New York Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to corruption charges
Adams, 64, entered the plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Katharine Parker at his first appearance in the case in Manhattan federal court. Read more
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Honolulu Council seeks more public input on city’s next landfill
A Honolulu City Council resolution seeks both transparency and assurance over how the city’s site selection process to find the next municipal solid waste landfill on Oahu will affect the public. Read more
Harris pledges support for Ukraine, takes veiled jab at Trump
Harris, the Democratic candidate for president, spoke alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House, a day after Trump assailed him for not making a deal with Russia that Trump said could have ended the war. Read more
Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
The aid includes the first shipment of a precision-guided glide bomb called the Joint Standoff Weapon, with a range of up to 81 miles. Read more
New York Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery and fraud
The indictment, which was unsealed this morning, follows an investigation that started in 2021 and has focused at least in part on whether he conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign campaign contributions and whether he took official actions on its behalf. Read more
Harris to go to U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, White House says
The trip will mark Harris’ first visit to the border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. Read more
House passes stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown
The stopgap funding bill, which passed in the House by a margin of 341-82, will maintain the government’s current level of roughly $1.2 trillion in annual discretionary funding through Dec. 20, avoiding the furloughing of thousands of federal workers and shutdown of a wide swath of government services just weeks before the Nov. 5 election. Read more
City eyes $5M in federal COVID-19 money for possible worker hazard pay
The City and County of Honolulu might tap roughly $5 million in federal COVID-19 money to help pay the estimated tens of millions of dollars in hazard pay to city workers employed during the pandemic. Read more
House committee recommends contempt charge for Blinken
The panel voted 26-25 in favor of a committee report recommending that the full House find Blinken in contempt for refusing to comply with its subpoena after he did not appear at a hearing this morning on the withdrawal. Read more
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City Council to review $5M toward potential hazard pay
A city-initiated resolution that urges the Honolulu City Council to reprogram about $5 million in federal COVID- 19 pandemic funds for “revenue replacement” is under review this week. Read more
Hawaii island mayoral candidates tackle many issues at forum
The event, hosted by the Big Island Press Club at the Hilo Yacht Club, saw Mayor Mitch Roth and challenger Kimo Alameda respond to an array of questions. Read more
Tongsun Park, lobbyist scarred by Koreagate scandal, dies at 89
His death was reported by Yonhap News, South Korea’s major news service, which said he had been admitted to a hospital about a week earlier with an unspecified chronic illness. Read more
Biden designates UAE as a 2nd major defense partner
The U.S. designation — India is the only other country to have been designated as such — allows for close military cooperation through joint training, exercises and other collaborative efforts. Read more
U.S. House Republicans unveil 3-month stopgap bill to avert shutdown
Johnson laid out the plan in a letter to colleagues released just eight days before the government’s current $1.2 trillion in discretionary funding runs out on Sept. 30. The chamber will aim to vote on the measure on Wednesday, according to a source with knowledge of the plan. Read more
David Lassner advises next UH president to work on building relationships
For the past decade, Lassner has led a 10-campus system that touches Hawaii and its residents in ways unlike any other state department or agency. Read more
Next UH president to face ‘autonomy’ with strings attached
David Lassner said tensions with three state senators go back to his predecessor, M.R.C. Greenwood, and the so-called Wonder Blunder. Read more
HART forecasts nearly 27% budget increase
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation must submit its annual operating and capital budgets to the city administration for fiscal year 2026 by Dec. 1. Read more
Hawaii County Council compiles wish list of state legislative priorities
Included in the list are 10 broad concepts for bills the Council is urging the Legislature to pursue, and seven more concrete draft proposals targeting additional county issues. Read more
Biden readies $375 million arms aid package for Ukraine
The latest package comes at a crucial time in the war, as Russia pummels Ukraine’s energy grid ahead of the critical winter months. Read more
City details ‘restricted’ properties for Oahu’s next landfill
In a now-required quarterly update on its ongoing search to locate its next municipal solid-waste landfill by year’s end, the city Department of Environmental Services offered a list of potential future dump sites. Read more
Rep. Alcos fails to disclose over $3 million in liens in reelection bid
Republican state Rep. David Alcos III — who is running for reelection Nov. 5 for his House District 41 seat — has been fined $12,500 by the state Ethics Commission for an unprecedented volume of campaign financial disclosure violations, including failing to report more than $3 million in liens against him by the IRS and state Tax Department. Read more
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