New Hawaii coffee labeling law takes effect Monday
Hawaii-branded coffee products sold locally to consumers will be subject to new labeling requirements Monday under a state law enacted last year. Read more
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Hawaii-branded coffee products sold locally to consumers will be subject to new labeling requirements Monday under a state law enacted last year. Read more
The court’s conservative supermajority handed down several rulings that chip away at the power of many federal agencies. Read more
Some donors were trying to reach Jill Biden, the first lady, who in turn could persuade her husband not to run, the New York Times reported today. Read more
Senate Bill 3109 extends the usage period of a $600 million DHHL special fund to reduce the department’s homestead waitlist. Read more
A temporary injunction to halt dismantling the stairs was granted June 20 by the Intermediate Court of Appeals, despite an effort by the city to block the injunction requested by Friends of Haiku Stairs. Read more
At the same meeting, HART board Chair Colleen Hanabusa indicated — but did not fully explain — that she plans to step down as leader of the nine-member board of directors. Read more
Roberts was joined by fellow conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, as well as liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Read more
The New York Times editorial board, which endorsed Biden in 2020, called on him to drop out of the race to give the Democratic Party a better chance of beating Trump by picking another candidate. Read more
Some Democratic strategists and fundraisers are privately asking whether the president must be replaced at the top of the party ticket. Read more
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“Over the past month, Iran has announced steps to further expand its nuclear program in ways that have no credible peaceful purpose,” Blinken said. Read more
Biden, sounding hoarse and tentative at times, stumbled over his words on occasion, while Trump rattled off one attack after another that included several well-worn falsehoods. Read more
The producers the committee is probing include Exxon Mobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips. None of those companies immediately responded to requests for comment. Read more
Among the 17 bills that Gov. Josh Green intends to veto are three that would put new rules on his emergency powers as the Legislature continues to try to define how Hawaii governors should operate during crises. Read more
She described being taken from her bed in the middle of the night at age 16 and transported across state lines to a residential facility where she experienced physical and sexual abuse. Read more
The Biden administration estimates that the proclamation could affect thousands of individuals convicted of consensual sexual conduct and who may be eligible for a pardon, senior administration officials said. Read more
A plan for the city to potentially condemn a privately owned segment of Ewa Beach’s North Road drew community support Tuesday. Read more
Judge Aileen Cannon told Trump’s lawyers she was “failing to see” why a search that turned up dozens of boxes of haphazardly stored national security documents at his Mar-a-Lago home was legally problematic. Read more
The revised order now allows Trump to speak publicly about witnesses in the case and removes a prohibition on his commenting about the jury, but keeps in place restrictions on his statements about individual prosecutors and others involved in the case. Read more
The North Road, a nearly 2-mile-long thoroughfare that connects the Ewa Beach community to schools, parks, churches and at least one golf course, also has connections to less desirable sights, area residents say. Read more
Seven Native Hawaiian leaders in areas including culture and law convened an inaugural meeting Monday of a legislative group aiming to protect Hawaiian intellectual property from insulting and harmful use. Read more
Since the 2022 ruling, more than 20 Republican-led states have imposed restrictions on abortion, while the unpopularity of the decision even in some conservative states made it a political liability for Republicans during mid-term elections in 2022. Read more