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How To Change The Pay-To-Play Culture in Hawaiʻi? Here Are Some Ideas There’s still hope for much-needed reforms, but face it: There’ll be no help from legislative leaders.

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How To Change The Pay-To-Play Culture in Hawaiʻi? Here Are Some Ideas

Council Member Accuses Mayor’s Administration Of Coercion Over Housing Vote Council member Val Okimoto said a “senior administration official” threatened to withhold funding to her district, but she won’t say who did it.

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STATE ETHICS COMMISSION ISSUES DECISION AFFIRMING NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER AGAINST BRENTON AWA, REQ-2024-0222

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Hawaiʻi’s GOP Continues To Fight Amongst Itself As The 2026 Elections Loom The state Republican Party just elected its third chair in six months while several party officials have recently resigned over fights with leadership.

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From Fundraisers To Favors, Ethics Panel Wants To Crack Down On State Workers New reform measures would prohibit high level state officials from holding fundraisers and stop state employees from doing favors for former employers.

November 16, 2025 0

House Speaker Seeks Answers About The $35,000 Mystery Money The FBI Revealed Pressure has been building on legislative leaders to launch their own investigation into the possible bribe of one of their members.

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Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Introduce A Lot Of Bills. See Whose Pass — And Fail Committee chairs and legislative veterans have the best track record, a review of the data shows. But even they only get a fraction of what they introduce through.

October 10, 2025 0

Elections Commission Wants State Auditor To Examine Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Vote The commission also asked the Legislature to consider returning to one-day, in-person voting, and narrowly rejected firing chief election officer Scott Nago.

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‘There Can Be Peace’: Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green Wants To Heal The Country In a wide-ranging conversation, the governor makes it pretty clear where his head is at when it comes to combining his ongoing efforts for Hawaiʻi with his future national ambitions.

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Strangers Rally To Restore Power For Louisiana Woman After Months Without Electricity

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Hawaiʻi Is A Great Place To Grow Old — But Only For Some The state also has one of the highest rates of seniors experiencing severe housing problems. And there are big health disparities in the islands.

December 5, 2025 0

Council Member Accuses Mayor’s Administration Of Coercion Over Housing Vote Council member Val Okimoto said a “senior administration official” threatened to withhold funding to her district, but she won’t say who did it.

December 5, 2025 0

Why Hawai’i Tenants Can Be Left Out To Dry By The State Policymakers say it’s time to reassess a decades-old law that leaves the state’s consumer watchdog agency without teeth to protect tenants.

December 5, 2025 0

STATE ETHICS COMMISSION ISSUES DECISION AFFIRMING NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER AGAINST BRENTON AWA, REQ-2024-0222

December 5, 2025 0

Bond revoked for Hilo attorney Sulla

December 5, 2025 0

Ag property tax measure advances

December 5, 2025 0

‘I am God’: Waimea man accused of assault, robbery

December 5, 2025 0

Kohala Obituary 11/22/2025

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Hawaiʻi County Awarded $1.9 million Grant for Puapuaʻa Iki Habitat Restoration

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How To Change The Pay-To-Play Culture in Hawaiʻi? Here Are Some Ideas There’s still hope for much-needed reforms, but face it: There’ll be no help from legislative leaders.

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Council Member Accuses Mayor’s Administration Of Coercion Over Housing Vote Council member Val Okimoto said a “senior administration official” threatened to withhold funding to her district, but she won’t say who did it.

STATE ETHICS COMMISSION ISSUES DECISION AFFIRMING NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER AGAINST BRENTON AWA, REQ-2024-0222

Hawaiʻi’s GOP Continues To Fight Amongst Itself As The 2026 Elections Loom The state Republican Party just elected its third chair in six months while several party officials have recently resigned over fights with leadership.

From Fundraisers To Favors, Ethics Panel Wants To Crack Down On State Workers New reform measures would prohibit high level state officials from holding fundraisers and stop state employees from doing favors for former employers.

House Speaker Seeks Answers About The $35,000 Mystery Money The FBI Revealed Pressure has been building on legislative leaders to launch their own investigation into the possible bribe of one of their members.

Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Introduce A Lot Of Bills. See Whose Pass — And Fail Committee chairs and legislative veterans have the best track record, a review of the data shows. But even they only get a fraction of what they introduce through.

Elections Commission Wants State Auditor To Examine Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Vote The commission also asked the Legislature to consider returning to one-day, in-person voting, and narrowly rejected firing chief election officer Scott Nago.

‘There Can Be Peace’: Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green Wants To Heal The Country In a wide-ranging conversation, the governor makes it pretty clear where his head is at when it comes to combining his ongoing efforts for Hawaiʻi with his future national ambitions.

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Strangers Rally To Restore Power For Louisiana Woman After Months Without Electricity

Hawaiʻi Is A Great Place To Grow Old — But Only For Some The state also has one of the highest rates of seniors experiencing severe housing problems. And there are big health disparities in the islands.

Council Member Accuses Mayor’s Administration Of Coercion Over Housing Vote Council member Val Okimoto said a “senior administration official” threatened to withhold funding to her district, but she won’t say who did it.

Why Hawai’i Tenants Can Be Left Out To Dry By The State Policymakers say it’s time to reassess a decades-old law that leaves the state’s consumer watchdog agency without teeth to protect tenants.

STATE ETHICS COMMISSION ISSUES DECISION AFFIRMING NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER AGAINST BRENTON AWA, REQ-2024-0222

Bond revoked for Hilo attorney Sulla

Ag property tax measure advances

‘I am God’: Waimea man accused of assault, robbery

Kohala Obituary 11/22/2025

Hawaiʻi County Awarded $1.9 million Grant for Puapuaʻa Iki Habitat Restoration

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