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Trump, in a social media post, said he would be nominating Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, adding that “he has worked hard to put our nation’s interests first.” Read more
To publicly avert what one city official termed “rate shock,” Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration and Honolulu City Council are now offering competing ideas to deal with proposed city sewer fee rate hikes expected this summer. Read more
The state Legislature gave final approval to about 250 bills Wednesday during several hours of voting that included a surprise defeat of a gun- control measure. Read more
The vote deadlocked at 49-49, meaning it failed despite three Republicans joining Democrats in favor of a measure that sought to terminate the national emergency declaration Trump used this month to impose 10% reciprocal tariffs. Read more
Asked if he thought El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele would reject a request from him seeking Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return, Trump said: “I don’t know. I haven’t spoken to him.” Read more
Unwanted hugs from a judge, an infamous false missile alert and a mishap with a log splitter are among incidents for which the state is prepared to pay loss claims totaling $9.5 million this year. Read more
The City and County of Honolulu’s $500,000 Ernst & Young LLP study over a proposed empty-homes tax measure asserts the city could garner tens of millions of dollars annually in new revenues. Read more
During a campaign-style rally meant to commemorate his first 100 days in office, Trump said his moves to impose tariffs on the U.S.’s trading partners could lead to a resurgence in domestic manufacturing. Read more
The Seattle retailer spent a chaotic morning denying a report from Punchbowl News that it planned to display prices showing tariffs’ impact on Amazon.com. It acknowledged it had considered it for certain inexpensive China-made products on Haul but then rejected the idea. Read more
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Environmental groups are calling for the activity to be banned, warning that industrial operations on the ocean floor could cause irreversible biodiversity loss. Read more
The change comes the day Trump was headed to Michigan, cradle of the U.S. auto industry and just days before a fresh set of 25% import taxes was set to kick in on automotive components. Read more
During his first term, Trump signed into law the Women, Peace and Security Act, which sought to increase the role of women in preventing and resolving conflict, countering violent extremism and building post-conflict stability. Read more
The vote of 409-2 cleared the measure for President Donald Trump, who was expected to quickly sign it. Read more
The complaint filed on Monday in San Francisco federal court said the “large-scale reductions in force” that Trump ordered federal agency chiefs to implement on February 11 lacked Congressional approval and violated the U.S. Constitution’s separation of powers. Read more
A proposed Honolulu City Council measure to penalize real-property owners who leave their Oahu residences vacant for extended periods of time has a chance to start moving again following the release of the first phase of a city-commissioned study. Read more
The children and their mother were put on a flight to Honduras on Friday, the same day another child with U.S. citizenship, a 2-year-old girl, was sent to that country with her mother, who lacked legal status. Read more
“We are in a foreign policy situation which means we have to move closer together,” Nielsen said at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Read more
At least four conference drafts emerged throughout last week, indicating that Senate and House conferees were engaged in robust discussion. Read more
If approved by the full House and Senate Wednesday, the bills would go to Gov. Josh Green, who has already signed 27 new laws this year, including further tightening firearms requirements across the islands. Read more
Surf’s finally up for many Hawaii high school athletes. Read more
Hitachi’s lawsuit alleges HART’s seeming dysfunction to set timely schedules caused cost increases to go off the tracks by tens of millions of dollars — expenses the train company says it was forced to solely absorb. Read more
