Thursday, September 11, 2025
Hawai'i Daily News Read

Thursday, September 11, 2025
September 11, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii State Flags to be Lowered for Charlie Kirk
  2. Feds End Funding for Racially Discriminatory Programs at UH
  3. Kauai: Failed Solar Battery System Causes ‘Minor Blasts’ – six homes evacuated
  4. Feds Seek $848K Forfeiture in Honolulu Crypto Scam
  5. Schatz: “It’s true that we put some sand in the gears on purpose”
  6. Republican Legislators fly to Virginia to find Lawyer Threatening to sue Kamehameha Schools
  7. Rail is a Disaster: Honolulu Council Wants More
  8. Hawaii still paying millions for Superferry debt 16 years after closure
  9. Wildfires Create Long-Term Academic Challenges For Students
  10. Report Juices Ghetto Lottery payoff on Inmate Suicides
  11. Hawaii considering anti-squatter law to protect homeowners, cut eviction times
  12. Bill 111: Maui Weighs Meaner Approach To Homelessness, Calls it ‘Kind’
  13. E-bike bill veto leaves road safety gap, House Transportation panel chair says
  14. Revamped OHA Civics Program to Train New Generation of Politicians
  15. 'Complete lie': Longtime Hawaii hotel practice still irks many

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. The Mystery of the 1835 Burning of the Moku'aikaua Church
  2. Federal Judge Pecks Away at Hawaii Firearms Restrictions
  3. DHHL Assigns 1,100 More 'Project Leases' on Maui
  4. Educational Innovation: Hawaii Ranks 44th
  5. Green: Army Lease Negotiations -- 8a Millions, Geothermal, Housing, Transit
  6. Traffic Scofflaw set to plead guilty in death of student
  7. Oahu Solar Farms Drive Electric Rates UP 58%
  8. Hawaiian Electric Bankers Meet Investors on Possible Junk Bond
  9. Recruitment: Hawaii Gays Open Youth Transsexualization Center
  10. HPD takes action to deal with Oʻahu's mental health crisis
  11. Two Years of Attacks by Homeless Drug Addicts at Kailua Beach Park
  12. Hawaiʻi Loves 'Genki Balls' To Clean Water. New Studies Say They Don't Work
  13. Lawyers Look at Hawaii Consumer Protection Laws

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
September 9, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Brighter days ahead for Hawaii’s permitting conundrum
  2. HPD ‘Tried’ To Fire This Cop. He’s Retiring With A Giant Pension Instead
  3. If We Build The Infrastructure, The Housing Will Come
  4. Residential project leases coming to more than 1,100 DHHL beneficiaries on Maui
  5. Good Money After Bad: Only HHFDC has what it takes to LOSE money in Hawaii Real Estate
  6. Hawaii Green Fee survey reveals 170 project submissions
  7. Kauaʻi sets new standard with wildfire mitigation ordinance
  8. Mass Deportations Ensnare Military Members, Veterans with Criminal Record

Monday, September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Green: 'Children will die if RFK does not resign'
  2. Infrastructure-improvement rules will make Lahaina recovery more costly
  3. VIDEO: Punatics try to obstruct drug raid with bogus immigration claims
  4. Because we closed the Insane Asylums, Lunatics Crowd our Jails
  5. Hawaii FIRST Robotics kicks off new season, challenging keiki to dig into discovery
  6. DoE COVID Shutdown Knocks Down Girls’ Math, Science Test Scores—Boys Steady

Sunday, September 7, 2025
September 7, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. DoTax Suddenly Begins Collecting GE Tax on Tips
  2. Kudos to the counties for considering housing reforms
  3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 5, 2025
  4. USO Prison Gang Member sentenced to over 29 Years in prison for extortion and drug trafficking
  5. State Law Helps Hanabusa’s Alleged False name donor escape justice
  6. City Hires Kaneshiro’s Lawyer to Fight Laurel Mau
  7. Nakamura: Special Session in November?
  8. TIF: Make Housing Affordable with new model to fund infrastructure
  9. Clear pathways to affordable homes
  10. Rail’s overbudget, long past keeps residents guessing
  11. Suit Challenges How Legislators Turn Blank Bills Into Mid-Session Surprises
  12. Major changes, political conflict create confusion over COVID-19 vaccines in Hawaii
  13. Immigration detainer, ‘substantial real property’ in labor trafficking case
  14. Mexican illegal sentenced to 12 months for third illegal reentry and 9th DUI
  15. Honolulu City Council requests audit of homeless response program
  16. Police report progress on shuttering illegal game rooms on Oahu
  17. Vice K-9 left in car was parked at Kona Police Station, chief confirms
  18. Maui commercial boating industry struggling while waiting for Lahaina Harbor to reopen, tourism to rebound

Saturday, September 6, 2025
September 6, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hurricane Kiko Emergency Proclamation Issued
  2. JSC Names Applicants for ICA Judge
  3. Ariel Sellers Murder Case: Four Years Later, State Still Allows Adoptive Parents Rights over other Children
  4. Scapegoats?  Two Red Hill workers plead not guilty to lying about scope of fuel spill
  5. As Usual, State’s high court rules in favor of Sierra Club over Maui water rights case
  6. Burying power lines along Lahainaluna Road part of Hawaiian Electric’s grid hardening plan
  7. Council cool on proposed bus fare hike
  8. Bill 51: Improvement District for Downtown Honolulu

Friday, September 5, 2025
September 5, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. More Lawsuits to Challenge Kamehameha Schools Admissions Policy?
  2. DBEDT: More Slow Growth for Hawaii
  3. Hawaii Joins Anti-anti-vaxxer Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington
  4. Feds, State Cooperate in Labor Trafficking Bust
  5. Will Feds Shut Down Hawaii ‘Stop-Big-Oil’ Suits?
  6. PGA Tour Cancelled?  Bissen orders Water Dumped Down Streambeds instead of watering golf course
  7. Katherine Kealoha’s Drug-Dealer brother gets ‘compassionate release’
  8. Counties advance resolution for cruise ship tax agreement
  9. County likely to delay STVR registration law until March
  10. Oahu homeowner shares costly eviction process after dealing with tenants who refuse to pay rent
  11. Kauaʻi Wants Robinson Resort Downzoned Back To Agriculture
  12. Hawaii Retail Wheeling Law Excludes Residential Customers
  13. Honolulu EMS Director Still Defending Decision To Drive Wrong Way On H-1
  14. East-West Center to receive federal funds before end of fiscal year

Thursday, September 4, 2025
September 4, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Mitsunaga Secretary Indicted for False-Name Campaign Contributions
  2. Achieving Homeownership for Hawaiians
  3. Gov Green Joins Pro-EV Coalition
  4. COVERUP: How Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Buries Sex Harassment and Discrimination Reports
  5. Honolulu Police Chief search delayed AGAIN—will not start until November
  6. DoE AC Meltdown: Hayashi and his bloated bureaucracy fail
  7. Hawaiʻi DOE Starts Year With Unprecedented School Meal Shortages
  8. Scammer convicted in federal tax refund fraud was part of earlier Hawaiian sovereignty scam
  9. Six Years for Armed Robber Mentored by Meth Dealer Paid by ‘Adult Friends for Youth’
  10. City Council passes homeowner tax exemption bills
  11. City calls on lenders in vacation rental crackdown
  12. Pandering to Progressives, Hawai‘i County Council passes resolution urging U.S. Army to end bombing at Pōhakuloa
  13. UH Sea-Level Hysterics Keep Pushing to Seize Your Oceanfront Property

Wednesday, September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. ACLU Sues Maui Prep School to Force Trans-sexualization of little boy
  2. Hawaii 911 Callers to be Screened for Political Correctness
  3. Green Launches Website to Receive Comments on Army Land Lease Negotiations
  4. State Begins Hiring Future College Grads
  5. New HTA Boss has Tumultuous Past
  6. Oʻahu is updating its climate plan ahead of 2030 state goals
  7. Hawaii insurers hold firm on COVID vaccine policies
  8. Express Scripts Fights to Keep Hawaii PBM Suit in Federal Court
  9. Miske Gang: Where are they now?
  10. Lahaina 55 homes completed
  11. Maui Bill 111: Let Homeless Meth Addicts Stay Wherever they Want
  12. Nonprofits having hard time finding Lahaina Fire Victims to Help

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
September 2, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Next Boondoggle: Useless $240M Kalaeloa Desalination Plant
  2. Auditor Discovers HFD's Secret Fund
  3. Hawaii 911 Callers to be Screened for Political Correctness
  4. Honolulu County Employee Fired After Nearly 5 Years Of Paid Leave
  5. ‘Wheeling’: More HECO Rate Hikes Coming
  6. Are utility bills going up because of the Maui wildfire?
  7. Grifters Scramble as $100M Green Fee Slush Fund Fills Troughs
  8. Precedent: Cruise Line Suit Defeated Alaska’s version of Green Fee
  9. Immigration Raids Throw Long Shadow Over Big Island Coffee Harvest
  10. Purposeful Build delays add to housing shortage
  11. Data Dive: Who Uses The Most Water In Hawaiʻi?

Monday, September 1, 2025
September 1, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Clear Conflict: Bills that stirred Hawaiʻi politics in 2025
  2. ‘We’re Doomed’: Hawaii labor force is shrinking as population ages, workers leave
  3. State’s EV perks, federal tax credits nearing an end
  4. Solar Panel System Is On The Blink — Again
  5. Electric vehicle aches extend to cargo shipping in Hawaii
  6. It’s not easy to get a gun legally in Hawai‘i—but it is easy to get one illegally
  7. Benjamin Moszkowicz's last day as Chief of the Hawaii Police Department
  8. Hawaii Visitors Hit By $250 U.S. Visa Fee Shock

Sunday, August 31, 2025
August 31, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaiian Airlines didn’t fail — The world changed around it
  2. Time to retire the Jones Act’s U.S.-build requirement
  3. No Tax on Tips
  4. Vacancy: Maui Circuit Court Judge
  5. Rail Construction Creates Tsunami Death Trap
  6. Waves Of Lawsuits Will Shape Hawaii Travel
  7. Solar – DPP’s new permitting system fails
  8. After 12 Years, YMCA reports a little progress on Atkinson property rezoning
  9. ‘Tommy Paycheck’ baggage may haunt Waters’ new run
  10. 2026 Elections: Candidates Already Campaigning
  11. Dela Cruz Leads State Officials on Trip to New Zealand — Again
  12. ACLU: We want to release 1000s of hardened criminals onto the streets
  13. Operation Hire Hawaii initiative fills less than 3% of state job vacancies

Saturday, August 30, 2025
August 30, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. VIDEO: Procession and memorial honoring fallen Maui Police Officer Suzanne O
  2. Appeals Court Rules Trump Tariffs Unconstitutional
  3. Sunday Deadline to Submit Comments on HDOT Energy Plan
  4. Maui County Board of Ethics hiring full-time staff
  5. Waianae Meth Dealer got $12.5M from City--Now Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison
  6. Ex-Honolulu Police Officer Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison for Engaging in Child Sex Crimes While Serving as a Sworn Officer
  7. Four Convicted in Sovereignty-Related Scam
  8. Scapegoats?  Federal grand jury indicts two civilian workers over Red Hill disaster
  9. Video: EMS Boss Jim Ireland joins police chase, drives wrong way on H-1 Freeway
  10. Trump Cuts Funding for UH Sea Level Hysteria
  11. Socialists Freak Out Because Homeless Tent City to be Replaced by 62 Homeless Tiny Homes

Friday, August 29, 2025
August 29, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1.  Trump HHS tells Hawaii DoE to remove gender ideology from sex ed or lose PREP funding
  2. Navahine Settlement: How Hawai‘i Was Sold Out
  3. Is the Jones Act invincible?
  4. Tourist Arrivals Down 4.4%
  5. Green Names Appointees to BLNR, Stadium Authority
  6. FAIL: Aloha Stadium Teardown will not begin until next year
  7. Dropped the ball: Aloha Stadium operations agreement and ground lease still not signed
  8. HIDOT: Sale of Gasoline Cars to be Banned in 10 years
  9. Global Warmers’ Mauna Loa Observatory lease allowed to expire
  10. Turn HTA into an independent, nonprofit Destination Stewardship Organization?
  11. Why HPD Has A Major Morale Problem, According To Staff
  12. Lahaina fire survivor is arrested by ICE
  13. Draft ordinance proposes special district for Pahoa town
  14. Kauaʻi lawmakers consider regulations on e-bikes
  15. Learn more about property tax savings through these open houses 

Thursday, August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Federal Lawsuit Filed: Cruise Lines Challenge Hawaii’s ‘Green Fee’ as Unconstitutional
  2. Applications Open for Honolulu City Lights Display Permits
  3. 3 Big Public Projects That Should Make You Mad
  4. Schatz Calls for Increased Urban Density
  5. Elections Commission Panel Calls For A Shakeup In How Hawaiʻi Votes
  6. Court says state failed to require environmental review for GMO farm
  7. Activist Protests Pledge of Allegiance in Schools
  8. Without Force, it takes two weeks to get one homeless off street

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
August 27, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. City Accepting Bids for Kalihi Rail Station TOD Development
  2. Matson still refusing EV shipments to Hawaii
  3. Legal Fake Biofuel: Hawaii Can Have 100% ‘Renewable’ Electricity This Year and it will be 99% Diesel
  4. Judge dismisses $324M Hitachi lawsuit against HART, city
  5. OHA to profit as Hawaii governor approves $1.6B Iwilei infrastructure upgrade plan
  6. Blangiardi: $100M to fix Waikiki natatorium?
  7. Term Limits? City Council chair announces run for reelection
  8. Proven Loser: Corey Rosenlee will run for Hawaiʻi House seat held by Rep. Elijah Pierick (again)
  9. Honolulu firefighters push for COVID hazard pay
  10. Overcrowding in Maui classrooms forces redistricting plan
  11. Less Than Half Of Hawaiʻi Teachers Went To High School In-State
  12. Can ‘Improvement District’ Save Downtown Honolulu's Small Businesses?
  13. Ex-HPD officer seeks reduced prison time for child sex crimes
  14. Kauaʻi Man Died On His Birthday After Airport Staff Encounter
  15. CNHA ‘Council’ Leaves Hawaii Again

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
August 26, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Second Amendment: “These arbitrary restrictions in Hawaii are unique and burdensome with no parallel in other states."
  2. DLE Creates Virtual Reality Capitol Security Cordon
  3. Before State Acquittals, Leader of “Murder Inc” street gang quietly plead guilty to federal charges
  4. Acid attack suspect pleads not guilty to charge some say is too light
  5. Army and governor’s response to leases ‘framework’ deadline gets pushback
  6. Lahaina: Lawyers Still Pushing ‘Toxins’ Scare
  7. Maui STRs keep Hawaii economy strong
  8. Sinking Optimism Among Hawai‘i Business Leaders
  9. State continues push to hire federal workers impacted by budget cuts
  10. Two Members Quit Just Before Elections Panel To Meet On Disputed Vote Count

Monday, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Supreme Court restores parental opt-out from LGBTQ Propaganda
  2. Waikiki Predator: 551 Criminal Citations and Still on the Streets
  3. Climate Change ‘Professionals’ Imaginary Problem Means Coping With Imaginary Death
  4. ADUs – City Uses Familiar Sabotage Techniques to block affordable housing
  5. Hawaiʻi is Increasingly Relying on Unlicensed Teachers to Fill Vacancies
  6. Former Maui police officer pleads guilty to federal civil rights violation
  7. What do judges do all day?
  8. Atmos Rewards Just Gutted Hawaii Flyers

Sunday, August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Are you ready for another boondoggle?
  2. Classroom Heat
  3. Hawai’i Aloha: How Rev. Lorenzo Lyons helped save the Hawaiian language
  4. Aloha Stadium project ‘may cost $5 billion to $6 billion and span 25 years’
  5. “The County of Maui will be sued if it passes the unconstitutional Bill 9”
  6. Belatti, Awa Call for More Election Day Polling Places
  7. Civil Beat Questions Your Right to Live in Hawaii
  8. HNL Build: ‘DPP Going Backwards’

Saturday, August 23, 2025
August 23, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. The Worst Transit Projects
  2. $100M Green Fee Slush Fund: Green Appoints Advisory Council
  3. Maui County releases 2025 human services assessment report
  4. Chinatown suspect paid $290K by the City just before acid attack
  5. Hawaiian Electric Company Rates Increases Are Expected
  6. Why opening a restaurant in Hawaii can be a bureaucratic and financial nightmare
  7. Judge in Hawaii considers legality of restrictions on access to abortion medication
  8. Hawaiʻi County Police Commission explores strategies for filling police chief vacancy
  9. Navy cleaning Red Hill pipelines in preparation for … what?
  10. Will Congress Rescue Fish Farms from Hawaii State Regulations?
  11. SHPD Recent Debacles
  12. CNHA/Hawaiian Council Becomes Green Energy Schemer


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Republican Legislators fly to Virginia to find Lawyer Threatening to sue Kamehameha Schools
by Video Video Thursday, September 11, 2025

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


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Schatz: “It’s true that we put some sand in the gears on purpose”
by News Article Thursday, September 11, 2025

“President Trump is the first president in history not to have a single nominee confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent”


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Kauai: Failed Solar Battery System Causes ‘Minor Blasts’ – six homes evacuated
by News Release Thursday, September 11, 2025

... Firefighters were dispatched to a report of batteries bursting on Hekili Road in Kapa‘a ....


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Feds End Funding for Racially Discriminatory Programs at UH
by News Release Thursday, September 11, 2025

" ... the Department will no longer award Minority-Serving Institution grants that discriminate by restricting eligibility to institutions that meet government-mandated racial quotas .... ”


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Hawaii State Flags to be Lowered for Charlie Kirk
by News Release Thursday, September 11, 2025

... Governor Green has ordered that the the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol and at all state offices and agencies, as well as the Hawaiʻi National Guard in the state of Hawaiʻi effective immediately through sunset on Sunday, September 14, in memory of Charlie Kirk ....


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Feds Seek $848K Forfeiture in Honolulu Crypto Scam
by News Release Wednesday, September 10, 2025

... Co-conspirators stole funds from at least four victims between September 2022 and February 2025 ....


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Educational Innovation: Hawaii Ranks 44th
by News Article Wednesday, September 10, 2025

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


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DHHL Assigns 1,100 More 'Project Leases' on Maui
by News Release Wednesday, September 10, 2025

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


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Federal Judge Pecks Away at Hawaii Firearms Restrictions
by News Release Tuesday, September 9, 2025

...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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The Mystery of the 1835 Burning of the Moku'aikaua Church
by News Article Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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


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Brighter days ahead for Hawaii’s permitting conundrum
by Kelii Akina Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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


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Green: 'Children will die if RFK does not resign'
by Video Video Monday, September 8, 2025

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


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Infrastructure-improvement rules will make Lahaina recovery more costly
by Grassroot Institute Monday, September 8, 2025

... 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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USO Prison Gang Member sentenced to over 29 Years in prison for extortion and drug trafficking
by News Release Sunday, September 7, 2025

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


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DoTax Suddenly Begins Collecting GE Tax on Tips
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, September 7, 2025

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


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 5, 2025
by GovTrack .us Sunday, September 7, 2025

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


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Kudos to the counties for considering housing reforms
by Kelii Akina Saturday, September 6, 2025

"...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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Hurricane Kiko Emergency Proclamation Issued
by News Release Saturday, September 6, 2025

... 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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JSC Names Applicants for ICA Judge
by News Release Saturday, September 6, 2025

... 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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Feds, State Cooperate in Labor Trafficking Bust
by News Release Friday, September 5, 2025

... 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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Hawaii Joins Anti-anti-vaxxer Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington
by News Article Friday, September 5, 2025

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


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DBEDT: More Slow Growth for Hawaii
by News Release Friday, September 5, 2025

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


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More Lawsuits to Challenge Kamehameha Schools Admissions Policy?
by News Release Friday, September 5, 2025

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


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Gov Green Joins Pro-EV Coalition
by News Release Thursday, September 4, 2025

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


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Achieving Homeownership for Hawaiians
by Kelii Akina Thursday, September 4, 2025

... 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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Mitsunaga Secretary Indicted for False-Name Campaign Contributions
by News Release Thursday, September 4, 2025

... 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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ACLU Sues Maui Prep School to Force Trans-sexualization of little boy
by News Release Wednesday, September 3, 2025

... 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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Hawaii 911 Callers to be Screened for Political Correctness
by News Release Tuesday, September 2, 2025

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


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Green Launches Website to Receive Comments on Army Land Lease Negotiations
by News Release Tuesday, September 2, 2025

"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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State Begins Hiring Future College Grads
by News Release Tuesday, September 2, 2025

... 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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Auditor Discovers HFD's Secret Fund
by News Release Tuesday, September 2, 2025

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


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Next Boondoggle: Useless $240M Kalaeloa Desalination Plant
by Andrew Walden Tuesday, September 2, 2025

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


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Clear Conflict: Bills that stirred Hawaiʻi politics in 2025
by UH ERO Monday, September 1, 2025

... Where the conflict is clear ....


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Time to retire the Jones Act’s U.S.-build requirement
by Kelii Akina Sunday, August 31, 2025

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


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Hawaiian Airlines didn’t fail — The world changed around it
by News Article Sunday, August 31, 2025

... 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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Vacancy: Maui Circuit Court Judge
by News Release Sunday, August 31, 2025

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


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No Tax on Tips
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, August 31, 2025

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


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Appeals Court Rules Trump Tariffs Unconstitutional
by News Release Saturday, August 30, 2025

“...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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Four Convicted in Sovereignty-Related Scam
by News Release Friday, August 29, 2025

... a tax refund fraud scheme ....


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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 Friday, August 29, 2025

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


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Waianae Meth Dealer got $12.5M from City--Now Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison
by News Release Friday, August 29, 2025

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


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VIDEO: Procession and memorial honoring fallen Maui Police Officer Suzanne O
by Video Video Friday, August 29, 2025

... 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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Maui County Board of Ethics hiring full-time staff
by News Release Friday, August 29, 2025

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


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Sunday Deadline to Submit Comments on HDOT Energy Plan
by News Release Friday, August 29, 2025

“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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Trump HHS tells Hawaii DoE to remove gender ideology from sex ed or lose PREP funding
by News Article Friday, August 29, 2025

... 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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Is the Jones Act invincible?
by Grassroot Institute Friday, August 29, 2025

... glimmer of hope ....


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Tourist Arrivals Down 4.4%
by News Release Friday, August 29, 2025

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


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Green Names Appointees to BLNR, Stadium Authority
by News Release Friday, August 29, 2025

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


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Navahine Settlement: How Hawai‘i Was Sold Out
by News Article Friday, August 29, 2025

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


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Federal Lawsuit Filed: Cruise Lines Challenge Hawaii’s ‘Green Fee’ as Unconstitutional
by News Article Thursday, August 28, 2025

... 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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Applications Open for Honolulu City Lights Display Permits
by News Release Thursday, August 28, 2025

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


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City Accepting Bids for Kalihi Rail Station TOD Development
by News Release Wednesday, August 27, 2025

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


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DLE Creates Virtual Reality Capitol Security Cordon
by News Release Tuesday, August 26, 2025

... 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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Second Amendment: “These arbitrary restrictions in Hawaii are unique and burdensome with no parallel in other states."
by News Release Tuesday, August 26, 2025

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


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Supreme Court restores parental opt-out from LGBTQ Propaganda
by News Release Monday, August 25, 2025

... 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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Hawai’i Aloha: How Rev. Lorenzo Lyons helped save the Hawaiian language
by News Article Sunday, August 24, 2025

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


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Classroom Heat
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, August 24, 2025

... ten years ago Governor Ige kicked off an effort to get air conditioners into public school classrooms ....


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Are you ready for another boondoggle?
by Kelii Akina Saturday, August 23, 2025

... Like the proverbial frog in a pot of hot water, we seem to have become desensitized to just how poorly the rail project has gone ....


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The Worst Transit Projects
by Video Video Saturday, August 23, 2025

"what is the worst new transit project in the United States?”


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$100M Green Fee Slush Fund: Green Appoints Advisory Council
by News Release Saturday, August 23, 2025

... $100 million annually, directed toward environmental stewardship, hazard mitigation, infrastructure resilience and enhancing the visitor experience ....


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Maui County releases 2025 human services assessment report
by News Release Saturday, August 23, 2025

... residents’ perspectives on community needs and access to social services, including kūpuna services, early childhood programs, services for disabled residents and more ....


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Maui Police Release Bodycam Video Surrounding Officer Death
by Video Video Friday, August 22, 2025

... Maui Police Officer Was Killed By Bullet That Hit Above Her Protective Vest ....


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Little-Known Law Makes Hawai‘i Flights More Expensive
by News Article Friday, August 22, 2025

... U.S. Code (49 U.S.C. §41703), says foreign airlines cannot sell tickets between two U.S. cities ....


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Army to Green: 'We cannot wait'
by News Release Thursday, August 21, 2025

"We want to work with you to come to a mutually acceptable framework by the end of this year"


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Hawaii average annual tax cuts under 'Big Beautiful' Bill
by Tax Foundation Thursday, August 21, 2025

... Hawaii average tax cut $3,030 for 2026.  Hawaii long-term jobs created 3,519 ....


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Cost of Living: Hawaii 82% Higher Than US Average
by News Article Thursday, August 21, 2025

... Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the USA ....


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Hawaii Becomes The 50th State – This Day In History
by News Article Thursday, August 21, 2025

... On August 21, 1959, Hawaii officially entered the Union as the 50th U.S. state when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation admitting the islands ....


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Green Unveils 2025 Policy Priorities
by News Release Thursday, August 21, 2025

"...how the Green administration is tackling some of Hawai‘i’s most pressing issues...."


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Honolulu Least Pet-Friendly City in USA
by News Article Wednesday, August 20, 2025

... WalletHub compared the pet-friendliness of the 100 largest U.S. cities across 23 key metrics ....


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​UH, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency sign partnership agreement
by News Release Wednesday, August 20, 2025

... a new Education Partnership Agreement aimed at enhancing science and technology education while advancing DPAA’s critical mission of accounting for missing U.S. personnel from past conflicts ....


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