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Key Hawaii Republicans offered differing viewsw of President Donald Trump three months into his second term, with some continuing their full support while others are hearing from constituents who regret voting for him. Read more
A decades-old plan to protect Waikiki and neighboring communities against a potential flooding disaster appears to have stalled yet again. Read more
Car buyers looking to snag new wheels will likely be confronted with sticker shock after President Donald Trump’s 25% tax on imported vehicles and auto parts kicks in. Read more
The House Finance Committee is moving Senate Bill 1571 forward with a new amendment that requires that the governor appoint the HTA CEO and that the Senate confirm the choice. Read more
Vance greeted members of the U.S. armed forces shortly after his arrival, thanking them for their service on the remote base located 750 miles (1,200 km) north of the Arctic Circle. Read more
A lawyer for the Trump administration earlier said federal agencies were already working to determine what records still existed so they could be preserved. Read more
Republican Representative Elise Stefanik is a close Trump ally and was chosen by the president for the U.N. role less than a week after he was elected in November. CBS News first reported that Stefanik’s nomination could be withdrawn. Read more
The layoffs are a drastic reduction in personnel for the sprawling health department, which now employs about 82,000 people and touches the lives of every American through its oversight of medical care, food and drugs. Read more
Days after the leak went public, Trump and his aides were still trying to downplay it and have yet to establish a coherent narrative. Read more
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A way to stimulate greater economic development on Oahu is currently under Honolulu City Council review. Read more
Shares of U.S. automakers fell today over concerns that tariffs would send shock waves through a global auto industry that is already reeling from uncertainty. Read more
The court indicated that it would act quickly on the government’s emergency application, ordering the challengers to respond by Friday. Read more
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, and John Ratcliffe, the director of the CIA, were facing questions over the chat, whose disclosure was a stunning breach of operational secrecy that Trump administration officials have attempted to downplay. Read more
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands held a unity rally Tuesday at the state Capitol to pay tribute to Prince Kuhio a day ahead of his birthday and to counteract recent resistance to homestead development funding at the Legislature. Read more
The city Department of Planning and Permitting says in order to make way for the new, it must first get rid of the old. Read more
Johnson, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, told reporters the numerous injunctions issued by judges nationally that have stymied Trump’s initiatives were part of a “dangerous trend.” Read more
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe — both of whom were in the chat — testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that no classified material was shared in the group chat on Signal. Read more
After a decadelong absence, a 13-person panel charged with proposing ballot amendments to potentially change the City and County of Honolulu’s constitution officially convened Monday. Read more
Some expect to see a mass exodus of sought-after specialists, like psychiatrists and psychologists. They expect wait times to increase and veterans to eventually seek treatment outside the agency. Read more
The Social Security Administration administers benefits for tens of millions of older Americans and people with disabilities. Read more
The delegation, which will visit a U.S. military base and watch a dogsled race, will be led by Usha Vance, wife of Vice President JD Vance, and include White House national security adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Read more
