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Gov. Josh Green Raises Possibility of 2028 Run for President Gov. Josh Green told NBC News he is considering a 2028 campaign for president of the United States with a possible platform of healing the nation after the bitterly divisive era of American politics that has consumed the country. Star-Advertiser. Hawaii News Now.

Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Consider Clarifying the National Guard’s Role in the Islands This comes after President Donald Trump activated the National Guard in California in June without the governor's consent, due to protests against immigration enforcement. Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

A Climate Science Network May Lose Its Pacific Hub Here's what that means for local researchers. The Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center is one of nine regional hubs in a climate research network funded by the federal government.  Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

Hawaiʻi Needs Lawyers. Now, Mainland Attorneys Can Practice Here To help address serious staffing shortages at the state public defenders’ and county prosecutors’ offices, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court is allowing licensed attorneys from other states to work at these agencies without taking the state bar exam. Civil Beat.

Tropical Storms Iona, Gil Move West With No Threat to Hawaiʻi Tropical Storm Iona continued racing west across the Central Pacific while Tropical Storm Gil strengthened far to the east, with both systems posing no threat to Hawaiʻi, forecasters said. Star-Advertiser.

Hawaii Business Magazine For Them, It’s Hawai‘i 2.0 After years on the mainland, these locals are coming home – and bringing their thriving careers with them. Read More ❯❯

O‘ahu Headlines New Protections Sought For Kailua Neighborhoods Concerned about gravesites and a new law to quicken development, the Preservation Commission wants area added to historic register.  Civil Beat.

Aloha Stadium Authority Board Fills 2 Top Positions The Aloha Stadium Authority voted board members Eric Fujimoto as chair and Andrew Pereira as vice chair in its monthly meeting Thursday. Star-Advertiser.

Union Rallies for Ilikai Hotel Workers Ahead of Possible Strike The union representing some 60 workers at the Ilikai Hotel staged a rally Thursday afternoon as they seek a new contract. Hawaii News Now.

Sponsored by NAIOP Hawaii Kukulu Hale Awards 2025 Recognizing excellence in Hawaiʻi's commercial real estate industry with NAIOP Hawaii's 28th annual Kukulu Hale Awards. Read More ❯❯

Defense Claims Oʻahu Jail Killing Had ‘Nothing to Do With Being in a Gang’ Lawyers for three defendants acknowledged their clients’ gang affiliations, but said other inmates beat Chris Vaefaga to death. Civil Beat.

Hawai‘i Island Headlines Big Island Mayor Says State Won’t Meet 2050 Deadline To Wipe Out Cesspools The state mandate to get rid of the reef-killing sewage systems is unrealistic, according to Mayor Kimo Alameda. Civil Beat.

Groundbreaking Held for $337M in Upgrades to Hilo Sewage Plant Under the gun due to an administrative consent order between Hawaiʻi County and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ground was broken Thursday for critical upgrades and long-needed improvements to the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant in Keaukaha.  Tribune-Herald. Big Island Video News.

Hawaii Business Magazine Six Steps for Making Your Home More Wildfire-Resistant Wildfires are on the rise in Hawai‘i. Here are ways to protect homes and neighborhoods. Read More ❯❯

Nurses Threaten Short Strike at Waimea Hospital The majority of 100 nurses from Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea have voted “overwhelmingly in favor” of going on strike for three days if contract negotiations with the hospital’s leadership continue to fall short of the nurses’ demands. Tribune-Herald.

Loan Program Seeks to Help Lower-Income Big Island Homeowners Maintain Properties Hawaiʻi County's Office of Housing and Community Development announced its home improvement loan program as a way for low and moderate-income homeowners to repair and improve their homes without as heavy a financial burden.  Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

Maui Headlines Police, Other Agencies Investigate Ordnance Found Near Landfill Maui police requested the assistance of the Hawaii Inter-Island Bomb Squad Maui unit on Wednesday following reports of a possible military ordnance discovered off Pulehu Road, about a quarter mile mauka of the Central Maui Landfill. Maui News.

Memory of 2023 Wildfires Taught Maui Community, Government to Respond More Urgently to Tsunami Warning Already in the back of most minds was the fast approaching two-year anniversary of the deadly fires on Aug. 8. Maui Now.

Kaua‘i Headlines KIUC Discusses Goals During 23rd Annual Membership Meeting Despite “challenges” to meeting the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative goal of being 100 percent renewable by 2033, there was little for the more than 100 people, or members, to be concerned about on Wednesday at the 23rd Annual Membership Meeting held at the Kauai Philippines Cultural Center.  Garden Island.

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