Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Attorney General opens corruption investigation as state Legislature goes into regular session, skeptical Supreme Court mulls Hawaii gun laws, council members push to stop resumption of aquarium fishing, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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AG opens state investigation into alleged corruption. The state Department of the Attorney General changed course Tuesday after an agreemen...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Recktenwald joins Justice Department resistance, Honolulu tackles Waikiki squalor spots, thousands commemorate overthrow anniversary, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Retired chief justice joins resistance to Trump’s Justice Department. Former Hawaii chief justice Mark Recktenwald is helping bring togethe...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Hawaii a beacon of hope to the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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  We in Hawaii have a special kuleana -- responsibility and privilege -- to uphold the message of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who in a ...

US Supreme Court to tackle Hawaii's strict gun law, statewide doctor shortage worsens, tourists attacked on Maui's iconic road to Hana, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii’s strict gun law faces Supreme Court scrutiny in landmark case . Hawaii’s gun laws, long among the strictest in the nation, will be t...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Legislature may consider lowering cruise ship tax, Kaiser Permanente workers release strike notice, Capitol reflecting pool replacement project delayed, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii cruise ship tax under fire before getting started. Hawaii’s Legislature will be asked to consider amending part of a 2025 state law ...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Survey finds support for Hawaii military presence, feds investigating state transgender athletics policies, Honolulu hires search firm for police chief, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Survey finds broad support for Hawaii military presence. Hawaii residents generally support the military’s presence in the islands, which e...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Rhoads sponsors 'no secret police' bill, Health Department moving out of sick building, legislators question HMSA-Hawaii Pacific Health alliance plan, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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'No secret police' bill is high on ACLU's list of Hawaiʻi legislative priorities. State Sen. Karl Rhoads is working with the or...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Traffic deaths hit 18-year high, armed police to be installed at 3 Oahu high schools, Kilauea volcano puts on 10-hour show, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaiʻi Road Deaths Hit 18-Year Peak Last Year. Most Other States Dropped. Hawaiʻi was one of just six U.S. states where the rate of road de...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Legislator seeks ballot question on legalizing marijuana, governor's budget chief wants to scale back promised tax cuts, Hawaii council seeks aquarium fishing ban, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii lawmaker wants to put legalizing cannabis on state ballot. Hawaii voters would be asked in November whether to pass a constitutional ...
Friday, January 9, 2026

School authority tries to fast-track classroom construction, Blangiardi won't sign budget transparency bill, US Supreme Court to hear The Cannabis Ministery raid case, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Facilities authority moves to speed classroom builds. The School Facilities Authority, the state agency charged by lawmakers with modernizi...