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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Applicants Wanted for State Ethics, Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 11:30 PM

... 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 Nicholas Freeman, PhD @ 3:33 PM

... 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

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

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Monday, February 16, 2026
REPORT: Hotels are Big Source of Votes, Campaign Contributions
By News Release @ 11:49 AM

... 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

... 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

... 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

... 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

... 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

"...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

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

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Legislators should cut budget, not hike taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM

“A lot of people in Hawaii were counting on this money, and we need it to survive the cost of living.”

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Sunday, February 15, 2026
Tax Cuts: Pause versus Stop
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM

... House Bill 2306 and Senate Bill 3125 don’t delay the scheduled cuts by three years or five years.  They propose to repeal the cuts, as in get rid of them for good....

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Saturday, February 14, 2026
'There’s no such thing as a free lunch'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:36 PM

... Somebody’s going to pay for it. Is that going to be us? ....

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Saturday, February 14, 2026
Grassroot keeps close tab on legislative session
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:07 PM

...Grassroot’s priorities this session include defending the state’s income tax cuts passed in 2024, opposing all other tax hikes and fees, supporting occupational licensing reform and advocating housing policies that could boost homebuilding....

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Saturday, February 14, 2026
New Federal Lawsuit Challenges Hawaiʻi County Firearm Permit Delays
By News Release @ 2:24 AM

...Arnold v. County of Hawaiʻi alleges the County has routinely delayed issuing Permits to Acquire firearms well beyond the 40-day deadline established under Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes....

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Friday, February 13, 2026
VIDEO: Big Island State of the County Address
By News Release @ 4:34 PM

"...vision for addressing housing affordability...."

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Friday, February 13, 2026
With military land leases expiring, Hawaii moves into unique negotiating position
By Court House News @ 2:46 PM

... Green has two years to convince the feds to pay $10 billion for some of the most critical military training grounds in the Pacific ....

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Friday, February 13, 2026
Federal Civil Rights Complaint Challenges Hawaii DoE Transsexual Policies
By News Release @ 1:43 AM

...Hawaii DoE compels students to use certain pronouns when the students address their self-described “transgender” peers....

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Friday, February 13, 2026
Bribery News: Green Cancels DC Trip--Prevents Luke from Become Acting Governor
By News Release @ 1:30 AM

... When Gov Green leaves the state, Lt Gov Luke becomes acting Governor.  Maybe she might pardon herself ....

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Hawaii Enters Propaganda War
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 PM

... Fighting foreign psychological operations from our very own shores ....

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Queens Launches Campaign Against HMSA-HPH 'Merger'
By News Release @ 11:17 AM

"Experience from other states shows that when insurers and care providers merge, costs rise, access narrows, and the community ultimately loses."

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
DAGS’ Hawaiʻi State Archives Digitizing KSSK Perry & Price Shows
By News Release @ 10:43 AM

“...Never fear, The Posse is here!....”

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
$35K Bribe: Luke Confessions Spark Call for Special Prosecutor
By News Release @ 11:01 PM

... Under Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 28-8.5, Attorney General Ann Lopez has the discretion to appoint a special assistant ....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Rail: HART Alleges ‘Core Systems Contractor’ is Criminal Organization
By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM

... HART’s counter suit includes a detailed analysis of how large-project government contractors manipulate the system to jack up costs ....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Legislature, Courts, Schools, UH to be Closed Monday Due to Severe Weather Warning
By News Release @ 12:49 AM

...All Senate and House committee hearings scheduled for February 9 will be postponed, and floor sessions in both chambers for Session Day #12 will not be convened....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Census data confirms Hawaii population still in decline
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:02 AM

... the state’s high cost of living, fueled by high taxes and too many regulations, are continuing to drive residents to more affordable places on the mainland ....

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Monday, February 9, 2026
Will the Supreme Court stop Hawaii’s stealth gun ban?
By NRA ILA @ 12:01 AM

... Aloha State wants to set a Second Amendment-snatching precedent ....

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Sunday, February 8, 2026
HB1875: Juvenile Sex Change Operations on the Move in House
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:35 AM

...the bill raises significant concerns about parental rights, informed consent, and the long-term health and well-being of children....

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Sunday, February 8, 2026
The kind of playbook Hawaii lawmakers need
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:17 AM

...Grassroot’s new “Hawaii housing policy playbook” outlines 10 policies that research has shown could encourage more homebuilding, which would make housing in our state more abundant and affordable.... 

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Sunday, February 8, 2026
$100M -- Idle Land and Natural Resource Funds
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM

... $30M here, $40M there ....

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Sunday, February 8, 2026
Deferred: SB 433 Would Criminalize Knives and Bows
By News Release @ 12:21 AM

... indefinitely deferred by the Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs committee ....

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Saturday, February 7, 2026
Paid family leave program could drive up costs, harm employees
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:44 AM

... California’s Paid Family Leave Act did not help narrow the pay gap, and was instead associated with reduced employment and earnings for first-time mothers ....  

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Friday, February 6, 2026
Grassroot: 10 bold reforms to ease Hawaii’s housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 AM

... The “housing policy playbook” is intended to help state and county lawmakers remove or reform the many regulatory barriers that stifle Hawaii homebuilding ....

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Thursday, February 5, 2026
FTC settles with prescription drug middleman giant to lower pricing
By Court House News @ 12:01 AM

... The agreement orders Express Scripts to offer plan members the lowest available cost for medicine like insulin rather than artificially inflated prices ....

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Senator Kidani Still in Office, claims she is not senile
By News Release @ 11:59 PM

"She now has a helper who guides her around the Capitol and accompanies her to hearings"

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Stop Taxing Food — Support Families and Food Security
By News Release @ 3:47 AM

... Hawai‘i is one of only four states that still taxes groceries at the full rate ....

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
UHERO: Adjusted for local prices, Hawaiʻi’s economy among worst in nation
By UHERO @ 12:59 AM

... Hawaiʻi’s wages and productivity have lagged the rest of the country for more than three decades, placing the state among the most economically distressed in the U.S. ....

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Police Commission appoints Rudy Tai as Kaua‘i Police Chief
By News Release @ 10:55 AM

... Born and raised on O‘ahu, Chief Tai brings more than 35 years of law-enforcement experience with the San Diego Police Department ....

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Green Appoints Char Kauai Circuit Judge
By News Release @ 12:10 AM

...Char served as a deputy public defender on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi and later as supervising deputy public defender for the Kauaʻi office....

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Monday, February 2, 2026
With Supreme Court Ruling Coming, Hawaii Democrats Push More Carry Restrictions
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 AM

... anti-gun lawmakers in the Aloha State are already scheming to continue infringing the Second Amendment ....

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Honolulu’s economic revitalization office has revitalized very little
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:54 AM

... Despite evidence to the contrary, politicians continue to believe they can boost the economy through spending programs ....

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
House Urges Attorney General to Prioritize and Expedite State Bribery Investigation
By News Release @ 3:49 AM

... with unanimous support ....

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
2026 Hawaii Legislative Session – Firearms Bills Tracker
By News Release @ 2:39 AM

... every bill that could impact firearm ownership, carry, storage, penalties, and related rights here in Hawaiʻi ....

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 1, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 1:00 AM

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

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Ethics: DoH Employee Responsible for Regulation of Ambulance Services was Employed by One of Them
By News Release @ 12:22 AM

"Around April 2019, Respondent acquired employment with AMR, while continuing to work in his state capacity at the EMS Branch"

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
OIP: Eight Opinions Issued
By News Release @ 12:16 AM

"...Requester made two requests to the Department of Transportation, Airports Division (DOT) for copies of records concerning a two-year contract and an emergency Wiki Wiki contract...."

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Sunday, February 1, 2026
Tax Versus Judiciary
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:01 AM

...There are two Hawaii Supreme Court cases pending that involve fights over the extent to which courts can get involved in taxation at all....

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Saturday, January 31, 2026
Antivaxxer School at Center of Chickenpox outbreak on Kauai
By News Release @ 8:30 AM

... All five cases were not vaccinated against chickenpox ....

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Saturday, January 31, 2026
Police Commission Selects Reed Mahuna for Police Chief
By News Release @ 6:13 AM

... Mahuna, who has served as interim Police Chief since September, is a nearly 28-year veteran of the Hawaiʻi Police Department ....  

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Friday, January 30, 2026
Hawaii court blocks state’s satire censorship law
By News Release @ 4:51 AM

... Babylon Bee, Hawaii resident prevail against state law banning political memes ....

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