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Sunday, January 18, 2026
Alternatives to ‘pausing’ Hawaii’s income tax cuts
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:43 AM :: 1517 Views

... rather than walk back the tax cuts, the Legislature could simply identify and reallocate about $350 million a year in current state funding ....

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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Opening Day: Legislative Session Begins Wednesday January 21
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 1560 Views

... opening floor sessions begin at 10am ....

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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Another CWS Disaster: Carfentanil Dealer Gets 6.5 years
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 1563 Views

... another product of Hawaii CWS foster care system ....

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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Big Island Man Sentenced to 4 Months and Ordered to Pay Over Half a Million Dollars in Restitution for Filing False Tax Return
By News Release @ 1:26 PM :: 1953 Views

...Mycko received $37,158.00 in PUA funds that he was not entitled to receive....

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Friday, January 16, 2026
Lahaina: "Prepare for the Potential Conclusion of FEMA Assistance on February 28, 2026"
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 1493 Views

"...The State of Hawai‘i requested an additional year of assistance, which, if approved, would extend the program through February 10, 2027. A decision on this extension request is currently under FEMA review...." 

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Friday, January 16, 2026
Public Invited to Take 2026 Red Hill Survey
By News Release @ 3:36 PM :: 1620 Views

Those who used the Navy water system around the time of the 2021 fuel release, regardless of their current residence, are encouraged to take the survey.

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
New Factbook Details Military’s Economic Impact in Hawai‘i
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 2374 Views

... This is MACRO’s first statewide Factbook dedicated to presenting defense economic data in a clear, accessible format for the public ....

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Tax Hikes a Priority for House, not for Senate
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 1592 Views

... one big difference between House an Senate legislative priorities announced in advance of the Hawai’i State Legislature’s Opening Day on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ....

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Title IX Violation: Feds Investigating Hawaii DoE for Allowing Males in Female Sports
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 2022 Views

... discriminate on the basis of sex by permitting students to participate in sports based on their ‘gender identity,’ not biological sex ....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Green appoints Jon Itomura Chair of Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 1559 Views

... Itomura will succeed Leo Asuncion as chair and has resigned from the Campaign Spending Commission to comply with state law ....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Senator Fevella Silent on $35K Bribe
By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 3795 Views

... Normally Choy and Cullen wouldn't bribe a Republican because the Republican has only his own vote to sell.  It's not worth $35K.  But, in this case they were not operating 'normally.' ....

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Top DoD Officials Evaluate Oahu Military Housing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:50 AM :: 1893 Views

... the installation is managing a sustained strain on barracks capacity that will continue for several years as the Army modernizes its infrastructure in Hawaii ....

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Green Appoints DHS Administrator to Represent Waipahu
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 1927 Views

... Her previous roles include Child Protective Services investigator ....

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Monday, January 12, 2026
US Nationals Reminded not to Vote Outside American Samoa
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 1260 Views

... Amata has introduced the American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act (H.R. 6158) to help individual U.S. nationals more readily transfer into U.S. citizenship ....

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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Hawaii Has Been Called Before the High Court
By NRA ILA @ 3:46 PM :: 2022 Views

... on Jan. 20, in Wolford v. Lopez, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of a law that makes it a crime to carry a handgun on private property ....

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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 9, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 3:16 PM :: 1287 Views

... This week was the beginning of the Second Session of the 119th Congress. This session will last until January 3, 2027 ....

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Sunday, January 11, 2026
Idle DOE Funds
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2212 Views

... Can we put $80 million to good use instead of just allowing it to sit idle? ....

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Sunday, January 11, 2026
How to achieve a policy trifecta
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:35 AM :: 1438 Views

...What if we could help farmers, ease the housing crisis and improve Hawaii’s economy all at the same time?....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
$35K Bribe: Kouchi Finally Speaks--Provides Tantalizing Clue
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 4734 Views

... two clues ....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Financial literacy requirement for Hawai‘i public school students to begin next school year
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 1431 Views

... To ensure Hawai‘i public school students are prepared for life after high school ....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
West Coast States Reject Antivaxxer Instructions
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 1235 Views

...On Jan. 5, 2026, the Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed a decision memorandum to revise the Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule and significantly reduce the number of vaccinations routinely recommended for all U.S. children....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
34 years Later: Will State Supreme Court let Rapist Weasel Out?
By Court House News @ 12:21 PM :: 2001 Views

... Granillo struck her in the parking lot, dragged her into his car, drove her to a beach, held her at knifepoint and repeatedly sexually assaulted and beat her before she escaped ....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Waipahu Pedo Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 12:12 PM :: 1665 Views

... Waipahu Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Paying Adults to Sexually Abuse Children During Livestreamed Internet Videos ....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Another Woman Sentenced in Kauai Meth Ring
By News Release @ 12:06 PM :: 1595 Views

... Henderson is one of eleven defendants charged in three separate indictments for crimes related to the operation of a trans-Pacific drug trafficking network, nine of whom have pled guilty with the remaining awaiting trial ....

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Friday, January 9, 2026
Report: How to build more farmworker housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:44 AM :: 1792 Views

...Allow more small homes to be built on agricultural lands....

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Friday, January 9, 2026
2025: Grassroot Institute in the News
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:32 AM :: 1678 Views

... 30 commentaries during 2025 that were first featured by local and national media ....

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
'Trauma Informed' Means 'Put Drug Addicts and Criminals in Charge'
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 1594 Views

... Act 88 (2024), creates a roadmap for formalizing peer support services, which are defined as assistance provided by individuals with lived experience and expertise with mental health challenges, substance use disorders, housing instability and/or justice system involvement ....

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Green Names Carpio to BLNR
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 2293 Views

... Carpio holds a Bachelor of Science in agriculture and horticulture from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and is a co-founder of the Maui Nui Makai Network and The Limu Hui ....

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Welfare: Hawaii Tightens Coordination between SNAP and WIC
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 1401 Views

... Hawaiʻi SNAP now shares monthly referrals with WIC to help identify families who may qualify, but are not yet enrolled ....

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
$35K Bribe: AG Claims Feds Agree with her Decision to do Nothing
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 1504 Views

... the public nature of the existence of this federal investigation is unique because of the disclosure of a previously sealed document ....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
"$35K Bribe? Not Me!" -- Signed by Every House Member Sitting in 2022
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 1879 Views

... the twenty-three currently serving House members who held office in 2022 publicly affirm that they are not the lawmaker referenced in the United States Attorney's pleading ....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
OHA Check Register 2024-25—Payroll Drives Spending up 30%
By Andrew Walden @ 10:19 PM :: 2065 Views

... massive pay hikes drive bloated spending ....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
DoH Using AI to Manage 3,600 Developmentally Disabled People
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 1668 Views

... The first phase was deployed within the Hawai'i Developmental Disabilities Division, which serves approximately 3,600 active participants ....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 1466 Views

... Santiago faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years ....

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Hawaiʻi Awarded $188.9 Million to Transform Rural Healthcare
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1443 Views

... part of a historic $50 billion national investment to strengthen rural healthcare in all 50 states ....

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Hawaii's new act redefining parenthood has disturbing implications
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 2178 Views

... the Act promotes a disturbing view about the notion of parenthood, commodifies human life, and erodes the sanctity of natural conception ....

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Monday, January 5, 2026
Cap and Trade Scam Makes West Coast Gasoline Almost as Expensive as Hawaii--but not quite
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 2310 Views

... Hawaii, at nearly $4.41 a gallon, still has the highest gasoline prices in USA ....

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Monday, January 5, 2026
Act 298: LGBTQ have rights to your biological children—and a SECRET kangaroo court to enforce them
By News Release @ 11:09 AM :: 2719 Views

... allowing same-gender couples to establish legal parentage over someone else's biological children without lengthy or costly court proceedings ....

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Sunday, January 4, 2026
Tax Word Find
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1315 Views

... a Word Find puzzle with 26 key words and phrases ....

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Saturday, January 3, 2026
Three simple resolutions for the Legislature in 2026
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:26 PM :: 1807 Views

... #1) Go on a diet ....

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Saturday, January 3, 2026
Schatz Welches on Biden's Maduro Bounty
By Andrew Walden @ 12:06 PM :: 2863 Views

... Will Schatz tell the Delta Force they aren’t getting the reward money? I want that on video ....

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Friday, January 2, 2026
PRP: Build Affordable Housing or See Hawaii Without Hawaiians
By News Release @ 10:29 PM :: 2184 Views

... REALITY: Carpenters Union Wages War Against Affordable Modular Housing ....

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Friday, January 2, 2026
Fixing Hawaiʻi’s Affordability Problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:04 PM :: 1773 Views

... 29% now expect they will relocate to a less expensive state, up from 26% last year ....

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Friday, January 2, 2026
Gov. Green’s proposed budget calls for $1.8B election-year tax increase
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:26 PM :: 2544 Views

... The state budget department confirms that the increase would come from a ‘pause’ of the remaining historic 2024 income tax reductions ....

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Friday, January 2, 2026
Hawaii #1 in AI-Written Essays
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 2289 Views

...Hawaii ranks first nationwide, recording approximately 1,482 AI-essay-related searches per 100,000 residents. The state stands out as a clear outlier, with significantly higher interest than the rest of the country....

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Friday, January 2, 2026
9th Circuit Halts Hawaii Green Fee Tax on Cruise Lines
By Andrew Walden @ 12:42 AM :: 3990 Views

... While the AG was counting her chickens, barristers worked through the holidays to bring the preliminary injunction appeal to justice ....

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Friday, January 2, 2026
OHA Launches New CIP Grant Program
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 1579 Views

... CIP grants support Hawaiʻi-based organizations and government agencies for the design and construction of projects approved for CIP funding by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. ...

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Thursday, January 1, 2026
The Wall That Heals 2026 -- Volunteers Needed
By News Release @ 1:47 PM :: 1473 Views

... volunteers to assist with the weeklong presentation of TWTH at the University of Hawai’i West O’ahu Great Lawn from January 14 (3pm) – January 19 (2pm) ....

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
PUC Approves HECO Wildfire Mitigation Plan
By News Release @ 10:29 PM :: 2042 Views

... 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 ....

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Visitor Spending Increased in November 2025 Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 2117 Views

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

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