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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Hawaii Child Support Hearings Now Virtual
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 179 Views :: Family, Judiciary

... Attorney General Office of Child Support Hearings has successfully transitioned to conducting administrative hearings almost exclusively by video conference ....

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Saturday, April 26, 2025
Judicial Vacancy Kauai Fifth Circuit--Deadline Extended
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 1358 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary

... the Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....

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Friday, April 25, 2025
Lahaina sewer system 100% restored
By News Release @ 2:14 PM :: 289 Views :: Maui County

... When County crews began work on sewer repairs in April 2024, approximately 1,822 lots had inactive sewer service ....

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
SB295: Tougher Penalties for TRO Violations
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 400 Views :: Family, Judiciary, Law Enforcement

... The bill increases penalties for individuals who violate temporary restraining orders (TROs) and orders for protection (OFPs) ....

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
FULL TEXT: Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 763 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... finalized in a joint conference committee after both chambers initially passed different versions. The bill will now be up for final reading in both chambers before heading to the Governor's desk ....

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Saturday, April 19, 2025
Hawaii Egg Prices Increase Even More
By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 770 Views :: Agriculture, Cost of Living

... The price of locally produced organic eggs increased sharply by 18.8%, to $12.07 per dozen ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
Mayor Calls for Lawyers to Step Up--Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 657 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

... Local experts estimate that 300 – 400 individuals could benefit from ACT on Oʻahu ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
Trump Re-Opens Fisheries within Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 979 Views :: Environment, Small Business

... The proclamation lifts the prohibition on commercial fishing in areas of the PRIMNM that are between 50 to 200 nautical miles from land and within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
Second Measles Case Found on Oahu
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 2250 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care

... Vaccination is the best way to protect loved ones and prevent an outbreak ....

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
Hawaii Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 700 Views :: Environment, Tourism

... The Nature Conservancy (TNC) renewed Hawai‘i’s coral reef insurance policy for 2025 with Munich Re Group. TNC initially purchased the policy in 2022, the first in the U.S., to fund rapid coral reef repair and restoration ....

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
Representative Gene Ward's Celebration of Life
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 741 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party

... The celebration of life for Representative Gene R. Ward is scheduled for Monday May 15th 10am at King's Chapel East Oahu ....

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
American Samoa 125th Anniversary Flag Day
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 783 Views :: National News, Hawaii History

... The American Flag was raised for the first time above the islands of American Samoa on April 17, 1900 ....

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
DLNR Attempts to Clarify Ocean Commercial Use Permitting Status
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 725 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism

... At this time, no new CUPs will be issued ....

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
139,000 small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 878 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Small Business, Taxes

... 139,000+ small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes if Congress does not make the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent this year ....

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Hensel: How Trump is Affecting UH
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 775 Views :: Higher Education

... impacts of recent changes in federal policy across our 10-campus system ....

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Monday, April 14, 2025
367 Guns Turned in at 'Buyback' Event
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 772 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

... O‘ahu residents turned in an estimated 367 firearms of all types in exchange for $37,900 in Foodland gift cards ....

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Monday, April 14, 2025
Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan
By News Release @ 2:33 PM :: 635 Views :: Environment

... Updated every 10 years, the SWAP identifies “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” and outlines voluntary, proactive strategies for protection and restoration ....

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Monday, April 14, 2025
Waianae Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution and Operating Illegal Chicken Fights
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 568 Views :: Honolulu County, Gambling, Drugs

... Caspino is the first to be sentenced among the six illegal gambling business conspirators ....

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Thursday, April 10, 2025
Hawaii County Honokohau Sewage 'Sue-n-Settle'
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 772 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment

... The settlement resolves a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed in 2023 by Earthjustice ....

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Thursday, April 10, 2025
AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 830 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment

... 2,456 licenses were issued (some licensees hold multiple licenses in order to select between different carry guns), 119 were denied, and six were revoked ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Lahaina Ferry Pier Rebuild Named Best of 2024
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 1042 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Maui’s Lahaina Small Boat Harbor Ferry Pier Improvements was named one of the most significant construction projects of 2024 ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 909 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... pay raises ranging from 35% to 48% over the next six years for top state executives, lawmakers and judges ....

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Hawaii Homes More than Double US Average
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 854 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii ranks as the least affordable state, with a median home price of $840,256 and a relatively high cost of living ....

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Monday, April 7, 2025
Deadline for Real ID Hawai‘i driver’s license is coming soon
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 945 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Tourism

... Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older must have a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or state-issued identification card to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings ....

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Monday, April 7, 2025
Young Bros Wants ANOTHER Massive Rate Hike--Hearings Set
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 992 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living

... Young Brothers filed an application requesting Commission approval of a total revenue increase of $26,368,923 (27.06%) ....

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Saturday, April 5, 2025
​Mexican National Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics, Firearm, and Immigration Charges
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 597 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs

... possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and illegal reentry ....

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Saturday, April 5, 2025
Armed Drug Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Cocaine to U.S. Marine Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 761 Views :: Honolulu County, Military, Drugs

... Ducos admitted he sold cocaine to a 25-yearold active-duty United States Marine, who later fatally overdosed on it ....

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Saturday, April 5, 2025
Armed Drug Dealer From Oahu Sentenced to 170 Months in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 543 Views :: Honolulu County, Drugs

... Guzman admitted that on March 13, 2023, he distributed one pound of methamphetamine to a third party at Magic Island ....

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Saturday, April 5, 2025
UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 499 Views :: Higher Education, Tourism

"...Parker Executive Search, the national firm assisting UH Mānoa with the search, is actively recruiting top candidates from across the country...."

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Chief Justice Names Three Oahu Family Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1512 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary

... The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation, and if confirmed, each will serve a term of six-years ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 758 Views :: National News

... Under art. 1, § 8 of the Constitution, Congress has sole authority to control tariffs ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 564 Views :: Office of Elections

"...According to the lawsuit, the president has no constitutional power to rewrite state election laws by decree, nor does the president have the authority to modify the rules Congress created for elections...."

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 1437 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care

... The emergency rules will allow children with a religious exemption to receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine while retaining the exemption to other vaccines and continuing to attend school ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Green Appoints Nakasone ICA Chief Judge
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 1854 Views :: Judiciary

... Nakasone will fill the vacancy left by the elevation of Judge Lisa M. Ginoza to Associate Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee'
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 872 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hawaiʻi HS class of ‘24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 585 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... completers of Dual Credit classes up 3% from 24% to 27% ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hope Bancorp Completes Merger With Territorial Bancorp
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 579 Views :: Small Business

... Territorial Savings Bank will operate under the trade name Territorial Savings, a division of Bank of Hope ....

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Hensel: How Trump Executive Orders are Affecting UH System
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 613 Views :: Higher Education

"Trump EOs ... interpret Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to be discriminatory"

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 1266 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development, Judiciary, Land Use

... Governor Green has nominated three Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
HB300 Highlights: Senate WAM Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 573 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... A summary of totals included in the approved budget ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 692 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawai‘i still pays significantly higher prices than the rest of the U.S., which averages at $4.90 per dozen ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
Goats and Sheep are best Way to Control Wildfire Fuel Load--DLNR Shoots them dead
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 706 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment

... While wildfire threatens Hawaii's communities, DLNR pays for helicopter-borne extermination operations ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 879 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government

... these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
DHHL Distributes 665 Ewa Beach 'Project Leases'
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 758 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL

... Unlike previous processes, beneficiaries secure a homestead lot prior to the completion of development. ...

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
Kaua‘i Police Commission appoints Elliott Kalani Ke as Interim Chief of Police
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 770 Views :: Kauai County, Police

... The appointment will take effect upon Chief Raybuck’s retirement this year. That date has not yet been determined ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
UPW Tracks Statewide Payout of COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 1128 Views :: Labor, COVID-19

... United Public Workers is actively engaged in a legal fight for Temporary Hazard Pay (THP) with employers in nine jurisdictions across Hawaii ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
DoE Announces 2025 HS Graduation Schedule
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 1309 Views :: Education K-12

... statewide list of commencement celebrations ....

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Friday, March 28, 2025
Chief Justice Appoints Sonya H. Toma as District Family Court Judge for Maui
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 1461 Views :: Judiciary

... Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and District Family Judge, Second Circuit .... 

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
February: Canadian Tourism Down Only 1.4%--Spending up
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 782 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... In February 2025, the average daily census of 20,686 Canadian visitors decreased from February 2024 (20,977 visitors, -1.4%) ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Feds Release $2.5M to Reimburse Nonprofit for Shuttered Lahaina Jobs Program
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 689 Views :: Maui County, Labor

... temporary jobs focused on cleaning up debris and repairing damage caused by the fires ....

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