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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Educational Innovation: Hawaii Ranks 44th
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 4238 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... Educational innovation plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of jobs and communities ....

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
DHHL Assigns 1,100 More 'Project Leases' on Maui
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 4182 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Development

... The department aims to award more than 6,000 project leases in the next two years ....

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Federal Judge Pecks Away at Hawaii Firearms Restrictions
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 4242 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment

...The ruling ensures that applicants with decades-old non-domestic misdemeanor convictions are not categorically barred from obtaining firearm permits in Hawaii County ....

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
The Mystery of the 1835 Burning of the Moku'aikaua Church
By Selected News Articles @ 11:01 PM :: 4439 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

... Over the years, very little detail has been brought to light as to the cause of the fire ....

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Brighter days ahead for Hawaii’s permitting conundrum
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:02 AM :: 6034 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

... This year, the state Legislature actually did something ....

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Monday, September 8, 2025
Green: 'Children will die if RFK does not resign'
By Video @ 2:19 PM :: 4591 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19

"...RFK's antagonism towards vaccination programs will leave us vulnerable and children will die...."

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Monday, September 8, 2025
Infrastructure-improvement rules will make Lahaina recovery more costly
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:50 AM :: 4625 Views :: Maui County, Development

... The rebuilding of Lahaina could be a lot more expensive than anyone is expecting if Maui County officials do not waive an obscure infrastructure rule ....

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Sunday, September 7, 2025
USO Prison Gang Member sentenced to over 29 Years in prison for extortion and drug trafficking
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 5005 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Drugs

... feds again doing the job the state cannot ....

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Sunday, September 7, 2025
DoTax Suddenly Begins Collecting GE Tax on Tips
By Tom Yamachika @ 2:42 PM :: 5324 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism

... This seems to me to be a departure from past practice ....

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Sunday, September 7, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 5, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 1:04 PM :: 4252 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

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Saturday, September 6, 2025
Kudos to the counties for considering housing reforms
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:22 PM :: 4766 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

"...going after scapegoats such as empty homes and short-term rentals is not a viable way to increase the housing supply...."

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Saturday, September 6, 2025
Hurricane Kiko Emergency Proclamation Issued
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 4934 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Acting Governor Sylvia Luke today at 1:10 p.m. issued an emergency proclamation declaring a state of emergency across the entire state of Hawai‘i due to the possible inclement weather posed by Hurricane Kiko ....

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Saturday, September 6, 2025
JSC Names Applicants for ICA Judge
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 4614 Views :: Judiciary

... list of applicants applying to fill the vacancy for the judicial office of Associate Judge in the Intermediate Court of Appeals ....

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Friday, September 5, 2025
Feds, State Cooperate in Labor Trafficking Bust
By News Release @ 4:11 AM :: 5088 Views :: Hawaii County , Labor, Law Enforcement

... SIPD conducted the investigation in concert with the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General and Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, and the Hawai‘i County Police Department ....

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Friday, September 5, 2025
Hawaii Joins Anti-anti-vaxxer Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 AM :: 7178 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19

... providing unified recommendations on immunizations to residents ....

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Friday, September 5, 2025
DBEDT: More Slow Growth for Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 5262 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... Hawaii’s economy to expand by 1.3 percent in 2025, a small upward revision from its previous forecast ....

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Friday, September 5, 2025
More Lawsuits to Challenge Kamehameha Schools Admissions Policy?
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 6306 Views :: Akaka Bill, Education K-12, OHA

... Is your child barred from Kamehameha Schools based on ancestry? .... 

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Thursday, September 4, 2025
Gov Green Joins Pro-EV Coalition
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 5552 Views :: Energy, Environment

"... The Affordable Clean Cars Coalition builds on past multistate efforts ...."

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Thursday, September 4, 2025
Achieving Homeownership for Hawaiians
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:15 AM :: 5130 Views :: Development, OHA, Cost of Living

... the dream of owning a home began with quiet sacrifices – late nights balancing budgets and teaching their children the value of patience ....

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Thursday, September 4, 2025
Mitsunaga Secretary Indicted for False-Name Campaign Contributions
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 5034 Views :: Ethics

... Otani is alleged to have intentionally or knowingly contributed to a candidate or candidate committee in a name other than hers ....

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
ACLU Sues Maui Prep School to Force Trans-sexualization of little boy
By News Release @ 4:46 AM :: 6486 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Family

... Jane Poe, the Plaintiff in the case, is a nine-year-old transgender student (boy) who has lived openly as (been manipulated into pretending to be) a girl since age five ....

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Hawaii 911 Callers to be Screened for Political Correctness
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 5711 Views :: First Amendment, Judiciary, Law Enforcement

... Affected individuals may seek relief in civil court, including injunctions, damages, punitive damages, coverage of attorneys’ fees and costs ....

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Green Launches Website to Receive Comments on Army Land Lease Negotiations
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 4674 Views :: Land Use, Military

"The Army’s current leases expire in 2029 and while federal leaders have emphasized national security concerns, they’ve also indicated they could act through eminent domain, which would leave Hawai‘i with nothing in return."

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
State Begins Hiring Future College Grads
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 5039 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Labor

... DHRD began accepting applicants who are on track to obtain their bachelor’s degree within three months for entry-level professional classes of work ....

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Auditor Discovers HFD's Secret Fund
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 5463 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

... unbudgeted equipment purchases without council oversight or approval ....

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Next Boondoggle: Useless $240M Kalaeloa Desalination Plant
By Andrew Walden @ 4:38 AM :: 6170 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living

... Desal is an energy hog and Hawaii has the most expensive electricity in the USA ....

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Monday, September 1, 2025
Clear Conflict: Bills that stirred Hawaiʻi politics in 2025
By UHERO @ 3:06 PM :: 5195 Views :: Ethics, Gambling, Hawaii State Government, Drugs

... Where the conflict is clear ....

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Sunday, August 31, 2025
Time to retire the Jones Act’s U.S.-build requirement
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:51 PM :: 4572 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act

... On Aug. 1, Rep. Ed Case introduced HR4839, which would establish the Merchant Marine Allies Partnership Act ....

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Sunday, August 31, 2025
Hawaiian Airlines didn’t fail — The world changed around it
By Selected News Articles @ 5:45 PM :: 5205 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

... Turning Hawaiian’s story into a morality play might make for easy headlines, but it does little justice to the reality ....

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Sunday, August 31, 2025
Vacancy: Maui Circuit Court Judge
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 4612 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary

... Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (island of Maui) ....

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Sunday, August 31, 2025
No Tax on Tips
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4946 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Tourism

An individual who receives tips can exclude up to $25,000 of those tips from his or her gross income....

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Saturday, August 30, 2025
Appeals Court Rules Trump Tariffs Unconstitutional
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 4919 Views :: National News, Taxes, Cost of Living

“...For the second time in this case, a federal court has held that the President’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs are unlawful....”

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Four Convicted in Sovereignty-Related Scam
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 5624 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, OHA

... a tax refund fraud scheme ....

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Ex-Honolulu Police Officer Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison for Engaging in Child Sex Crimes While Serving as a Sworn Officer
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 4635 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Drugs

... He used his access to proprietary police databases to research his victims and monitor police investigations into his criminal activities ....

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Waianae Meth Dealer got $12.5M from City--Now Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 7035 Views :: Drugs

... The state judiciary makes this guy a multi-millionaire.  The federal judiciary locks him up ....

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Friday, August 29, 2025
VIDEO: Procession and memorial honoring fallen Maui Police Officer Suzanne O
By Video @ 10:49 PM :: 4245 Views :: Maui County, Police

... funeral services held for Maui Police Department Officer Suzanne O who was shot and killed by a criminal suspect in the line of duty ....

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Maui County Board of Ethics hiring full-time staff
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 4687 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

... The County of Maui Board of Ethics is postponing its Sept. 10 meeting to focus on restructuring and hiring efforts ....

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Sunday Deadline to Submit Comments on HDOT Energy Plan
By News Release @ 6:08 PM :: 5024 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living

“If you haven’t already, please take a moment to review this important plan and share your feedback,” said Representative Darius K. Kila, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation.

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Trump HHS tells Hawaii DoE to remove gender ideology from sex ed or lose PREP funding
By Selected News Articles @ 12:08 PM :: 4785 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... The Trump administration directed 46 states and territories to remove gender ideology from their sex ed materials or else face possible termination of federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) funding ....

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Is the Jones Act invincible?
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 4404 Views :: Jones Act

... glimmer of hope ....

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Tourist Arrivals Down 4.4%
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 4496 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.95 billion, a 4.3 percent decrease from July 2024 ....

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Green Names Appointees to BLNR, Stadium Authority
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 961 Views :: Development, Higher Education, Land Use, Tourism

... two for BLNR, one for Stadium Authority ....

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Navahine Settlement: How Hawai‘i Was Sold Out
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 AM :: 5653 Views :: Environment, Economy, Judiciary, Cost of Living

... Mainland Lawyers, Local Leaders, and the People Left Behind ....

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Thursday, August 28, 2025
Federal Lawsuit Filed: Cruise Lines Challenge Hawaii’s ‘Green Fee’ as Unconstitutional
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 PM :: 4758 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Tourism

... The 11% surcharge violates the US Constitution’s Tonnage Clause, which prohibits states from imposing taxes on vessels for entering and docking at ports ....

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Thursday, August 28, 2025
Applications Open for Honolulu City Lights Display Permits
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 3854 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion

... A reminder for Non-Profit Organizations to submit applications by September 15, 2025 ....

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
City Accepting Bids for Kalihi Rail Station TOD Development
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 4190 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail

... The property sits directly across from the future Mokauea (Kalihi) Skyline Station ....

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
DLE Creates Virtual Reality Capitol Security Cordon
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 3797 Views :: Police

... Hawaii’s Department of Law Enforcement is now pioneering the use of virtual reality—using geographic information system (GIS) technology to build a geospatial digital twin—to enhance security and situational awareness. ...

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Second Amendment: “These arbitrary restrictions in Hawaii are unique and burdensome with no parallel in other states."
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 3860 Views :: Judiciary

... While the Plaintiffs prevailed before a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel, the case is now being reheard en banc ....

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Monday, August 25, 2025
Supreme Court restores parental opt-out from LGBTQ Propaganda
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 4799 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... The Supreme Court ruled 6-3, June 26, 2025, that parents have the right to opt their children out of storybooks that push one-sided ideology on gender and sexuality ....

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Sunday, August 24, 2025
Hawai’i Aloha: How Rev. Lorenzo Lyons helped save the Hawaiian language
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 1763 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

...Samuel Elbert and Mary Kawena Pukui give credit to Lyons for helping save the Hawaiian language....

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