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Hawaii lawmakers demand immigration arrest briefings
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 3, 2025
Three of Hawaii’s four congressional delegates sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security condemning “aggressive immigration enforcement actions” in the islands, demanding basic information about arrests and deportations. U.S. Sens....
Column: In Hawaii, learn truth about cost, value of a college degree
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 3, 2025
In today’s climate of economic anxiety and political polarization, some Hawaii families may be understandably questioning the affordability and value of a college degree. Indeed, it is increasingly common to encounter stories critiquing the rising...
Measure to protect Hawaii fishing industry one of five food and farm bills signed
The Garden Island - Hawaii
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July 3, 2025
Retailers selling ahi sashimi, poke and sushi in Hawaii now have a year to label the origin of yellowfin and bigeye tuna in those products so consumers know if they are buying locally caught fish. Gov. Josh Green on Friday signed a bill imposing...
FBI pursuing cyber-gang in Hawaiian Airlines hack
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 3, 2025
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the “cybersecurity event” that plagued Hawaiian Airlines for at least three days last week as part of the alleged actions of an international group of cyber-thieves known as Scattered Spider....
James Ellsmoor | International Sustainability Summits highlight benefits of collaboration, inclusivity
The Gleaner
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July 3, 2025
OVER THE course of the past few weeks, several major regional and international events focused on sustainability and the environment have served as a reminder that to achieve the prosperous future we want for local, regional, and global...
Story on Vietnam vets leads to Hawaii woman finally learning about her father
Hawaii News Now
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July 3, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii woman has finally learned more about her father, thanks to a story that aired on a Las Vegas television station on a visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. In the story aired on HNN sister...
Hawaii solar companies say Trump’s proposed tax credit cut is a blow to business
Hawaii News Now
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July 3, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii solar companies are racing to hook up new customers before the Trump Administration changes the rules on a major tax incentive. President Donald Trump’s budget bill, advancing through Congress this week, sharply...
Texas-based developer buys Hawaii Kai Shopping Center
KITV - Hawaii
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HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (Island News) -- Hunt Companies Hawaii has purchased the Hawaii Kai Shopping Center for an undisclosed amount, the company announced Wednesday. Kamehameha Schools owns the land underneath the 145,000-square-foot Safeway and...
Trump threatens Musk’s government contracts — and SpaceX founder’s China ties may get new scrutiny
Just the News
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July 2, 2025
President Donald Trump has suggested he may end Elon Musk’s lucrative federal government contracts, and the SpaceX founder’s Chinese business dealings may get renewed regulatory scrutiny given that Trump has suggested that Musk may be...
Army Hawaii Soldier named 2024 Athlete of the Year
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — Army Garrison Hawaii named 1st Lt. Faleniko Spino, an administrative officer with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and a lifelong rugby player, the 2024 Athlete of the Year during a...
Honolulu board sues Navy over costs from fuel leak contamination
Fox News
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Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has the details of the fallout from the Red Hill fuel leak on 'Special Report' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) on Tuesday filed a...
Hawaii Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill, After Calling One Of Its Provisions ‘A Grave Violation Of Privacy,’
Marijuana Moment
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July 2, 2025
On the heels of signaling a possible veto of a bill meant to expand access to medical marijuana in Hawaii, Gov. Josh Green (D) instead signed the measure into law over the weekend, regardless of a provision he recently described as “a grave...
How The Color of Law and a big ol' bill fit together
Patheos
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July 2, 2025
This spring, I finally picked up The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. The book has been on my shelf for several years, namely because I’m interested in the subject but also because I felt determined to make my way through all the books that...
Honolulu water board sues Navy for $1.2B over Red Hill fuel leaks
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Members of Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill inspect a drilling rig at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2024. (Glenn Slaughter/U.S. Navy) (Tribune News Service) — The Honolulu Board of Water Supply announced...
Dad Who Lost 4 Family Members in Hawaii Fireworks Explosion Still Dreams of His Wife Every Night
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW After losing four family members in a tragic fireworks explosion that occurred on New Year's Eve, Nelson Benigno is breaking his silence Benigno's wife, grandson, sister-in-law and daughter-in-law were four of the six fatalities...
Here's the tea on the new back and forth māmaki labeling law
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 2, 2025
After weeks of back and forth, a package of māmaki tea that's for sale must now have 100% locally grown māmaki if it's advertised as being grown in Hawaiʻi. In a Friday bill-signing ceremony, Gov. Josh Green enacted Act 242, or House Bill 496, the...
NYC Law Department comes to defense of 20-year-old detained by ICE
CBS - New York
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New York City's Law Department is taking a stand to support a 20-year-old Venezuelan migrant and former Queens high school student who was arrested and detained by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents last month. José Luis Rojas Figuera...
Honolulu Board of Water Supply sues Navy for $1.2B over Red Hill fuel leaks
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 2, 2025
STAR-ADVERTISER The Board of Water Supply drilled a new well in Halawa to monitor the water quality near the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in February 2024. The Honolulu Board of Water Supply announced Tuesday that it has filed a federal...
Hawaii pushes back against Trump cuts, budget
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 2, 2025
Hawaii and 19 other states were granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday to prevent the dismantling of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, just as the Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill to...
Partnership Gives High-Speed Internet to Hawaii Public Housing
Government Technology
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July 2, 2025
(TNS) — More than 45, 000 residents living in Hawaii’s public housing communities soon will have access to high-speed fiber internet under a new public-private partnership between the Hawaii Public Housing Authority and Hawaiian Telcom. The $6...