GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green today announced several appointments and reappointments...
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Kentucky Teacher Secretly Builds 3D-Printed Hand That Transforms His Student’s Life
Kentucky Teacher Secretly Builds 3D-Printed Hand That Transforms His Student’s Life At Red Cross Elementary School in Barren County, Kentucky,...
Thousands Of Maui Vacation Rentals In Limbo After Council Hits Gridlock Kāʻanapali condo owners have filed the first lawsuit so far against the county over Bill 9.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/council-hits-gridlock-in-bill-to-exempt-thousands-of-maui-vacation-rentals/
Downtown ‘Hell-Hole’ Building Founder Faces Eviction From His Luxury Condo Honolulu developer Chad Waters’ landlord alleges he owes $5,000 in back rent.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/downtown-hell-hole-building-founder-faces-eviction-from-his-luxury-condo/
Is Senator’s Affordable Housing Plan Happening? Depends Who You Ask State authority says market conditions and project requirements put Aloha Homes on the shelf. Sen. Stanley Chang says the Kakaʻako development remains underway.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/senators-affordable-housing-plan-limbo/
HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ANNOUNCES $6 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH PAYPAL
HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ANNOUNCES $6 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH PAYPAL HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and...
Hawaii’s Millennials juggle unaffordable housing, other economic obstacles
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/12/23/hawaii-news/hawaiis-millennials-juggle-unaffordable-housing-other-economic-obstacles/
Pay hike for county managers
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2025/12/23/hawaii-news/pay-hike-for-county-managers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
GOVERNOR GREEN SUBMITS BUDGET PREPARING FOR FEDERAL SHIFTS WHILE CONTINUING INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND CORE SERVICES
GOVERNOR GREEN SUBMITS BUDGET PREPARING FOR FEDERAL SHIFTS WHILE CONTINUING INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND CORE SERVICES HONOLULU —...
‘Kāhuli’ is 2025 Hawaiian word of the year
'Kāhuli' is 2025 Hawaiian word of the year University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Pronunciation guide for Kāhuli: KAH-hoo-lee Drawn from...
Janitor Gets To Watch His Daughter Teach In The Same School Where He Built A Better Life
Janitor Gets To Watch His Daughter Teach In The Same School Where He Built A Better Life For more than...
Kaua‘i Voters Could Decide Whether Gated Communities Should Be Banned That’s one of several proposals the Charter Review Commission may put on the ballot next fall, along with increasing oversight of the County Council’s budget.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/kauai-voters-decide-gated-communities-banned/
Battling A Voracious Beetle In The Invasive Species Capital Of The World Tactics vary by island in the ongoing fight to save Hawaiʻi’s iconic palms from coconut rhinoceros beetles.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/battling-beetle-invasive-species-capital-of-the-world/
Hawaii’s young adults struggle to launch amid skyrocketing costs
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/22/hawaii-news/hawaiis-young-adults-struggle-to-launch-amid-skyrocketing-costs/
Family Opens Pizza Restaurant Dedicated To Hiring Employees With Special Needs
Family Opens Pizza Restaurant Dedicated To Hiring Employees With Special Needs What began as a challenge for one California family...
The Honolulu Police Commission Doesn’t Know What HPD Needs Police chief selection processes are often carried out in isolation from department employees, not just in Honolulu.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/the-honolulu-police-commission-doesnt-know-what-hpd-needs/
HPD chief applicants narrowed down to 11
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/21/hawaii-news/hpd-chief-applicants-narrowed-down-to-11/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Man Walks 6-Year-Old Girl To School After Finding Her Alone In Freezing Weather
Man Walks 6-Year-Old Girl To School After Finding Her Alone In Freezing Weather A simple act of compassion from Detroit...
Photo Essay: Building A Hawaiian Fishpond Wall To Connect People Roughly 2,000 volunteers helped build the final 380 feet of a wall enclosing an 800-year-old Hawaiian fishpond in Kāneʻohe.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/photo-essay-building-a-hawaiian-fishpond-wall-to-connect-people/
HART audit concludes results are positive, rail agency says
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation announced Friday that a recently completed annual audit of its financial statements proved “positive”...
