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Hawaii Legislature Rarely Uses Its Own Process To Investigate Lawmakers The dormant House Select Standards of Conduct Committee raises questions about whether self-policing really works or if an independent agency is needed.

October 16, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/hawaii-legislature-rarely-uses-its-own-process-to-investigate-lawmakers/

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ELECTION SEASON REMINDER: DON’T POST POLITICAL SIGNS ALONG STATE ROADWAYS

October 14, 2024 0

ELECTION SEASON REMINDER: DON’T POST POLITICAL SIGNS ALONG STATE ROADWAYS HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds...

Voters To Decide Pay Raises For The Honolulu City Council This comes after council members received a large controversial raise in 2023.

September 30, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/voters-to-decide-pay-raises-for-the-honolulu-city-council/

Top Candidates In Tight Big Island Mayor’s Race Offer A Study In Contrasts While they agree on some issues and diverge on others, Mitch Roth and Kimo Alameda differ sharply in style and presentation.

September 23, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/top-candidates-in-tight-big-island-mayors-race-offer-a-study-in-contrasts/

Roth, Alameda face off: Mayoral candidates spar while fielding questions during forum

September 22, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/09/22/hawaii-news/roth-alameda-face-off-mayoral-candidates-spar-while-fielding-questions-during-forum/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Council members establish wishlist of legislative priorities

September 17, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/09/17/hawaii-news/council-members-establish-wishlist-of-legislative-priorities/

Big Island Commission On Efficiency Wants Voters To Help It Be More Efficient A charter change on the November ballot would give the commission more time to study county operations.

September 13, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/big-island-commission-on-efficiency-wants-voters-to-help-it-be-more-efficient/

Kusch sworn in as House District 1 representative

September 13, 2024 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/09/13/hawaii-news/kusch-sworn-in-as-house-district-1-representative/

Hawaii County Charter Proposal Would Fill Some Council Vacancies Quicker The ballot measure would allow a candidate who wins a seat in the primary to take office early when there is a vacancy.

September 11, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/hawaii-county-charter-proposal-would-fill-some-council-vacancies-quicker/

Hawaii Saw The Worst Voter Turnout Saturday Of Any Primary Since Statehood Just one-third of registered voters in the islands bothered to cast a ballot.

August 12, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/08/hawaii-saw-the-worst-voter-turnout-saturday-of-any-primary-since-statehood/

Departure of House Speaker Scott Saiki Will Test Lawmakers’ Appetite For Reform Kim Coco Iwamoto has an ambitious plan to try to reorganize the House, but her future colleagues are moving ahead with plans of their own.

August 12, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/08/departure-of-house-speaker-scott-saiki-will-test-lawmakers-appetite-for-reform/

Runoff in mayor’s race

August 11, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/08/11/hawaii-news/runoff-in-mayors-race/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Three council incumbents retain seats in W. Hawaii

August 11, 2024 0

Runoff in November..... Three council incumbents retain seats in W. Hawaii James Hustace received 2,026 votes or 43.55%, a lead...

Three picked for state House seat

August 2, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/08/02/hawaii-news/three-picked-for-state-house-seat/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Mayoral spending tops $277K

July 28, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/07/28/hawaii-news/mayoral-spending-tops-277k/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaii Contractors Are Still Big Contributors To Political Campaigns, Thanks To Loopholes In State Law Companies involved in a land deal with the state and flood control plans in Honolulu made substantial contributions to Hawaii politicians.

July 24, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/07/hawaii-contractors-are-still-big-contributors-to-political-campaigns-thanks-to-loopholes-in-state-law/

“Get Out the Vote 2024”

July 22, 2024 0

"Get Out the Vote 2024” Hilo — July 22, 2024. In strong support of women and voting rights for...

Green to appoint Nakashima’s successor, Dems to submit choices

July 14, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/07/14/hawaii-news/green-to-appoint-nakashimas-successor-dems-to-submit-choices/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Young Voters Want To Make Themselves Heard In Hawaii — But They Don’t Always Know How Events like Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement have boosted Generation Z’s political awareness, but more needs to be done to engage the state’s youngest voters.

July 12, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/07/young-voters-want-to-make-themselves-heard-in-hawaii-but-they-dont-always-know-how/

Wastewater, Housing And Hazard Pay Are Driving The Big Island Mayor’s Race Mayor Mitch Roth lost the endorsements of the state’s biggest public worker union but has maintained support from several others.

July 11, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/07/wastewater-housing-and-hazard-pay-are-driving-the-big-island-mayors-race/

Political

Hawaii Legislature Rarely Uses Its Own Process To Investigate Lawmakers The dormant House Select Standards of Conduct Committee raises questions about whether self-policing really works or if an independent agency is needed.

ELECTION SEASON REMINDER: DON’T POST POLITICAL SIGNS ALONG STATE ROADWAYS

Voters To Decide Pay Raises For The Honolulu City Council This comes after council members received a large controversial raise in 2023.

Top Candidates In Tight Big Island Mayor’s Race Offer A Study In Contrasts While they agree on some issues and diverge on others, Mitch Roth and Kimo Alameda differ sharply in style and presentation.

Roth, Alameda face off: Mayoral candidates spar while fielding questions during forum

Council members establish wishlist of legislative priorities

Big Island Commission On Efficiency Wants Voters To Help It Be More Efficient A charter change on the November ballot would give the commission more time to study county operations.

Kusch sworn in as House District 1 representative

Hawaii County Charter Proposal Would Fill Some Council Vacancies Quicker The ballot measure would allow a candidate who wins a seat in the primary to take office early when there is a vacancy.

Hawaii Saw The Worst Voter Turnout Saturday Of Any Primary Since Statehood Just one-third of registered voters in the islands bothered to cast a ballot.

Departure of House Speaker Scott Saiki Will Test Lawmakers’ Appetite For Reform Kim Coco Iwamoto has an ambitious plan to try to reorganize the House, but her future colleagues are moving ahead with plans of their own.

Runoff in mayor’s race

Three council incumbents retain seats in W. Hawaii

Three picked for state House seat

Mayoral spending tops $277K

Hawaii Contractors Are Still Big Contributors To Political Campaigns, Thanks To Loopholes In State Law Companies involved in a land deal with the state and flood control plans in Honolulu made substantial contributions to Hawaii politicians.

“Get Out the Vote 2024”

Green to appoint Nakashima’s successor, Dems to submit choices

Young Voters Want To Make Themselves Heard In Hawaii — But They Don’t Always Know How Events like Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement have boosted Generation Z’s political awareness, but more needs to be done to engage the state’s youngest voters.

Wastewater, Housing And Hazard Pay Are Driving The Big Island Mayor’s Race Mayor Mitch Roth lost the endorsements of the state’s biggest public worker union but has maintained support from several others.

Off-Duty Firefighter Hears Desperate Cries and Saves Three Children Trapped Beneath Overturned Boat

Baker indicted in Puna triple homicide case

POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS FROM WHALE CARCASS OFF SOUTH SHORE OF MOLOKAʻI

New Puna and Kaʻū Community Energy Reports: Findings and Next Steps

Civil Defense Message

Hawaiʻi County Reminds Residents to Prepare for Storm Season as Hurricane Fausto Approaches

Hawaiian Electric monitoring Hurricane Fausto, preparing for possible impact

DOH CONFIRMS TWO ADDITIONAL TRAVEL-RELATED CASES OF CYCLOSPORIASIS IN HAWAIʻI RESIDENTS

Trapped in a Bathtub for Nine Days, 82-Year-Old Woman Survived With Faith, Determination, and One Remarkable Idea

Indian National Arrested in Hawaii for Role in Gold Bar Elder Fraud Scheme

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