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Saturday, March 1, 2025
Safety cameras to begin sending warnings for speed March 1
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 1110 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... safety camera systems at 10 downtown Honolulu intersections will begin issuing warnings for speed on Saturday, March 1, 2025 ....

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Saturday, March 1, 2025
Shelter for Mentally Ill Homeless at Center of Iwilei TOD Plan
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 1342 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Homelessness, Rail

... especially for homeless individuals with a history of mental health, memory or brain injury challenges ....

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Saturday, March 1, 2025
Federal Law Requires Lahaina Survivors to Begin Paying Rent March 1, 2025
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 845 Views :: Maui County

... FEMA is required by law to charge rent for direct housing 18 months after a disaster is declared ....

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Thursday, February 27, 2025
SB933: Shell Bill with Blank Dollars to Make up for Federal Funding Freeze
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 1062 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care

... This bill was created to address potential negative impacts of the federal funding freeze ....

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
2025 Wildfire Summit: 'Exploring our Wildfire Future'
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 1330 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County

... akamai readers will remember that fire officials were at a summit like this when Lahaina burned ....

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Defamation: UH Law School Dean Sues Ken Lawson
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 1661 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education

... Lawson’s expressive freedoms date to a faculty meeting back in February 2023, where he voiced vehement objections to a scheduled Black History Month event ....

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Kōloa Rum Company challenges Jones Act in court
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 1652 Views :: Jones Act

... argues century-old shipping law violates the Constitution’s Port Preference Clause ....

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
UH Trump Watch: New website on federal policy updates
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 933 Views :: National News, Higher Education

"Since taking office on January 20, the new federal leadership has released a series of EOs and directives that could significantly impact the 10-campus system."

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Monday, February 24, 2025
Study Identifies the Cities Where Residents Live Most Beyond Their Means--Honolulu 6th
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 1787 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Honolulu, Hawaii: essential expenses consume 87% of residents’ income ....

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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Honolulu Next? U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy Announces Review of California High-Speed Rail Project
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 1354 Views :: Rail

"...determine whether roughly $4 billion in taxpayer money should remain committed to the proposed project to build high-speed rail...."

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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Liquor Comm. Insider Bails out as Federal Oversight Commences
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 1381 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Small Business

“...Assistant Administrator Anna Hirai has served the Liquor Commission in several capacities for almost two and a half decades...”

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
Island Flex Open Enrollment Period: March 1 through April 30, 2025
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 1113 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Tax Credits

... Island Flex is a program that allows employees to allocate a portion of their salary into Medical Spending Accounts and/or Dependent Care Spending Accounts on a tax-free basis ....

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
SB433: Hawaii Knife Ban Bill Stopped
By News Release @ 10:55 PM :: 1802 Views :: Second Amendment

... SB 433 would have absolutely banned carry, open or concealed, of most knives, and all knives in many public places in Hawaii ....

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
Fire debris cleared from final commercial property in Lahaina
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 1101 Views :: Maui County, Development

... In total, 1,538 residential and commercial properties have been cleared ....

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
UH: TRO Protecting DEI from Trump Executive Orders
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 1319 Views :: Higher Education

... suit in two cases to challenge the federal directives halting funding for DEIA-related programs and capping indirect costs for research at 15% ....

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Indictment: Alleged Embezzler Busted at Hawaii Eco Group
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 1533 Views :: Environment, Ethics

... While employed with the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Bjur allegedly issued herself $81,000 ....

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Green Executive Order to Speed State Hiring?
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 1101 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor

“...As we witness the very quickly changing landscape of the federal government, federal workforce and federal policies, this order directs state agencies to review candidates and make a conditional job offer within 14 days of receiving an individual’s application....”

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Monday, February 17, 2025
City announces two more town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 927 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

Tuesday, Feb. 18: Mānoa Valley District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., Old Gym

Thursday, Feb. 20: Ewa Mahiko District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., DP Multi-Purpose Room 1

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
Busted on Guam: Federal Juror Took Bribe from Dirty ex-Cop
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 1474 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Police, Drugs

... After a mistrial was declared, Boom met with Tyquiengco and gave him $1,100 ....

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
Releasing Mosquitoes to Help Kauai Forest Birds
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 1050 Views :: Kauai County, Environment

... first release of sterile male mosquitoes into a state forest reserve on the vast Alakaʻi Plateau ....

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Friday, February 14, 2025
Honolulu Neighborhood Board Candidate Registration Ends Feb 21
By News Release @ 10:24 PM :: 990 Views :: Honolulu County

... Friday, February 21, 2025 – Candidate Filing and Voter Registration Deadline ....

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Friday, February 14, 2025
Navatek ex-CEO Gets 87 Months for Fraud
By News Release @ 2:54 PM :: 1340 Views :: Ethics, Military, COVID-19

... Kao pressured the bank to expedite approval of the fraudulent application by repeatedly claiming that he had discussed his application with United States Senators and their staffs who would intervene on Kao’s behalf if the bank did not quickly approve his loan ....

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Friday, February 14, 2025
How to Maintain DEI Programs: Hawaii AG 'Guidance' for State Contractors
By News Release @ 12:16 AM :: 1340 Views :: National News, Ethics, Hawaii State Government

"... guidance to help businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations ...."

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Friday, February 14, 2025
Hawaii AG Wins Injunction Against Trump's 'Birthright Citizenship' Order
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 935 Views :: National News

"... we will continue to fight every single step of the way until President Trump is permanently prevented from trampling on the Fourteenth Amendment ...."

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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Hawaii AG Sues to Stop Musk
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 958 Views :: National News

... The lawsuit argues that President Trump has violated the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, which ensures that executive appointments are subject to congressional oversight and Senate confirmation ....  

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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Feds Release Red Hill Health Study
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 979 Views :: Health Care, Military

... This report examines incident cases of conditions that have been reported by Red Hill, Hawai’i community members to Defense Health Agency (DHA) Public Health following the JP-5 fuel release ....

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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Lahaina FEMA Housing: Rent to be collected starting March 1
By News Release @ 11:45 AM :: 966 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... The rental requirement will be in effect for the remainder of FEMA’s housing assistance program, which has been extended through Feb. 10, 2026 ....  

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Thursday, February 13, 2025
“You cannot run from the facts” Miske half-brother gets 20 years
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 1332 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Drugs

... Judge Watson found Stancil to be  “among the most culpable” of those in the Miske Enterprise ....

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
McConnell: 'Unworthy' Gabbard an 'Unnecessary Risk' to America
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 1633 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard

"... unworthy of the highest public trust ...."

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Honolulu Bankruptcy Courthouse: Oral Argument at Ninth Circuit Against SEC’s Illegal Gag Rule
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 911 Views :: First Amendment, Small Business

... The US Securities and Exchange Commission enacted Gag Rule in 1972 without notice and comment after falsely framing it as an internal “housekeeping” measure that would not affect third parties ....

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Feds Begin to Pull 'Project Labor Agreements'
By News Release @ 2:59 PM :: 1334 Views :: Labor, Military, Small Business

... U.S. Military Announces it is Dropping PLA Mandate ....

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Hawaiian Electric claims to be 36% 'renewable'
By News Release @ 12:40 PM :: 1108 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics

... In 2022, the state law determining the process for calculating RPS changed ....

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Monday, February 10, 2025
Indictment: Developer Behind False-Name Contributions to Amemiya, Pine
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 1768 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians

... Timothy Lee, 48, was indicted by the O`ahu Grand Jury and charged with nine counts of False Name Contribution that occurred in 2020 ....

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Monday, February 10, 2025
FULL TEXT: State Supreme Court Ruling Goes Against Maui Wildfire Insurers
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 2194 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Judiciary

“…now comes the crisis in property insurance - much higher insurance premiums and insurers ceasing to write property insurance….” 

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Monday, February 10, 2025
Federal Court Upholds Hawaiʻi’s firearm age restriction laws
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 996 Views :: Second Amendment

... A state law in effect since 1994 prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from acquiring a firearm, with certain exceptions for hunting and other purposes ....

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Sunday, February 9, 2025
Hawaiʻi Water Safety Plan to address drowning crisis
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 1029 Views :: Tourism

... Hawaiʻi’s resident drowning rate is the second highest in the nation behind Alaska ...

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Sunday, February 9, 2025
Feds Collect $1.7M in Hawaii Forfeitures
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 947 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement

... U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $1,742,014.13 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2024 ....

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Saturday, February 8, 2025
ACLU, Judiciary Plot to Release Hundreds of Criminals onto the Streets
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 1675 Views :: Justice Reinvestment

"Assessing Hawaiʻi’s Justice System: Addressing Over-Incarceration, Disparities, and Pathways Forward"

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Saturday, February 8, 2025
First Christian Good News Clubs in Hawaii Schools after Court Victory
By News Release @ 12:29 PM :: 3209 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion

... Hawaii State Department of Education had previously denied every Good News Club request submitted over the last three years while approving non-Christian groups ....

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Friday, February 7, 2025
Honolulu Rate Commission seeks input on recommended fare hikes
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 1103 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Cost of Living

... Feb 10, 11 and 13 ...

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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Lahaina Rebuild: Green's Latest Emergency Order Gives SMA Exemptions Mauka of Front Street
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 1543 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Properties mauka of Front Street or outside of the erosion hazard line are now exempt from SMA rules, which typically require lengthy review processes ....

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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Proof of Concept Study Completed for New Oahu Jail
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1132 Views :: Honolulu County, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement

... Built in 1916, the OCCC is a tad outdated ....

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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Hawaii Attorney General Pledges to Continue Sex-Change Operations on Children
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 1556 Views :: Family, Health Care

“...female genital mutilation....”

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Here’s the Salary a Single Person Needs to Live Comfortably in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 2402 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... your bank account will be overwhelmed by the cost ....

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Monday, February 3, 2025
SB1618 'Patently Unconstitutional'
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 1058 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment

... SPJ opposes Hawaii bill that would penalize journalists for violating Donna Mercado Kim's 'ethical' standards ....

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Sunday, February 2, 2025
City touts 'bold initiative' to expand affordable housing
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 1187 Views :: Honolulu County, Development

... by partnering with developers to activate underutilized public lands, exploring innovative financing strategies to unlock new resources, and reorganizing its housing functions to centralize development, finance, and policy efforts ....

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Sunday, February 2, 2025
2024: Tourist Count Up--Spending Down
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 2229 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... 35 Years of Stagnation: Tourism Income Flat Since 1988 ....

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Sunday, February 2, 2025
Honolulu Egg Prices up 52%
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 1868 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Cost of Living

... between 2021 and 2024, the price for a dozen locally produced eggs rose by 28.4% from $6.91 to $8.87 while the price of imported mainland eggs increased by 51.8% from $5.50 to $8.35 ....

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Friday, January 31, 2025
Hawaii AG Claims Victory--Sued to Overturn Trump Funding Freeze
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 1436 Views :: National News

... coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding ....

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Friday, January 31, 2025
Trump Executive Order Mandates School Choice for Military Families
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 1550 Views :: Education K-12, Military

"... It directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to the President for how military families can use Department of Defense funds to send their children to the school of their choice ...."

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