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TikTok and its owner ByteDance are fighting to keep the popular app online in the United States after Congress voted in April to ban it unless the app’s Chinese parent company sells it by Jan. 19. 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 company says it’s been forced to absorb. Read more
Kona-Kohala Councilmember Holeka Goro Inaba became council chair last month, and newly elected Hilo Councilmember Dennis “Fresh” Onishi will serve as vice chairman. Read more
The flurry of activity comes as Biden is pushing his final priorities before handing power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20. Read more
The bill will overturn a decades-old change to the program that had been made to limit federal benefits to some higher-earning workers with pensions. Read more
The JUDGES Act, initially supported by many members of both parties, would have increased the number of trial court judges in 25 federal district courts in 13 states including California, Florida and Texas, in six waves every two years through 2035. Read more
Over the past two days, President-elect Donald Trump has made clear that he has designs for American territorial expansion. Read more
“Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom,” the island’s Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a written comment. Read more
The report was released weeks after Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be the nation’s chief law enforcement officer and resigned from Congress, and after years in which he had spawned enemies on both sides of the aisle with his bellicose political style. Read more
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Biden’s move will frustrate Trump’s plan to expand executions. Unlike executive orders, clemency decisions cannot be reversed by a president’s successor, although the death penalty can be sought more aggressively in future cases. Read more
Some midwives have been trying to get the licensure requirements repealed, with many concerned the law regulates traditional Native Hawaiian practices out of existence. Read more
Many of Trump’s allies have pointed to Gabbard as a pick who will bring what they see as much-needed reform to the role of intelligence director. Read more
The commission ensures compliance with state ethics and lobbying laws. Read more
Ocean Safety employs 294 lifeguards and eight rescue ski teams, who staff 43 lifeguard towers around the island. Read more
Nearly a quarter of Tesla’s global revenue in 2023 drew from sales of Chinese-made vehicles from the Shanghai factory, DeLauro said. Read more
The late-night vote capped a frantic week that saw President-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into disarray. Read more
The last time there was a shutdown, national parks in Hawaii closed, or were partially closed, with employees such as park rangers no longer on the job. Read more
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported some 271,000 immigrants to 192 countries in fiscal year 2024, which ended on Sept. 30, according to the agency’s annual enforcement report. Read more
The vote laid bare fault lines in Trump’s Republican Party that could surface again next year when they control the White House and both chambers of Congress. Read more
The ruling throws into doubt the future of the case, which includes Trump and 14 allies. Read more
The National Defense Authorization Act, the annual military spending bill that sets the Pentagon’s priorities, authorizes over $2.2 billion in spending on Hawaii facilities. Read more
