Friday, May 23, 2025
Hawai'i Daily News Read

Friday, May 23, 2025
May 23, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii: A far-left state trying to hijack U.S. energy policy
  2. Trump Squeeze Leads to Suspension of 'Faculty Special Salary Adjustments' at UH
  3. UHERO Survey Documents Declining Physical and Mental Health
  4. Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps
  5. Medical Malpractice? Hawaii 5th Worst
  6. Miske Drug Overdose Death Shapes Legal Strategy to keep Money in Family
  7. Mokulele Methamphetamines News: 33-Time Loser Finally Catches a FEDERAL Case
  8. After HPD Raid, CBD Dealer Shocked, SHOCKED to Discover His Products Contained THC
  9. Total Fail: HECO ‘Time-of-Use Rates’ Abandoned
  10. Bill 47: Hawaiʻi County Council revisits more oversight on the short-term rental industry
  11. $70M to rebuild Lahaina homeless shelter?
  12. How The Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor Has Gone From Cash Cow To Eyesore

Thursday, May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. VIDEO: Senators Grill Green over COVID Shutdowns
  2. Feds Launch Process for Potential Offshore Mineral Lease Sale Near American Samoa
  3. Anti-Development Activism Poisons the ‘Aina
  4. Lawsuit Challenges Reopening of Pacific Monument
  5. Zero homes sold within typical Maui residents’ financial reach in 2024
  6. Tax Hikes Coming: COR ‘adjusts’ projection, creating $550M Gap
  7. DHHL sitting on federal grants since 2008--$75.9M unspent
  8. Hawaii Convention Center $64M repair project in limbo
  9. ACLU Hawaii prepares to sue HPD over ‘concerning trend’ of sober drivers arrested for DUI
  10. HB126: Prosecutor Alm Pushes Back on Forfeiture
  11. Illegal gambling arrests on Oahu increased in 2024
  12. Shakedown: Surfrider’s Bogus Bacteria Report Targets Turtle Bay and Whalers Cove

Thursday, May 22, 2025
Letters to the Editor May, 2025
Letters to the Editor
  • Anti-Development Activism Poisons the ‘Aina
  • Conspiracy Theorists Hijack Hawaii County General Plan
  • Maui County Responsible for Lahaina Fire

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Honolulu Ranks #3 in U.S. for Micro-Housing — New Study Finds
  2. Study: More Housing Units Built-But Fewer Available for Residents
  3. Hawaii 'Clean' Hydrogen to Come from Oil Refinery
  4. Brenton Awa vs Tokuda for Congress?
  5. Alien Enemies: Gabbard Staff Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against’ Trump
  6. BWS Votes to Give State Water Commission control of Oahu – First Step, dumping water into dry Waianae streambeds
  7. Lahaina: Infrastructure in Just 100 Days
  8. Congresswoman asks UNOS to change kidney allocation policy following HNN investigation
  9. Geothermal energy solutions need study
  10. Opportunity to pay less for electricity during sunlight hours yields mixed results
  11. Manager Alleges Potential Fraud In Homeless Village Construction
  12. Criminals Mailing Illegal Fireworks To Hawaiʻi Mostly Get Away With It 
  13. City moves to take over property where family has been squatting for decades
  14. HGEA finalizes $41 million COVID hazard pay settlement

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Cleaning up Hawaii’s permitting mess
  2. Gov. Green on military land leases: ‘I think that we will be able to settle pretty straightforwardly’
  3. Activists surprised by Army’s willingness to let go of Makua Valley land lease
  4. Claim by Miske’s mother to represent his granddaughter’s interests denied by judge, at least for now
  5. Soft on Crime: After 10 State Felony Convictions, Meth Dealer Finally Catches a FEDERAL Case
  6. Local fireworks industry contends with possible sky-high tariffs on China
  7. Bill To Guard Against Imitation Hawaiian Tea Could End Up Hurting Industry
  8. Hu Honua Bioenergy Files (another) State Antitrust Lawsuit Against HECO
  9. Nuisance money: City Council approves $40K Liquor Commission settlement

Monday, May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii has third-lowest percentage of single-mother households, study reveals
  2. Big Beautiful Blue Collar Tax Cuts Coming—but Hawaii Legislators Want EBT Cards
  3. Legislators Will Try to Use EBT Card as Excuse for Special Session
  4. Hawaii: New housing units are coming online at the lowest rate since the 1940s
  5. Retirement: Social Security to be Garnished to pay Student Loans?
  6. Retirement: Meth-Head Finally Agrees to Accept Shelter After 40 years on Streets
  7. Usual Suspects: Today they are Whining About Rocket Launches from Johnston Island
  8. Kahuku Coach Removed Over One Complaint

Sunday, May 18, 2025
May 18, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. 2025 Legislative Also-Rans  
  2. Rules Vote a Self-Serving Scam to Take Over Hawaii Republican Party
  3. Six Weeks to Deadline -- Sketchy, Blurry Plans to Pay for Aloha Stadium
  4. Green Campaigning in Washington DC
  5. Cruise Lines Claim Inclusion in Hawaii's New Hotel Tax Bill is Unconstitutional
  6. Kona coffee farmers devastated by loss of deported workers
  7. Blundering Gabbard Fiasco: Aide pressed analyst to redo intel on Venezuela gang
  8. Hawaii Just Won't Give Up Its Harsh Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
  9. Recktenwald to Retire in October
  10. Republicans to Elect Party Chair
  11. Loser Complains About GOP Selection Process
  12. State agency’s preschool production pipeline bulges while other projects hit roadblocks
  13. Soft on Crime: Steroid-induced Road Rage Guy has 20 Year Record
  14. We Moved From Hawaii to Italy. Our Mortgage Is Less Than Our Rent Was

Saturday, May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. UHERO: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Maui’s Immigrant Community
  2. Hawaii AG Backs Suit Against Trump's DEI Ban
  3. Mindless Hysteria: Trump Cuts Almost Nothing on Maui, Becomes Excuse for Council Budget Bloat
  4. City Council OKs foreclosure of illegal vacation rental
  5. Mexican national to be sentenced for selling meth in Hawaii
  6. (Again) Feds to Cut DHHL Funding because it is not being spent
  7. DOBOR Hassles Canoe Club
  8. UH AD Search Firm Refuses to Interview Craig Angelos
  9. Hu Honua Bioenergy -- Federal Round No. 3

Friday, May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii governor defends emergency housing powers at state Supreme Court
  2. Hype?  Hawaii Trump Cuts only $95M – Mostly at UH
  3. Cruise lines are signaling a fight against Hawaii's tourism tax
  4. Three More Army EIS Will Be Rejected Next Month
  5. Before Croaking, Miske names two Trustees and directs funds to granddaughter
  6. Carvalho, Rapozo, Kouchi for Kauai Mayor?
  7. University of Hawaii tuition to rise for first time since 2018
  8. Kona property housing 22 illegals under investigation for code violations
  9. University of Hawaii continues search for $500k/yr Athletics Director
  10. Hawaiʻi Electricity Shut-Offs Are Nearly Triple Pre-Pandemic Levels
  11. Five Delayed Hawaiian Electric Projects
  12. Hawaii Restaurant Closed for Roaches—But Who Would Know?

Thursday, May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Missing Meth Money a Conflict of Interest for Bissen Appointee?
  2. House Passes South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act
  3. 14 Years Later--City Settles Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $2.1M
  4. After 100 days, Trump already done with Tulsi?
  5. Decrease in visitor tax rate sought as fear of recession looms
  6. Bill 43: Honolulu city council looks to use hotel tax to help lower projected sewer fee increase
  7. Honolulu Council Approves $41M for HGEA COVID Hazard Pay
  8. DOE Plan: More Top-Level Bureaucrats
  9. Hawaii to Update Decades-Old Financial MisManagement System
  10. Robots to issue 47 Million Speeding tickets per year from 177 Hawaii Speed Cams

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. UHERO: 75% of Hawaii Households Cannot Afford Mortgage
  2. Hawaii 4th Highest State and Local Taxes Per Capita
  3. Pacific Partnership Act to Counter China
  4. Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready
  5. Disgraced Police Chief Louis Kealoha Still Owes Honolulu $250,000
  6. CNHA-Connected Governor calls Hawaii Tourism Authority ‘hot mess,’ promises reform--What Could Go Wrong?
  7. Uncertain financial future continues to impact East-West Center operations
  8. Honolulu a good place for murder—nearly 50% go unsolved
  9. Sabotaged signal: New images reveal homeless camp around severed cables that cut communication for thousands
  10. ‘Wasted opportunity?’ Maui Council questions post-wildfire pivot on homeless plan
  11. Alm Calls for Veto of HB126: Illegal game room assets in Kalihi turned over to state

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Residential electric bills in Hawaii and Connecticut are twice those in New Mexico, Utah
  2. Legislature Delivers Progress for Housing
  3. BWS Approves Kalaeloa Desalination Plant
  4. 20 Year Sentence? Federal trial begins in Affordable Housing Scam
  5. Governor says feds could seize military training grounds in Hawaii
  6. Crunch Time: Bills Die as Clock Ticks (again)
  7. Miske Family Schemes to Grab Illicit Fortune
  8. Will You be Fooled? Fake ‘Water Shortage’ Latest Trick to Keep Lahaina Fire Victims from Rebuilding
  9. Honolulu Can Fine Airbnb, Vrbo for Illegal Vacation Rentals. It Never Has
  10. ACLU: Keep Mentally Ill Homeless on the Streets

Monday, May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. 2025 Legislative Wrap-Up
  2. Teaching Personal Finance? Hawaii Ranks 42nd
  3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 9, 2025
  4. Another ‘Friends and Family’ Development Deal with Kali Watson, DHHL
  5. Bill 43 would offset Honolulu sewer fee hike with money intended for rail
  6. After Hurricane CNHA, HTA Needs an Exorcism
  7. Lahaina burn zone slowly transforming from ‘ghost town’ to big construction zone
  8. Who Really Owns Hawaii In 2025
  9. Anti-GMO Hysteria Gutted State’s Top Agricultural Commodity
  10. State pushing speed cam expansion despite failed bill

Sunday, May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Trump Admin: Greenland to Become a COFA Country?
  2. Another chance to make things right
  3. Neighborhood Board Elections--Voting Ends May 16
  4. Judicial Nominees Sought for ICA and First Circuit
  5. Peeling away regulations that hinder homebuilding
  6. Grassroot: Akina gives Legislature a 'B-'
  7. Yamashita Gone: Nakamura Next?
  8. Green Preps Future Run for Hirono’s Seat--Creates National PAC To Support 'Pro-Science Candidates'
  9. Lahaina Rep Elle Cochran Missed 85% of Session -- and she’s a convicted felon
  10. Incumbency machine protects sitting lawmakers from exposure
  11. Another Black Eye for Bissen--Druski Debunks Bogus Rape Complaint
  12. Land Board rejection of Pohakuloa EIS just another maneuver in lease negotiations
  13. Rate Hikes: Saltchuk Milking Young Bros
  14. The Miske case is winding down but not yet over
  15. Hawai‘i lawmakers approve $6M to support Planned Parenthood
  16. Lopez Outlines Strategy to Defeat Trump Climate Change Lawsuit

Saturday, May 10, 2025
May 10, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Another 8a Disaster: NIH Halts Operations at US Biolab After Sabotage Incident
  2. BLNR Rejects Army Pohakuloa EIS
  3. State Court Shakedown Extracts $700M over Mis-labeled Blood Thinners--oil companies next
  4. CWS Disasters Bring No Reform: How many Dead Babies Before Legislature Acts?
  5. HB103: Young Murderers Deserve a Chance to Do it Again
  6. Power Play: After Looting HTA, CNHA reaches back in and ousts Choy
  7. Former police chief Kealoha released from federal prison
  8. Realtors Association of Maui opposes Bill 9, urges a ‘balanced approach’ to housing crisis
  9. In effort to force Fire Victims Out, Urban Design Review Board hears opposition to ‘modern’ homes in Lahaina
  10. Hawaiian Electric: SB897 key to future financial strength

Friday, May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Campaign Contributions: Hawaii Climate Change Lawsuit Skips State's Only Refinery
  2. UHERO: Federal policies push Hawaii toward mild recession
  3. DLE Upgrades License Plate Readers
  4. Soft on Crime: Kidnapping, Rape, Attempted Murder?  Time Served
  5. Soft on Crime: Steroid-Induced Tesla driver Nathaniel Radimak arrested again in Hawaii, less than a year after prison release for SoCal charges
  6. Behind the scenes of immigration enforcement in Hawaii
  7. Housing: Deed-Restriction Bills Fail

Thursday, May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Reflections of Gene Ward
  2. US Navy liable for fuel leak that sickened military families in Hawaii
  3. Todd Eddins’ Favorite Murderer – Third Time’s the Charm?
  4. Honolulu city inspector with 35 convictions accused in sex-for-freedom plot
  5. 37% of businesspeople say Hawai‘i is stagnant, and 33% says we’re in real trouble
  6. Military talks options for Pōhakuloa Training Area lease
  7. Council Announces Plan to Trick Public into Accepting Sewer Rate Hikes
  8. Legislative buzz: Phrases that conceal or obfuscate
  9. Will Reforms Stabilize Hawaiʻi Condo Insurance Costs?
  10. Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent
  11. Seven Lahaina families back home after tragic fires
  12. SB104: Prison reform proposal to set limits on solitary confinement
  13. What happens to the poop?
  14. Booking.com Unable to Revive Suit Challenging Hawaii Use Tax Law

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. ‘By Request’ Gambling Bill got John Mizuno Ousted as Homeless Czar?
  2. Miske News: Union Boss sentenced to 14 years in federal racketeering case
  3. Tax Hike Coming? Yamashita Ousted As Chair Of State House Finance Committee
  4. Legislators reward selves handsomely
  5. Closed House Committee Meetings Violate Constitution?
  6. Inside Brian Schatz’s inner circle
  7. Big Island journalist on uncovering the housing corruption case set for trial
  8. ‘Where’s the money?’ Applicants wait for funds from Maui County program to help build ‘ohana housing
  9. Hawaii’s first psychiatric crisis center helps take burden off ERs, police

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Maui County Responsible for Lahaina Fire
  2. SB1396: Parts of Green Fee are Already Doomed in Court
  3. Hawaii County Tells Homeowner His 38-Year-Old House Is Actually Illegal
  4. Guam: Ex-Cop Gets 5 years for Jury Rigging
  5. Mayor establishes new Department of Housing and Land Management with City Council’s blessing
  6. Multi-State Coalition Against Hawaii’s ‘Sensitive’ Places Concealed Carry Ban
  7. Bissen names Meth Dealer’s Son to Maui County Board of Water Supply
  8. New Way to Attack Lahaina Fire Victims:  Moratorium on Rebuilding Swimming Pools
  9. The kids need more ... indoctrination?
  10. US Supreme Court Ruling On Charter Schools ‘Could’ Impact Hawaiʻi
  11. Hawaii DoE Looking Better Only Because Mainland School Districts Are Doing Worse
  12. Adults Can Still Marry Teens At 15 After Death Of Proposed Ban In Hawaiʻi
  13. Rapist Whines About Long Wait for DHHL

Monday, May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Legislature on a housing-reform streak
  2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 2, 2025
  3. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
  4. How Solid Is Hawaiʻi GOP Support For Trump Policies?
  5. Hawaiʻi Residents Could Face Electric Rate Hike In 2026
  6. Hawaii’s LNG redux: State now has opportunity for action
  7. 800 Vacancies at HPD
  8. Hawaii traffic deaths up 51% from same time last year
  9. SB1433: Legislators Promise More Free Needles for Addicts


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HI-EMA Fuel Tank in Violation Since 1997
by News Release Saturday, May 24, 2025

... no maintenance for 28 years ....


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Grassroot Council Testimony: Cutting Red Tape to Build Housing
by Grassroot Institute Friday, May 23, 2025

... testimony before Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kaua‘i and Maui county councils or planning commissions ....


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Bill 2591 Changes Kauai Zoning to Allow Farmers' Markets
by Grassroot Institute Friday, May 23, 2025

... Bill 2951, was proposed in response to a January zoning complaint that shut down the popular Princeville Farmers and Artists Market ....


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Audit: How to Speed up Building Permits
by Grassroot Institute Friday, May 23, 2025

... a new report from the county’s Office of the County Auditor suggests more than two dozen ways to help speed up the process ....


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Hawaii: Where Clean Energy Projects Go to Die
by Grassroot Institute Friday, May 23, 2025

... Over the past five years, 15 energy projects in the state have been cancelled — more than half of the power projects being considered ....


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Hawaii: A far-left state trying to hijack U.S. energy policy
by News Article Friday, May 23, 2025

... Hawaii is at the vanguard of a coordinated legal campaign that aims to enact Green New Deal-type policies by lawsuit. And by all appearances, the state’s judiciary is an eager participant ....


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Trump Squeeze Leads to Suspension of 'Faculty Special Salary Adjustments' at UH
by News Release Friday, May 23, 2025

... effective immediately, there will be a suspension of all Faculty Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs) for merit, equity, and/or market that have not been approved by me as of May 23, 2025 ....


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UHERO Survey Documents Declining Physical and Mental Health
by UH ERO Friday, May 23, 2025

... Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) and low-income respondents, ratings dropped from 40% describing their health as excellent or very good to 23%—a 17 percentage point decrease in 18 months ....


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Medical Malpractice? Hawaii 5th Worst
by News Release Thursday, May 22, 2025

... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....


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Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps
by News Article Thursday, May 22, 2025

... Hawaii has the 4th-largest increase in mortgage delinquency ....


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Lawsuit Challenges Reopening of Pacific Monument
by News Release Thursday, May 22, 2025

... The groups are challenging President Trump’s April 17 proclamation that would allow U.S.-flagged vessels to fish commercially ....


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Feds Launch Process for Potential Offshore Mineral Lease Sale Near American Samoa
by News Release Thursday, May 22, 2025

... This marks the first such action by Interior in over 30 years ....


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VIDEO: Senators Grill Green over COVID Shutdowns
by Video Video Thursday, May 22, 2025

... Ohio Senator confronts Hawaii governor over COVID lockdowns, says “tell me about the science behind why you locked your residents up” ....


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Hawaii 'Clean' Hydrogen to Come from Oil Refinery
by News Release Wednesday, May 21, 2025

... Hawaiʻi Gas' synthetic natural gas (SNG), made from naptha produced by the Par Pacific oil refinery on Oʻahu, contains up to 15% hydrogen—the highest percentage of any natural gas utility in the United States ....


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Study: More Housing Units Built-But Fewer Available for Residents
by News Release Tuesday, May 20, 2025

... 64,490 additional units are needed through 2027 but only 13,471 units are currently in development pipelines and anticipated to be available by 2027 .... 


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Honolulu Ranks #3 in U.S. for Micro-Housing — New Study Finds
by News Article Tuesday, May 20, 2025

... 11.6% of Honolulu rentals are under under 348 square feet ....


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Cleaning up Hawaii’s permitting mess
by Kelii Akina Monday, May 19, 2025

... A new report from the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization shows that Hawaii permit delays in 2024 were at some of the worst levels ever ....


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Hawaii has third-lowest percentage of single-mother households, study reveals
by News Article Monday, May 19, 2025

... Hawaii has the third-lowest percentage of single-mother households at 3%.  Single-father households make up 1.4% of the 493,898 households in Hawaii ....


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Rules Vote a Self-Serving Scam to Take Over Hawaii Republican Party
by News Release Sunday, May 18, 2025

... Delegates should vote NO on all proposed party rules changes ....


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2025 Legislative Also-Rans
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, May 18, 2025

... a few bills that passed both houses of the legislature, but did not make it through conference, may come back to haunt us next year .... 


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Hawaii AG Backs Suit Against Trump's DEI Ban
by News Article Saturday, May 17, 2025

... “friend of the court” brief supporting the plaintiffs in National Association of Diversity Officers v. Trump ....


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UHERO: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Maui’s Immigrant Community
by UH ERO Saturday, May 17, 2025

... Most participants work in low-wage, non-unionized jobs—often seasonal or gig-based—in sectors like hospitality, domestic work, and landscaping ....


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Hawaii governor defends emergency housing powers at state Supreme Court
by Court House News Friday, May 16, 2025

... a case challenging Governor Josh Green's use of emergency powers to address the state's affordable housing crisis ....


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Missing Meth Money a Conflict of Interest for Bissen Appointee?
by Andrew Walden Thursday, May 15, 2025

... when authorities raided the Kiakona compound, a mere $140,000 of cash was seized, along with 2 pounds of crystal meth and multiple firearms.  Where are the rest of the millions? ....


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14 Years Later--City Settles Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $2.1M
by News Release Wednesday, May 14, 2025

... 14 years after the wrongful arrest ....


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House Passes South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act
by News Release Wednesday, May 14, 2025

... The bipartisan legislation provides congressional direction to fully implement the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, which has been diplomatically negotiated among the U.S. and 16 Pacific Islands nations ....


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UHERO: 75% of Hawaii Households Cannot Afford Mortgage
by UH ERO Wednesday, May 14, 2025

... The pace of new housing construction remains historically low. Housing permitting times continue to be long, especially in Honolulu and Maui ....


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Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready
by News Release Wednesday, May 14, 2025

... Hawaii among 13 states ranked low for emergency readiness ....


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Hawaii 4th Highest State and Local Taxes Per Capita
by Tax Foundation Tuesday, May 13, 2025

.... Hawaii extracts $9,503 per person ....


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Pacific Partnership Act to Counter China
by News Release Tuesday, May 13, 2025

... Bill to Strengthen Strategic Relationships with Pacific Islands, and Counter Chinese Aggression in the Region ....


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Legislature Delivers Progress for Housing
by Grassroot Institute Tuesday, May 13, 2025

“I want him to sign the historic review bills, the impact fee bill, the permit bill.”


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Residential electric bills in Hawaii and Connecticut are twice those in New Mexico, Utah
by News Article Tuesday, May 13, 2025

... Customers in states such as Hawaii and Connecticut, where retail electricity prices are relatively high, paid more than $200 per month for electricity ....


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BWS Approves Kalaeloa Desalination Plant
by News Release Tuesday, May 13, 2025

... $204 million project to design, construct, operate and maintain a 1.7 million gallon per day seawater desalination plant ....


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Teaching Personal Finance? Hawaii Ranks 42nd
by News Article Monday, May 12, 2025

... States With the Best Budgeting Education in High Schools ....


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2025 Legislative Wrap-Up
by Tom Yamachika Monday, May 12, 2025

... there were a few tax increases and a bill that is kind of a tax cut ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 9, 2025
by GovTrack .us Sunday, May 11, 2025

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


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Grassroot: Akina gives Legislature a 'B-'
by Kelii Akina Sunday, May 11, 2025

... SB1296 will allow most Lahaina residents in the area’s Special Management Area to rebuild without having to go through the burdensome SMA permitting process ....


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Peeling away regulations that hinder homebuilding
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, May 11, 2025

... rebuilding Lahaina ....


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Judicial Nominees Sought for ICA and First Circuit
by News Release Sunday, May 11, 2025

... nomination deadline is June 23, 2025 ....


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Neighborhood Board Elections--Voting Ends May 16
by News Release Sunday, May 11, 2025

... Only residents living in contested areas are able to vote ....


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Another chance to make things right
by Kelii Akina Sunday, May 11, 2025

... the police seize your car because someone stole it and used it in a crime ....


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Trump Admin: Greenland to Become a COFA Country?
by News Article Sunday, May 11, 2025

... US officials are discussing a plan to pull Greenland into America’s sphere of influence using a type of agreement that the United States has used to keep close ties with several Pacific Island nations ....


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State Court Shakedown Extracts $700M over Mis-labeled Blood Thinners--oil companies next
by News Release Saturday, May 10, 2025

... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....


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BLNR Rejects Army Pohakuloa EIS
by News Release Saturday, May 10, 2025

... The Army’s current lease for 23,000 acres of state-owned land at PTA is set to expire in 2029 ....


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Another 8a Disaster: NIH Halts Operations at US Biolab After Sabotage Incident
by News Article Friday, May 9, 2025

... the lab’s operations are managed by Laulima Government Solutions, an (8a) Native Hawaiian LLC based in an office park in Orlando, Florida ....


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Campaign Contributions: Hawaii Climate Change Lawsuit Skips State's Only Refinery
by News Article Friday, May 9, 2025

"...While Democrats posture about taking on 'Big Oil,' they’re shielding Par Hawaii—a top fossil fuel donor to their own party—from climate lawsuits...."


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UHERO: Federal policies push Hawaii toward mild recession
by UH ERO Friday, May 9, 2025

... volatile fiscal and immigration policies are undermining consumer confidence, raising inflation expectations, and worsening the business outlook ....


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DLE Upgrades License Plate Readers
by News Release Thursday, May 8, 2025

... If a license plate is deemed actionable, it can be added to a hotlist—triggering real-time alerts the moment the vehicle is detected by a Cloudrunner camera ....


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Reflections of Gene Ward
by News Article Thursday, May 8, 2025

... reflecting on a person I got to know over my years of participation in the political world of Hawai‘i ....


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US Navy liable for fuel leak that sickened military families in Hawaii
by Court House News Wednesday, May 7, 2025

... In the long-awaited preliminary decision, U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi awarded 17 plaintiffs damages ....


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Miske News: Union Boss sentenced to 14 years in federal racketeering case
by News Article Wednesday, May 7, 2025

... Norman Akau III, a former union board member who founded a Kaneohe-based motorcycle gang and served as an enforcer for the late Honolulu businessman Michael J. Miske Jr., was sentenced to 14 years ....


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‘By Request’ Gambling Bill got John Mizuno Ousted as Homeless Czar?
by Andrew Walden Tuesday, May 6, 2025

... Was John Mizuno lobbying for a gaming bill while on state time as director of the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions? ....


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Multi-State Coalition Against Hawaii’s ‘Sensitive’ Places Concealed Carry Ban
by News Article Monday, May 5, 2025

... The coalition is asking SCOTUS to take action via Wolford v. Lopez, the case through which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allowed Hawaii’s “sensitive” places ban to stand ....


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SB1396: Parts of Green Fee are Already Doomed in Court
by Andrew Walden Monday, May 5, 2025

"Federal courts (including the Supreme Court) have consistently ruled for over a century that fees or taxes imposed on vessels by non-federal entities are prohibited."


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​Hawaii County Tells Homeowner His 38-Year-Old House Is Actually Illegal
by News Article Monday, May 5, 2025

... Ausman is not quite out of the woods yet ....


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Guam: Ex-Cop Gets 5 years for Jury Rigging
by News Release Monday, May 5, 2025

... in the criminal case of United States v. Raymond Martinez and Juanita Moser, 15-CR-00031 ....


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Mayor establishes new Department of Housing and Land Management with City Council’s blessing
by News Release Monday, May 5, 2025

... strategic reorganization to centralize and accelerate the City’s housing initiatives ....


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Legislature on a housing-reform streak
by Kelii Akina Sunday, May 4, 2025

... Bills that will help mitigate Hawaii’s housing crisis include ....


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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
by Hawaii Family Forum Sunday, May 4, 2025

... Marcus Oshiro and Eva Andrade go over the session ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 2, 2025
by GovTrack .us Sunday, May 4, 2025

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


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The Major Raid that Wasn’t
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, May 4, 2025

... Senate Draft 2 of the bill proposed to raid ninety-seven special funds for $320M  ....


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Defeated SB401 Would Have Been Most Extreme Gun Law in USA
by News Article Saturday, May 3, 2025

... a sweeping ban on a range of common firearms, including semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, semi-automatic shotguns holding more than five shells, and any handgun capable of holding more than ten rounds ....


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Feds Bust Honolulu Massage School Owner in $9.1M VA Scam
by News Release Friday, May 2, 2025

... to obtain tuition assistance payments from the VA for ghost students ....


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HB1422: Nonprofits Exempt from Motor Carrier Law
by News Release Friday, May 2, 2025

“This bill recognizes that programs like the Hā‘ena State Park access and entry management program, which reinvests its proceeds into environmental and community benefits, shouldn’t be treated like traditional, for-profit carriers,”


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Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
by News Release Friday, May 2, 2025

... There were 903,891 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2025, up 3.0 percent from the same month last year ....


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Grassroot hails passage of bills aimed at boosting housing supply, helping Lahaina
by Grassroot Institute Friday, May 2, 2025

... State legislators also OK'd bills that will increase healthcare access and reform civil asset forfeiture, pending approval by the governor ....


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DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Hear Hawaii ‘Gun-Free Zone’ Case
by News Article Friday, May 2, 2025

... The move boosts the odds that the Supreme Court will take up the case ....


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Complete Debunk: Hawaii AG Files Climate Change Lawsuit in State Court
by News Release Friday, May 2, 2025

"... The federal lawsuit filed by the Justice Department attempts to block Hawaiʻi from holding the fossil fuel industry responsible ....”


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​State Launches Operation Hire Hawai‘i to Fill Vacant Positions
by News Release Thursday, May 1, 2025

... More than 900 interested job seekers attended ....


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Trump Admin Sues to Block Hawaii from Taking Fossil Fuel Companies To Court Over Climate Change
by News Article Thursday, May 1, 2025

... Hawaii's anticipated lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry interferes with U.S. policy on greenhouse gas regulation and is an “extraordinary extraterritorial reach” ....


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