu, Maui, Big Island by News Release Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
... The following notices were posted to the JSC website on Friday, 11 July 2025 ....
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HTA Board Positions Open by News Release Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
... State Boards and Commissions Seeking Applicants ....
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VIDEO: HFD Chief Hao on the Māʻili wildfire by Video Video Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
... On July 6, 2025, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 2:33 p.m. for a wildland fire near 87-253 Pa‘akea Road in Mā‘ili ....
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42 More Homeless Beds Available in Iwilei by News Release Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
"...a culturally grounded, 90-day transitional housing program for working males who are striving for financial stability...."
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Chinese Naval Vessel Spotted Off Hawaiian Coast by News Article Friday, July 11, 2025 |
... It is unclear how far offshore the Chinese vessel was, as is the mission it was pursuing ....
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Green Signed 313 Bills Into law by News Release Friday, July 11, 2025 |
... Green took action on 313 of the 321 bills enrolled during the 2025 regular session ....
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Auditor Dings Hawaii ERS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report by News Release Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
... Hawaii ERS received a 'disclaimer of opinion' ....
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Green Signs SB933, HB420, HB431 by News Release Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
...funding to support critical nonprofit organizations impacted by federal funding reductions....
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Green Signs $4B Lahaina Settlement Bill by News Release Wednesday, July 9, 2025 |
... House Bill 1001 (Act 301) establishes the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund ....
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Maui Bill 76: Restore Farmers' Food Truck Rights by Grassroot Institute Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
... Before the Planning Department’s rule change, Maui County residents could operate food trucks “by right” on their own properties in agricultural districts ....
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Firearm Permits Subject of Hawaii County PD Hearing by News Release Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
... proposal to repeal “Rules and Regulations of the Hawai’i Police Department Governing the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed and Unconcealed Weapons” ....
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Good Jobs Hawaiʻi participants see significant wage gains, UHERO finds by UH ERO Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
... Wage gains were particularly significant in the skilled trades and clean energy sectors, where completers earned 35% more than non-completers ....
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Carpenters Union Announces Plan to Harass Non-Union Contractors by News Release Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
"... a new compliance initiative to strengthen oversight of construction projects that utilize taxpayer funds ...."
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Paid in full. Trust? Still pending. by News Article Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
... while the names may change, the pattern — unfortunately — hasn’t ....
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Maui County Sewer Rates Jump 9% by News Release Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
... sewer user fees have increased by an overall average of 9% for Fiscal Year 2026, which started on July 1, 2025 ....
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SB933CD1: Shell Bill Gives Legislators $50M to Dole out to their Friends by News Release Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
... assigned to a Conference Committee where it was totally rewritten with content not included in any previous version ....
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OHA-Connected DTL Selected to Handle Iwilei Master Planning by News Release Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
... OHA bought up several properties in Iwilei. Now OHA-connected and Dela Cruz connected DTL is handling the master plan. See how that works? ....
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Green Signs Condo Insurance Stabilization Law by News Release Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
... Zephyr Insurance Company, has partnered with the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to accept and process applications from Condominium and Townhouse Associations ....
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79.1% of Homeowners in Hawaii Will Face a Hidden Home Equity Tax If They Sell by News Article Monday, July 7, 2025 |
... This “stay-put penalty” is locking up inventory and making it even harder for new buyers to break into the market ....
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Hawaii’s Police Corruption Scandal: Cash Flow to Crooks Continues by News Article Monday, July 7, 2025 |
... Something is off about the math in Honolulu’s police department corruption scandal, and taxpayers will be left shortchanged ....
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Building New Schools by Tom Yamachika Monday, July 7, 2025 |
... the fees have been collected but have not been used, and for a very long time ....
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July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii by Andrew Walden Monday, July 7, 2025 |
...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time. Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 3, 2025 by GovTrack .us Sunday, July 6, 2025 |
... Bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Green signs bills aimed at alleviating Hawaii’s housing shortage by Kelii Akina Sunday, July 6, 2025 |
... I’ve had no choice ....
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Testimony: Bill 9 Debunked by Former AG David Louie by Video Video Saturday, July 5, 2025 |
... short-term rentals have been lawful, residential uses in these districts for decades ....
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The 1840 Hawaiian Constitution and the Fourth of July by Grassroot Institute Friday, July 4, 2025 |
In 1840 the Kingdom of Hawaii adopted a constitution with strong parallels to the Constitution of the United States....
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The Verified Complaint In Equity: The Declaration Of Independence by Robert Thomas Friday, July 4, 2025 |
...the structure and style of the Declaration follows a form familiar to most modern lawyers: a complaint initiating a lawsuit....
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Green Vetoes Eight of 20 on 'Intent to Veto List' by News Release Friday, July 4, 2025 |
... Legislature will not schedule override session ....
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DPP to Launch New On-Line Permitting System by News Release Friday, July 4, 2025 |
...'HNL Build' will officially launch on Monday, August 4, 2025....
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Green: 'Big Beautiful Bill' Cuts MedQuest and EBT Cards by News Release Friday, July 4, 2025 |
“While it won’t be easy to stop all the damage from these cuts, we’re moving quickly to protect our communities."
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Hawaii prison guard gets eight years for sexually abusing inmates by Court House News Friday, July 4, 2025 |
... A federal judge opted to add more years onto the correctional officer's sentence than the "shockingly low" two to three years recommended by federal guidelines....
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In Chile, where science is appreciated, UH Telescope discovers visitor from outside solar system by News Release Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
... The discovery was made by UH’s NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile ....
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After Much Gnashing of Teeth, OHA Trustees Approve Amended Budget by News Release Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
“Trustees rolled up their sleeves and engaged the details like never before — offering and approving amendments live at the table, line by line, in full public view."
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Lawsuit Settlement will Impose ‘Big Expense’ on Your ‘fuel, groceries, and airfare’ by News Release Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
... The biggest and costliest piece of the plan is establishing clean fuel requirements for all types of transportation vehicles, including cars, passenger jets and cargo ships ....
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Hawai‘i’s state road usage charge begins for electric vehicles on July 1 by News Release Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
"...by 2033, the program is expected to expand to all light-duty vehicles...."
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Red Hill: BWS Sues Navy for $1.2B by News Release Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
... BWS past, ongoing, and future restoration, remediation and mitigation efforts are currently estimated to total approximately $1.2 billion ....
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Green Signs State Budget by News Release Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
... Green today signed House Bill 300 (Act 250), the Executive Biennium Budget ....
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Obscure federal laws could preserve birthright citizenship in Alaska and Hawaii by News Article Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
... No other states have a specific law establishing birthright citizenship there ....
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Puna Meth Lab Busted by News Release Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
"... a known narcotics trafficker was frequently visiting Hostetler’s property under a suspected arrangement to stash firearms, money, and narcotics...."
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HECO Preps Power Safety Shutoff System for Dry Season by News Release Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
... Persistent drought conditions, Wind gusts 45 mph and higher, and Relative humidity below 45% ....
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May Tourist Count up 1% by News Release Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
... May 2025 total visitor arrivals represent a 91.0 percent recovery compared to pre-pandemic May 2019 ....
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Aloha Stadium FAIL: NASED Lists Latest Excuses by News Release Monday, June 30, 2025 |
... NASED project team today announced an extension of the deadline for its negotiations with Aloha Hālawa District Partners (AHDP) ....
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Lawsuit Challenges “Dam Special Fund” Used to Undermine Constitutional Expenditure Controls by Tom Yamachika Monday, June 30, 2025 |
... The lawsuit alleges that the Special Fund was intended to be, and is, used to circumvent expenditure controls that are in the Hawaii Constitution for the protection of taxpayers ....
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Maui Police Launch Digital Firearms Registration System by News Release Monday, June 30, 2025 |
... individuals can apply for firearm purchase permits, carry licenses, and register locally-acquired firearms —all through a secure, user-friendly digital platform ....
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Ethics Complaint Exposes Ties Between Maui Councilmembers, Lahaina Charity Fraud, and Lobbyists by News Release Sunday, June 29, 2025 |
... the organization has a history of threatening and attempting to intimidate anyone who speaks out against them ....
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 27, 2025 by GovTrack .us Sunday, June 29, 2025 |
... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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July Fourth: Freedom should include your choice of doctor by Kelii Akina Sunday, June 29, 2025 |
... When it comes to healthcare in Hawaii, it is clear there is room for more freedom ....
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Twenty Years of Nickels by Tom Yamachika Sunday, June 29, 2025 |
... the fund has swollen to over $50 million ....
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Interstate telehealth to boost local medical care by Grassroot Institute Saturday, June 28, 2025 |
... easy, virtually cost-free way to improve healthcare access and quality in Hawaii would be to remove the state’s regulations on interstate telehealth ....
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Japan buys Gulf Coast oil, Hawaii doesn’t, thanks to 1920 Jones Act by Grassroot Institute Saturday, June 28, 2025 |
...last year Japan imported over 9.5 million barrels of crude from Texas....
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No Surprise: BLNR Rejects Another Army EIS by News Release Saturday, June 28, 2025 |
... this is a negotiating position for the master lease renewals ....
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Should Tulsi Beware India’s Spies? by News Article Friday, June 27, 2025 |
... she personally addressed a conference hosted by India’s foreign ministry and Observer Research Foundation, a think tank that openly employs former R&AW director Vikram Sood ....
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UH to tear down 3rd Perfectly Good Maunakea Telescope by News Release Friday, June 27, 2025 |
... "Right up to the end, UKIRT remained highly productive and will leave a lasting scientific legacy.” ....
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Lahaina Maui HI - DRONE Update - June 2025 - Is there ANY Progress ??? by Video Video Friday, June 27, 2025 |
Lahaina Maui HI - DRONE Update - June 2025 - Is there ANY Progress ???
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Moszkowicz will not seek Honolulu Chief Position by News Release Friday, June 27, 2025 |
"I would love to stay here (on the Big Island), as your Chief, and would publicly commit to not applying to be the Chief anywhere else."
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OHA Withdraws Maunakea Litigation by News Release Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
... Klein Quit as OHA’s Maunakea Lawyer Six Months Ago ....
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Inflexible policies continue to hinder Lahaina wildfire recovery by Grassroot Institute Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
... almost two years after the fires, fewer than two dozen homes have been rebuilt ....
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'Self-Certification' to Bypass DPP Delays by News Release Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
... online registration is now open for DPP's new Self-Certification Professional (SCP) Program ....
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Forgery, Fraud and Theft: Former Top Honolulu Attorney Charged with 22 Felony Counts by News Release Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
... Chapman is alleged to have engaged in a years-long scheme of forgery, fraud and theft, in which he utilized a forged will to deprive three charities of approximately $250,000 each ....
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HTA Hearing Uncovers an Old Story: The State Still Doesn’t Pay on Time by News Article Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
“... Hope you’ve got a good banker for bridge loans—because we might not pay you on time ....”
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FULL TEXT: Whistleblower Exposes PUC Parties with HECO Execs--“We are setting ourselves up for the largest cost increase to consumers in history" by Andrew Walden Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
... FULL TEXT whistlelower complaint exposes PUC - HECO Corruption ....
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Green Adds One More Bill to 'Intent-to-Veto' List by News Release Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
... Green added SB 935, Relating to Government, to the 2025 Intent-to-Veto list transmitted to Legislative leadership by the statutorily required June 24 deadline ....
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