He Arrested Her 10 Years Ago. Every Year, She Delivers Him A Thank-You Card
He Arrested Her 10 Years Ago. Every Year, She Delivers Him A Thank-You Card Ten years ago, a routine...
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Hawaiʻi Wants To Bring Home The Bacon Again — Literally Pork production in the islands has dropped significantly in the past 20 years. The state is now taking calls for help from piggeries more seriously.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/hawai%ca%bbi-wants-to-bring-home-the-bacon-again-literally/
Kauaʻi Renters Are Fighting A Hawaiian Homesteads Condo Project The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is being sued over a relocation plan residents say is inadequate.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/kaua%ca%bbi-renters-are-fighting-a-hawaiian-homesteads-condo-project/
Hawaiʻi Building Fires Are On The Rise; Safety Inspections Aren’t Keeping Up Two fatal fires at the Wild Ginger Inn and the old Puʻueo Poi Factory in Hilo expose gaps in the state’s fire safety inspection system.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/building-fires-hawaii-rise-safety-inspections-arent/
HIDOE issues first statewide permanent bans following alleged assault of school administrator
HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi State Department of Education Superintendent Keith Hayashi issued a permanent trespass notice banning two individuals from all public school...
Help sought to find missing elderly Kona woman
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/18/hawaii-news/help-sought-to-find-missing-elderly-kona-woman/
‘I Will Always Remember This’: 75 Farmers Show Up To Finish Fallen Friend’s Final Harvest
'I Will Always Remember This': 75 Farmers Show Up To Finish Fallen Friend’s Final Harvest In rural North Dakota,...
The Diddy Combs Case That Entangled Maui Police Chief Has Been Dismissed Chief John Pelletier was one of several high-profile defendants who were accused of participating in a brutal sexual assault against a California woman.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/the-diddy-combs-case-that-entangled-maui-police-chief-has-been-dismissed/
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Says Current Rules Are Enough To Prevent AI Abuses Despite lawyers citing fake, AI-generated citations in court documents, a new report finds existing rules provide adequate safeguards.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/hawaii-supreme-court-current-ai-rules-are-enough/
Hawai‘i Gun Deaths: Amid Uptick, Leaders Take Debate Underground The group that brought public health officials, law enforcement and researchers together to talk about how to prevent gun violence hasn’t met in over a year, and efforts to restart it have failed.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/hawaii-gun-deaths-uptick-debate-underground/
Hawaii home loan program undercuts market interest rates
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/17/hawaii-news/hawaii-home-loan-program-undercuts-market-interest-rates/
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED IN REMEMBRANCE OF BROWN UNIVERSITY AND BONDI BEACH TRAGEDIES
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED IN REMEMBRANCE OF BROWN UNIVERSITY AND BONDI BEACH TRAGEDIES HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green has...
Three First Graders Save Their Teacher’s Life
Three First Graders Save Their Teacher’s Life Three first graders in Virginia are being hailed as real-life heroes after their...
Hawaiian Homelands Could Get More Money Out Of ʻEwa Land Swap Deal The proposed commercial center on donated West Oʻahu land has run into significant opposition this year. But the proposal has evolved and a vote Tuesday will decide its fate.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/hawaiian-homelands-more-money-ewa-land-swap/
Denby Fawcett: County Mayors Want More Money For Honolulu Rail System The four mayors agreed last week to seek a tax extension from the Legislature not only to pay for the rail but neighbor island transportation needs as well.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/denby-fawcett-county-mayors-want-more-money-for-honolulu-rail-system/
Wespac Looks To Expand Commercial Access To Hawaiʻi’s Papahānaumokuākea Questions remain about whether fishing interests or legal disputes involving environmental concerns will win out.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/wespac-looks-to-expand-commercial-access-to-hawai%ca%bbis-papahanaumokuakea/
Mayor Richard Bissen signs historic Bill 9 into law after Maui County Council vote today
Mayor Richard Bissen signs historic Bill 9 into law after Maui County Council vote today Mayor Richard Bissen today signed...
A new state park for Hilo? Kusch schedules meeting on proposal
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/16/hawaii-news/a-new-state-park-for-hilo-kusch-schedules-meeting-on-proposal/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Escalating climate disasters could make homes uninsurable, new report warns
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/16/hawaii-news/escalating-climate-disasters-could-make-homes-uninsurable-new-report-warns/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
STATE LEADERS ADVISE RESIDENTS ON AIRPORT TRAVEL ENHANCEMENTS AHEAD OF HOLIDAY SEASON Officials Detail Airport Technology Tools and Full Implementation of Akamai Arrival
STATE LEADERS ADVISE RESIDENTS ON AIRPORT TRAVEL ENHANCEMENTS AHEAD OF HOLIDAY SEASON Officials Detail Airport Technology Tools and Full Implementation...
