Cameras could enforce speed limits on Oahu
Bad or inattentive drivers on Oahu could soon run the risk of getting two tickets, instead of one, originating from automated cameras at 10 intersections in Honolulu. Read more
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Bad or inattentive drivers on Oahu could soon run the risk of getting two tickets, instead of one, originating from automated cameras at 10 intersections in Honolulu. Read more
Senate Bill 3202, if it becomes law, will allow “at least two” accessory dwellings in addition to a main home on lots zoned primarily for single-family housing. Read more
In an unusually quiet election year, there will be no race for Hawaii governor and no serious challengers to either Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi or Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm. Read more
The issues around Trump’s case were novel enough that, during his presidency, the IRS undertook a high-level legal review before pursuing it. Read more
Thomas was the focus of controversy over Supreme Court ethics in 2023. Read more
The completed work at the wastewater plant — which serves communities from Halawa to Makakilo, including Barbers Point and Mililani — fulfills a second major milestone in a 2010 consent decree mandated by the federal government, designed to prevent untreated sewage from entering Oahu’s marine and shoreline environments. Read more
Trump, 77, has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up his former lawyer Michael Cohen’s $130,000 payment to Daniels. Read more
For the second time in less than a year, the Friends of Haiku Stairs has filed a lawsuit to stop the city from demolishing the more than 3,900 steps that lead to the top of the Koolau Range in Kaneohe. Read more
House Bill 2619, relating to biosecurity, gives the Hawaii Department of Agriculture unprecedented support in its efforts to combat invasive species. Read more
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A former White House adviser to the former president, Kushner stepped away from politics after Trump’s term ended in 2021 and founded Miami-based private equity firm Affinity Partners. Read more
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Former Maui state Rep. Kaniela Ing faces an additional $18,250 in state Campaign Spending Commission fines after the commission on Wednesday made a “preliminary determination” of probable cause that Ing committed another 24 violations of campaign spending laws. Read more
President Joe Biden is warning that a new surge of cheap Chinese products poses a threat to American factories. Read more
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Democrats joined Republicans in a 359-43 vote to protect Johnson’s speakership. Read more
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