News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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David Ige’s Biennium Budget 2021-23 reflects sudden, sharp reductions in everything but his administration or his own salary
by Thunda8 minutes readDavid Ige today unveiled his Fiscal Biennium Budget 2021-23 which includes reductions in both the operating and capital improvements program (CIP) budgets in the next two fiscal years. The state …
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Hawaii Attorney General challenges unlawful attempt to limit work authorization for immigrants
by Thunda3 minutes readHawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined yet another coalition of 14 attorneys general from around the nation in opposing a another proposed Trump Administration rule. Which one is …
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University of Hawai‘i‘s – Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology & DLNR Team up to identify species of Sharks involved in attacks
by Thunda2 minutes read(Honolulu) – Using new DNA barcoding technology, a pair of shark researchers at the University of Hawai‘i‘s – Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) have determined a tiger shark caused …
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(Anahola, Kauaʻi) – The Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands (DHHL) recently broke ground on the Anahola Farm Lots Water Project Phase II in Anahola, Kauaʻi. DHHL’s $12.9 million project, funded …
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Oahu man Glenn Robert Alika Muth sentenced to 71 months in prison for firearm, drug and theft offenses
by Thunda3 minutes readHONOLULU, Hawaii – Glenn Robert Alika Muth, 28, of Honolulu, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson to 71 months of imprisonment and …
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Hawai’i Attorney General Connors joins multistate lawsuit seeking to end Google’s illegal monopoly in search services
by Thunda3 minutes readHONOLULU – Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general in suing Google LLC for anticompetitive conduct in violation of Section 2 of …
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Crispin B. Santos cited for suspicion of selling undersized Ahi in Kahuli Maui
by Thunda1 minutes read(Kahului, Maui) – After receiving an anonymous tip a pair of officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) cited a 37-year-old Kahului resident on suspicion of selling undersized …
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(HONOLULU) – Just before the gate opened at Diamond Head State Monument (DHSM) at 6 a.m., a relatively short string of cars began cueing up. Their passengers, and numerouscyclists and pedestrians …
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David Ige reduces quarantine period for travelers into and within Hawai‘i from 14 to 10 days and extends moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent until Feb. 21, 2021
by Thunda1 minutes readHONOLULU – David Ige signed a 17th COVID-19 emergency proclamation reducing the state’s mandatory self-quarantine period for travelers entering the state and traveling between counties from 14 to 10 days. The …
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees for positions in the District Court and District Family Court in the Second Circuit, island of Maui.
by Thunda3 minutes readHONOLULU – Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for positions in the District Court and District Family Court in the …
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Director of Health Dr. Elizabeth Char released the following statement following an important committee recommendation that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration grant Emergency Use Authorization for the Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine: “Today’s vote will likely lead to the FDA authorizing …
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Hawaii Attorney General joins coalition urging Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to properly regulate untraceable partially-assembled “ghost guns.
by Thunda4 minutes readHONOLULU – Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today announced she joined a coalition of 19 Attorneys General urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York …