Showing posts with label Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke. Show all posts
Thursday, August 6, 2026

FEMA reviews Hawaii Covid funding in wake of corruption investigation, PUC rejects HECO power plant proposal, Hawaiian Telcom nets $150M broadband contract, Peter Boy siblings get $3.25M from state, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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FEMA reviews Hawaii’s COVID funding after Sylvia Luke indictment. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reviewing FEMA-­funded COVID-1...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

State poised to disburse $129M in green fee proceeds, new DLNR rules seek to protect wildlife, corruption defendants could lose half their government pensions if convicted, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Applications open for initial Hawaiʻi Green Fee funding opportunities. Community organizations, nonprofits, Native Hawaiian organizations, ...
Monday, August 3, 2026

Trump administration admits cutting Hawaii energy grants because it voted Democrat, carpenters union dumps millions into primary campaigns, RIMPAC wraps up, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Trump Administration Lawyers Admit Hawaiʻi Funding Cuts Were Partisan. Hawaiʻi, which voted overwhelmingly for Kamala Harris in the 2024 pr...
Friday, July 31, 2026

Top state officials plead not guilty in bribery scandal, bus systems reeling from fuel hikes, 26th homeless village opened on Oahu, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaiʻi Bribery Scandal: Luke and others plead not guilty. Green again calls on lieutenant governor to resign. Gov. Josh Green on Thursday c...
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Lawmakers push for special session on contractor campaign donations, federal Covid spending review likely, Kapaa Quarry mulled for Oahu landfill, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Indictment sparks calls for special session on contractor donation ban. Indictments against Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, current and former state e...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Volunteers vouch for ballot integrity, indicted officials remain on government payroll, judge rules Tommy Waters ineligible for 3rd term, Tropical Storm Fausto weakens, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Volunteers vouch for process as first ballots counted. The first batch of mail-in ballots arrived at the state Capitol Monday to be counted...
Monday, July 27, 2026

Green faces little opposition in gubernatorial reelection bid, political corruption at the top, Honolulu rail to be completed a year late, Hurricane Fausto to weaken north of the state, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Why Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green Is Getting A Free Ride In This Year’s Primary. This election marks the first time in decades a Democrat was so ...
Friday, July 24, 2026

BREAKING: 4 state officials, lobbyist, indicted in bribery scandal

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Bribery Charges: Sylvia Luke, Ex-State Rep And Others Indicted In Corruption Case . An Oahu grand jury today indicted Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke...
Friday, April 24, 2026

Comptroller Regan named acting Lt. Gov. as Luke takes indefinite leave, Jones Act waiver extended 90 days, Honolulu inalienable right to food charter amendment faces axe, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Sylvia Luke on indefinite leave as Keith Regan becomes acting lieutenant governor. Gov. Josh Green announced on Thursday that state Comptrol...