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Is Ed Case Hawaiʻi's Most Popular Politician? Voters Say Yes Case is a moderate Democrat who some in his party hoped to defeat this year. Civil Beat.

Hawaiʻi's Pain at the Pump Is Oil Giant's Gain High gas prices created a recent windfall for the state's only oil refiner. Civil Beat.

BLNR Delays Decision on Aquarium Fishing After more than six hours of passionate public testimony, the Land Board directed the Division of Aquatic Resources to further consider alternatives. Star-Advertiser.

Tropical Storm Lowell Not a Threat to the Islands Forecasts keep both Lowell and Hurricane Karina away from the main Hawaiian islands, but there's a high degree of uncertainty in the forecast models. KHON2.

Schatz Looks to Federal Policy to Expand Native Hawaiian Housing Access U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz met with local housing and Native Hawaiian leaders to discuss efforts to expand access to housing for Native Hawaiians. Star-Advertiser.

HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE NY Gov. Grants Clemency to Deported Hawai‘i Resident and Purple Heart Veteran Pardons cover Sae Joon Park's New York convictions in 2007 for possession of a controlled substance and in 2009 for bail jumping. Board of Immigration Appeals is next step in whether he can return to the United States. Read More >>

O‘ahu Headlines Panda Diplomacy: A Mayor's Quest to Bring Pandas From China to the Honolulu Zoo Mayor Rick Blangiardi's efforts to court China included a gift of lei, a letter to President Xi Jinping and a trip to China. Civil Beat.

Supreme Court Rules Tommy Waters Ineligible The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters ineligible to seek a third consecutive term on the Council. Star-Advertiser.

Lawsuit: Honolulu's Inaction Led to Deadly Waiʻanae Rampage in 2024 Family members of three women fatally shot by a neighbor claim city officials failed to intervene in the neighbor's dangerous behavior. Civil Beat.

HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE FHB Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to Center for Marine Debris Research Funds come at crucial time for the Honolulu center that aims to recycle tons of fishing nets and other debris removed from oceans around Hawaiʻi. Center was a victim of slashed federal funding for science programs. Read More >>

Nightclub Accuses Liquor Board of Retaliation A Chinatown nightclub has filed its second federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and Honolulu Liquor Commission. Star-Advertiser.

Honolulu Unveils Renovated Pahinui Pavilion The structure at Waimānalo Beach Park is dedicated to the late Gabby 'Pops' Pahinui, an award-winning musician and ambassador of Hawaiian culture. Star-Advertiser.

Ward Centre Demolition Underway 2 Months After Tenants Move Out Once demolition is complete, the plan calls for two condo towers that include 369 units, along with 20,000 square feet of retail space. Hawaii News Now.

Hawai‘i Island Headlines 2022 Report Found Bridge Faulty Four years before the bridge connecting Hilo to Coconut Island collapsed, Hawaiʻi County received an inspection report detailing extensive structural issues. Tribune-Herald.

Over 300 Acres in Hilo to Be Conveyed to Hawaiian Home Lands The land transfer under the requirements of Act 14 includes the Hawaiʻi County NAS Swimming Pool Facility. Big Island Video News.

In Hawaiʻi County's Emergency Operations Center, Officials Rely on Weather Information From In-house Meteorologist Days before Hurricane Lala struck the Big Island, Sean Miller was helping officials make educated decisions and craft public messages. Big Island Now.

'Wake-Up Call': How Lala Shut Down Water Service on Big Island Most of the pumps that deliver water from wells stopped working when the electricity was cut off. The county lacks emergency generators to run them all. Civil Beat.

Complicated Effort to Retrieve, ID Remains From Nāʻālehu Cemetery Continues Hawaiʻi County officials held a community meeting to update families with loved ones buried in Nāʻālehu Cemetery, heavily damaged by Hurricane Lala flooding. Tribune-Herald.

Maui Headlines $4B Mākena Development With 652 Homes Advances After Reducing Project 27% Due to Public Pushback A project of 652 market-rate and affordable homes on 1,000 acres in Mākena is moving forward after developers scaled back. Maui Now.

Maui County Receives $3.6 Million for West Maui Waste Center The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the county a Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant. Maui Now.

State Plans to Roll Out Reservation System at Popular Maui Bay The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is in the process of rolling out a reservation system at Honolua Bay to ease crowding. Hawaii News Now.

Kaua‘i Headlines How Kauaʻi's Mayoral Candidates Plan to Tackle Trash Boosting recycling and other diversion efforts are top priorities while the Garden Isle gets its new landfill up and running. Civil Beat.

Water Service Will Shut Down Overnight in Part of Poipū Sept. 2 and 3 The shutdown is required to enable a contractor to connect newly installed waterline infrastructure associated with a roundabout project. Kaua‘i Now.

A Tribute to the Farm Fair Several hundred people surged throughout the Kukui Grove shopping center, taking in the Fruit and Vegetable Show and community exhibits. Garden Island.

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