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Thursday, February 26, 2026
Share your thoughts on future transportation needs
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 101 Views :: Energy, Environment, Hawaii State Government

... Long-Range Land Transportation Plan -- Public Meetings Begin Tuesday March 10 ....

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
Blangiardi announces 2026 town hall meeting schedule
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 98 Views :: Honolulu County

... April 9 thru May 21, 2026 ....

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
UH launches search to re-establish UH Mānoa chancellor position
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 100 Views :: Higher Education

... 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
Hawaii County Police Officer Pleads 'No Contest' to Tampering with Evidence
By News Release @ 1:18 AM :: 137 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police

"...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
Ethics in Hawaii: Hire your Family and Keep Their Frequent Flyer Miles
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 225 Views :: Ethics, Family, Labor

... 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
Maui County Fraud Risk, Let Me Count the Ways
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 172 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

"...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
Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor Indicted for Witness Tampering
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 381 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... 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
Emergency Powers Legislation: Hawaii Should be Terrified
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 501 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

... 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
Turning Point USA at UH Manoa Today
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 475 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education

... Noon at University of Hawaii at Manoa – Campus Center Courtyard ...

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Army Corps of Engineers announces “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” initiative
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 341 Views :: Military

... USACE Honolulu District highlights potential to strengthen pacific Navigation mission ....

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Recycled Wastewater for Kapalua Irrigation?
By News Release @ 12:50 PM :: 305 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Tourism

... 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
VIDEO: Drone Footage Shows Extent of Flooding in Waialua, Haleiwa
By Video @ 1:07 AM :: 424 Views :: Honolulu County

... drone video from Waialua, Haleiwa Saturday, Feb 21, 2026 ....

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Bribery: Luke Comes up with New Story
By Video @ 12:36 AM :: 442 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... Sylvia Luke video and statement relays her latest version of bribery story ....

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Sheriff Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 504 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

...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
Supreme Court to hear Challenge to Big Oil Climate Change Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 PM :: 296 Views :: Energy, Environment

... 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
More Spaghetti on the Wall: Climate Activists Push Insurance Companies to 'Sue Big Oil'
By Selected News Articles @ 10:49 PM :: 349 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

...'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
Travel Update: Pre-Check--YES, Global Entry--NO
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 300 Views :: National News, Tourism

... due to the ongoing partial federal government shutdown ....

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Monday, February 23, 2026
Green Nominates 'Racially Inferior' Gluck for Another Try at ICA Judgeship
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 1444 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary

... 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
HMSA-HPH 'Merger': AI Robot to be ‘Single Source of Oppressive and Unconscionable Truth’
By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 2207 Views :: Ethics, Health Care

...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
What if Sylvia Luke is Telling the Truth?
By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 2362 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

...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
UH sitting on $429M Hoard
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1140 Views :: Higher Education, Taxes

... The University of Hawaii has a $429M special fund for tuition and fees ....

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Sunday, February 22, 2026
SB3024 Allows Boys in Girls Bathrooms
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:23 AM :: 823 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Drugs

... 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
BLS: Hawaii union membership 24.8% -- highest in USA
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 451 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... 145,000 workers in Hawaii are union members ....

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Sunday, February 22, 2026
States sue Trump administration for terminating 'Green New Deal' grants
By Court House News @ 12:19 AM :: 500 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News

... 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
Time to tackle Hawaii’s healthcare crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:34 PM :: 449 Views :: Health Care, Small Business

...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
Auditor: DOBOR Ignoring Boat Insurance Law
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:00 PM :: 488 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism

"... 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
Bribery Scandal Looms over Legislature, but they make time to deal with Feral Chickens
By Court House News @ 3:15 PM :: 1009 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... 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
HUD Moves to Kick Illegals out of Public Housing
By Court House News @ 2:52 PM :: 566 Views :: National News

... 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
House Updates Committee Assignments After Rep Holt Quits to Take DLNR Job
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 1389 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Politicians

... 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
Election 2026: 146 Candidates Pull Papers to Run
By Andrew Walden @ 10:34 PM :: 2004 Views :: Office of Elections

... Still no candidates for Governor and Lt Governor ....

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Friday, February 20, 2026
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s one-man tariff war
By Court House News @ 12:52 PM :: 442 Views :: National News, Taxes

... 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
FEMA Approves $33.4 million to Support Recovery in Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:58 AM :: 416 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County

... FEMA recently approved $33.4 million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in Hawaii ....

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Friday, February 20, 2026
HDoT signs 10-year contract for 187 Red Light Cameras
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 526 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement

...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
Is Hawaiʻi Being Left Behind?
By UHERO @ 3:06 PM :: 757 Views :: Economy, Tourism, Cost of Living

... “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
‘First Lateral’ Deadline Wipes out Lots of Bad 2A Bills
By News Release @ 2:33 PM :: 509 Views :: Second Amendment

... The field just narrowed ....

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Thursday, February 19, 2026
UPDATE: HPD List of Firearms Instructors
By Selected News Articles @ 9:56 AM :: 1485 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

... 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
Hawaii’s “Paper Bag” Corruption Case - Keli’i Akina interviews Alexander Silvert
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:47 PM :: 818 Views

... How corrupt is Hawaii's government? ....

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Birds of a Feather: Who is Rallying to Support Luke?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 1059 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians

... 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
Look at the Defensive Gun Uses that Hawaii Wants to Criminalize
By Selected News Articles @ 2:17 AM :: 573 Views :: Second Amendment

... 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
Applicants Wanted for State Ethics, Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 1118 Views :: Ethics

... Deadline Extended to Submit Applications for State Ethics Commission ....

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The Beginnings of Keawala’i Congregational Church
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 PM :: 775 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii History, Religion

... the church’s first official permanent pastor was renowned preacher and evangelist Blind Bartimeus ....

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Two Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Committee Hearings
By NRA ILA @ 2:54 PM :: 707 Views :: Second Amendment

... Senate Bill 2517 would expand Hawaii’s already unconstitutional red flag law ....

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Monday, February 16, 2026
Bribery: ILWU, UPW Back Sylvia Luke
By Andrew Walden @ 1:42 PM :: 902 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians

... Luke's willingness to take money is why the ILWU and UPW support her ....

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Monday, February 16, 2026
REPORT: Hotels are Big Source of Votes, Campaign Contributions
By News Release @ 11:49 AM :: 947 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Tourism

... We demand you crush the TVRs ....

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Monday, February 16, 2026
Phase one: How the Sylvia Luke story is already reshaping Hawaiʻi politics
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 846 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... Carpenters Union questioned donations Luke received from then-indicted Navatek head Milton Kao in connection with tax credits she supported in 2017 ....

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
HB1875: Juvenile Sex Change Bill Advances
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 5:22 PM :: 859 Views :: Family, Gambling, Health Care

... HB 1875 weakens medical accountability and limits safeguards intended to protect patients, families, and especially minors ....

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 13, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 3:46 PM :: 509 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Hawaiʻi County: Former department director beats rap
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 851 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

... The lawsuit, filed in 2023, centered on allegations of discrimination during the recruitment for a Film Commissioner position ....

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Pentagon Reevaluates HPU Tuition in Crackdown on Academic Wokeism
By Video @ 1:31 PM :: 860 Views :: Higher Education, Military

"...evaluate all existing graduate programs for active-duty members at Ivy League universities and any other universities that similarly diminish critical thinking and have significant adversary involvement...."

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
More local food starts with housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:01 AM :: 533 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Labor, Cost of Living

... When it comes to supporting agricultural production in Hawaii, there seems to be a big difference between rhetoric and reality ....

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