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The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. U.S. allies France, Japan and South Korea supported the resolution. Read more
The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, an English teacher and multiple lawyers. Read more
Limited liability companies and similar corporations in the United States are often formed to protect a business owner’s personal assets. Read more
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The full House on Wednesday sent 10 “good government” bills, as it called them, to Gov. Josh Green — but none will lead to any sweeping ethics, campaign spending or other reforms to change the way the Legislature does business. Read more
Those for and against contending city resolutions to transform Honolulu’s 277-member Ocean Safety Division into a full-fledged city department voiced their concerns during the City Council’s meeting Wednesday. Read more
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., personally courted Micron to build what would ultimately be a set of four chip factories in Syracuse — and noted in a Wednesday interview that the announcement was a sign to voters about how Democrats were reviving the manufacturing sector. Read more
Ahead of potential weekend voting, Johnson was facing a choice between potentially losing his job and funding Ukraine. Read more
Biden said during a visit to the headquarters of the United Steelworkers union that U.S. Steel “has been an iconic American company for more than a century and it should remain totally American.” Read more
The Senate Commerce Committee heard from members of an expert panel that found serious flaws in Boeing’s safety culture. Read more
The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Read more
The Navy will not allow the City and County of Honolulu to locate a new landfill on Waipio Peninsula near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the city announced Tuesday. Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday that the states, which include California, New York and Illinois, will help ensure that government enforcement activities keep up with a current boom in air travel. Read more
The panelists who were sworn in are an IT worker, an English teacher, an oncology nurse, a sales professional, a software engineer and a corporate lawyer. Read more
Democrats are expected to try to dismiss or table the charges before the arguments get underway. Read more
The selection process was scheduled to resume Tuesday. Read more
As chief of Honolulu’s 277-member Ocean Safety Division, John Titchen says his agency’s possible transformation into a full-fledged city department is a long time coming. Read more
Consumers don’t know whether many macadamia nut snacks identified with Hawaii contain any Hawaii-grown macadamia nuts, and an effort to change that through state law may be doomed this year. Read more
Although invitations have not been formally issued, the news organizations said it was not too early for each campaign to say publicly that it will participate in the three presidential and one vice presidential forums set by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. Read more
State lawmakers are considering a bill to promote and support surfing as an interscholastic sport, but only with minuscule funding after the same bill was deemed unnecessary last year. Read more
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s previously stated plan to create a new and independent city Department of Ocean Safety through executive action is taking shape. Read more
Supporters of the former president plan to protest near the courthouse Monday as jury selection begins, and cable news networks promise wall-to-wall coverage of the case. Read more
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