Wednesday, May 14, 2025

New climate pattern affecting island rainfall, governor calls HTA a 'hot mess,' Honolulu mulls surveillance cameras at public parks, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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It’s not just El Niño — new climate phenomenon impacts Hawai‘i rainfall. While most people know about El Niño and how it impacts the weather...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Budget will be priority in summer special session, Maui mulls private swimming pool moratorium, crime boss Miske's 9-year-old granddaughter in line for part of $25M fortune, federal trial begins in $11M affordable housing scam, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Lawmakers will prioritize the state budget when special session convenes. Senate and House leaders are weighing details of a special sessio...
Monday, May 12, 2025

Green forms national pro-science PAC, ex-Honolulu police chief released from prison, Land Board rejects Pohakuloa EIS, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaiʻi Governor Creates National PAC To Support 'Pro-Science Candidates'. Josh Green appeared with his Heal America political actio...
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Not quite the welcome mat: Hawaii solicits teachers, then ICE steps in

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Come to Hawaii, they said. We need teachers. We'll help you get here. You’ll even get a $3,000 housing bonus. Once you’re settled, you’l...
Friday, May 9, 2025

'Mild' recession forecast, 50 arrested in ICE raids, Red Hill victims awarded damages, state seizes Kona fishing vessel, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Mild recession forecast for Hawaii economy. A month before Trump took office in January, UHERO had forecast that Hawaii’s economy, after acc...
Thursday, May 8, 2025

State to establish insurer of last resort for condo owners, ICE raids hit Maui and Big Island, LA Rams to hold minicamp on Maui, Fox cancels North Shore lifeguard drama, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Will Reforms Stabilize Hawaiʻi Condo Insurance Costs? New bill establishes state insurance and loan programs after years of false starts, al...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Yamashita ousted as Finance Committee chair, April shipping down 30%, Trump lawsuits pile up, hundreds of Kauai workers owed back pay, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Yamashita Ousted As Chair Of State House Finance Committee. House Speaker Nadine Nakamura told the 51-member House in a memo that Rep. Kyle...
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Legislature kills youth marriage ban bill, controversy roils state tourism agencies, Land Board to take up Army's lease of Pohakuloa Training Area, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Adults Can Still Marry Teens At 15 After Death Of Proposed Ban In Hawaiʻi . Fifteen-year-olds can’t get a driver’s license or vote in electi...
Monday, May 5, 2025

Traffic deaths up 51%, Legislature ends regular session, state seeks to tap private security cameras for realtime surveillance in Waikiki, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii traffic deaths up 51% from same time last year. It’s been a deadly year on Hawaii roadways with the state seeing a 51% increase in f...
Friday, May 2, 2025

Hawaii among 4 states sued by Trump administration for climate policies, state sues fossil fuel companies, ICE targets coffee workers' kids, Legislature blocks proposed landfill location on Oahu, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions. The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits again...