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Thursday, September 25, 2025
SD19: Aquino Quits Senate to Join Lobbying Firm
By News Release @ 5:51 AM :: 1919 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... I am quitting to become a big time lobbyist ....

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
DHS: Reduced SNAP Benefits Begin October 1
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 1323 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living

... a single-person household will see about an $11 reduction, while a family of four will see about a $34 reduction ....

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Paia: Will Maui lose ANOTHER town to fire due to refusal to clear out Holomua Homeless Camp?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 PM :: 2319 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness

... on average the homeless meth heads at Holomua start a grass fire every three days threatening Paia Town ....

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Green Emergency Order Allows COVID-19 Vax Without Prescription
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 634 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19

... This emergency proclamation allows Hawaiʻi pharmacists to continue providing the vaccine to anyone age 3 and older who wants it — without requiring a doctor’s prescription ....

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Judge signals six-month delay of Hawaii jet fuel contamination case
By Court House News @ 2:17 AM :: 1584 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Military

... Courts previously allowed the Navy a yearlong stay in the case ....

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Regional pressure builds on Kaiser as Hawaii strike called
By Court House News @ 3:38 PM :: 1579 Views :: Health Care, Labor

... Kaiser workers in Hawaii joined three other Pacific states in voting for a strike, citing unsafe staffing levels and wage disparities with mainland counterparts ....

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Hawaii's First Interscholastic Surfing Championships in 2026
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 1499 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

... The inaugural championships will be May 1–2, 2026, at Hoʻokipa Beach Park on Maui, hosted by the MIL, which has sanctioned high school surfing since 2014 ....

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
DHHL Issues First Agricultural Lease Awards in More Than 20 Years
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 1498 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Agriculture

... 105 agricultural project leases for two subdivisions on the island of Maui ....

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Monday, September 22, 2025
VIDEO: Reps Case and Moylan at Cato Jones Act Seminar
By Cato Foundation @ 11:24 PM :: 1490 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act

"Assessing the Jones Act: Perspectives from the Noncontiguous States and Territories"

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 19, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 11:59 PM :: 1685 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Peaceful disagreement and civil discourse
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:42 PM :: 2026 Views :: National News, First Amendment, Higher Education

... an outpouring of confusion, speculation and misinformation ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
DoE Absenteeism still running at 24%
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 2248 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... This means that the least motivated 24% of students are likely to have skipped the testing, which is still running below pre-COVID numbers.  Meanwhile DoE is aging COVID-failed students out of the system ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Recycling: Green Executive Order Exempts Bottle Distributors from Audit Requirement
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 829 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Small Business

"The Director of Health shall not enforce the independent audit requirement on Deposit Beverage Distributors for calendar year 2025."

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Report: 41% of Big Island Tourists Staying in TVRs
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 1777 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism

... 24 percent of STVR users would not travel to Hawai‘i Island if this lodging option were unavailable ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Registration Open for 2025-2026 Hawaiʻi LifeSmarts Competition
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 1775 Views :: Education K-12

... LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Politicos Pretend to try to do Something About Lost Golf Tourney
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 2393 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use, Tourism

... Where were these politicians while Bissen was creating this problem? ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Davida Malo: Two Undiscovered Sermons
By Selected News Articles @ 12:37 PM :: 2097 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

... Malo's method of approach involves using a classical apologetic by presenting observable natural and historical evidence ....

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Sunday, September 21, 2025
Your Money Stays in Vegas — Then the IRS Wants Some
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2190 Views :: Gambling, Taxes

... Trump tax act: new rules on gambling losses ....

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Saturday, September 20, 2025
JSC: "Insufficient Applicants for Chief Justice"
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 2259 Views :: Judiciary

... The vacancy was first announced on November 20, 2024 with a deadline of February 20, 2025 (90 days). The first extension was published on March 21, 2025, extending the deadline to September 11, 2025 (175 days).  Now re-extended to November 3, 2025 .... 

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Saturday, September 20, 2025
Court: Hawaii has Right to Sue Trump over Election Changes
By Court House News @ 3:07 AM :: 2368 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

...Trump attempted in a March executive order to implement a proof of citizenship requirement for voting and ban mail-in ballots received after Election Day....

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Saturday, September 20, 2025
Supreme Court: State Cannot Enforce Land Restriction for 'Church Purposes Only'
By Robert Thomas @ 3:03 AM :: 2507 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Land Use, Religion

... a land patent issued by the Territory of Hawaii in 1922 limited the uses of the land to "Church purposes only" ....

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Saturday, September 20, 2025
Hawaii Student Debt Among Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 AM :: 2519 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living

... the average student owes $38,929 in Hawaii .... 

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Friday, September 19, 2025
Green Signs Executive Order to improve traffic safety
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 631 Views :: Law Enforcement

... The Executive Order introduces uniform regulations for electric bicycles (e-bikes), encourages safety education as a corrective measure for high-risk drivers .... 

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Thursday, September 18, 2025
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court: OHA Trustees Bound By State Ethics Code
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 211 Views :: Ethics, OHA

... OHA trustees are “employees” under the Code and must comply with standards on fair treatment, gifts, and disclosure ....

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Thursday, September 18, 2025
UHERO: How Do Industry Views of Tourism in Hawai‘i Compare with Residents and Visitors?
By UHERO @ 7:25 PM :: 3144 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... Public debate about tourism in Hawai‘i is often cast in binary terms, either for or against the industry, yet the reality is far more complex ....

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Thursday, September 18, 2025
HMSA: AI Robot will be 'Single Source of Truth'
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 2963 Views :: Health Care

... The truth bot will determine whether your procedure or prescription is covered ....

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
7th Gun Rights Win Against Hawaii County
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 3021 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Second Amendment

... pig culling, leads to police report, leads to loss of 2A rights ....

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Army, UH Team Up to Protect Environment
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 3012 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Higher Education, Military

... USAG-HI oversees key Army lands on Oʻahu, where UH expertise helps balance training needs with protecting island resources ....

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Hawaii: Seven Years Income to Buy House
By Selected News Articles @ 9:30 PM :: 3210 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Value-to-income ratios below 4 are affordable ....

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Ed Case: "Charlie Kirk was killed because he was exercising his rights to free belief and free speech."
By Ed Case @ 5:34 PM :: 3318 Views :: Congressional Delegation, First Amendment

"The premeditated murder of Charlie Kirk ... is about whether democracy as we’ve dreamed and largely known it can still work."

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Hawaii, West Coast States Issue Unified Vaccine Recommendations
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 2922 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19

"In the vacuum left by the Trump Administration’s chaos and politicization of science, the West Coast Health Alliance today issued unified, science-based vaccine recommendations ahead of the winter virus season."

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Feds axe $12.9M in Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian grants
By Selected News Articles @ 11:29 PM :: 1846 Views :: Higher Education, OHA

... U.S. Department of Education announces cuts; secretary of education stresses goal to end racial quotas ....

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Why everything Pam Bondi said about ‘hate speech’ is wrong
By Selected News Articles @ 10:26 PM :: 3202 Views :: First Amendment

“hate speech is any speech I hate”

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Bissen Dumps Water Down Streambed--PGA TOUR Dumps Kapalua
By News Release @ 9:41 PM :: 4122 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism

... REALITY:  West Maui Stage 2 Water Shortage--Bissen Dumps Water Down Streambed ....

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
UH Studies Youth Sexual Violence
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 3372 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics

... rates among boys in general were lower overall ....

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Big Brother is Listening: HDOT Installing 'Noise Cameras'
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 3341 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... Pilot Will Collect Data on Noise Levels and Origin for Two Years; Will Not Issue Tickets ....

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Monday, September 15, 2025
Hawaii Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 3682 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
  • 50th – Avg. Starting Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
  • 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
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Sunday, September 14, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 12, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 7:33 PM :: 3317 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Sunday, September 14, 2025
Charitable Giving Under 'Big Beautiful Bill'
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3790 Views :: Taxes

"...a significant boost to the standard deduction...."

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Sunday, September 14, 2025
UH Manoa Scores 'F' on Free Speech
By News Release @ 2:15 AM :: 3898 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education

"UH Mānoa could improve its climate by reforming restrictive policies and making a stronger commitment to expressive rights."

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
Supreme Court: Doctors and Patients May Skip Arbitration and Sue HMSA
By Andrew Walden @ 11:36 PM :: 4907 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Judiciary

... Judge Kim described HMSA physician contracts as, “oppressive, unconscionable, and unenforceable.” ....

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
Aloha Stadium Subject of Secret Deal
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:50 PM :: 6116 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Rail

... “I just tried to file an open records request for the final deal, and they denied it, saying that the deal’s not done yet,” ....

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
Hawaii Legislature sued over "blank" bills
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:28 PM :: 4240 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary

... SB935, “Relating to Government,” went from being an essentially blank document to a 36-page bill about pension benefits for judges that was ultimately signed into law ....

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
West Maui Stage 2 Water Shortage--Bissen Dumps Water Down Streambed
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 4522 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use

“...MLP has said it is navigating a historic West Maui drought by adhering to the guidance from the Commission on Water Resources Management to prioritize stream flow and traditional and customary uses, followed by delivery to the County of Maui to provide drinking water for Lahaina….”

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
Ousted Damien HS President confidential settlement after group sex whistleblower lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 4686 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Religion

... Laanui’s allegations were explosive, including a group sex incident on campus involving football players and a female student. He said the alumni association was violating ILH rules by paying cash scholarships to star football players, and he accused coaches Anthony Tuitele and Ron Dalmacio of taking money from the school ....

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Friday, September 12, 2025
Petition: Big Island Needs Mental Hospital
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 4169 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Law Enforcement

... Dangerous individuals are released all the time because there is nowhere to house them. The Hilo Jail & State Mental Hospital are full ....

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Friday, September 12, 2025
Falsely arrested by their own Department?  A year later, some Sheriff Deputies return to duty
By Andrew Walden @ 2:42 AM :: 7330 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police

"The state is going to have to pay"

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Friday, September 12, 2025
Maui Police Officer Celebrates Murder of Charlie Kirk
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 5494 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police

... The employee has been assigned to administrative duties until this blows over ....

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
State Supreme Court Overturns Five of Green's Emergency Proclamations--Upholds Others
By News Release @ 10:50 PM :: 6674 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use

"... the first five (of 15) emergency proclamations’ measures addressing affordable housing exceed the governor’s emergency powers ...."

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
Republican Legislators fly to Virginia to find Lawyer Threatening to sue Kamehameha Schools
By Video @ 3:20 PM :: 4766 Views :: Education K-12, OHA, Republican Party

... Awa and Garcia decided to find him in person ....

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