Entries for December 2025

... the Public Utilities Commission today approved Hawaiian Electric’s 2025-2027 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) and completed a comprehensive study on whether to establish a wildfire recovery fund ....

... 3.6 percent decrease in total arrivals to 736,831 visitors ....

... On January 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Wolford v. Lopez, a suit challenging Hawaii’s broad expansion of “sensitive-place” restrictions ....

... Hawaii's Attorney General is involved in many of these cases ....

... Darrel Goo, 52, of Keaau, Hawaii, and Cy Tamura, 45, of Hilo, Hawaii, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint yesterday ....

... The court has already issued preliminary orders staying the courthouse arrest policies within ICE’s San Francisco area of responsibility, which covers Northern California, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands ....

... while Chair Dawn Chang is out on medical leave. Effective immediately, Deputy Director Ryan Kanaka‘ole will serve as acting chair and director of DLNR ....

... Parents enrolled in Medicaid/Med-QUEST may receive a $50 incentive card per child, once per calendar year, after a completed well-child visit ....

...The Safe Roads Challenge is a free gamified safe driving app available on iOS and Android that was created to reward users for driving responsibly....

... a list of laws taking effect on January 1, 2026 ....

... A second lawsuit has been filed challenging Maui Bill 9 ....

... "woke lawfare" ....

... identify harmful old ideas that have done nothing to help and should be sent to the scrapyard ....

... there is an additional complication called the Pease limit ....

... keep pressure on state lawmakers to avoid increasing taxes ....

... Applications due by January 23, 2026 ....

... parents of young children who both work need to earn at least $119,226 together to pay for child care ....

... plan to be out of the area no later than 6 p.m. ....

...The Waena BESS will enable the planned retirement of four generating units at the company's Kahului Power Plant ....

As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace....