December 18, 2025
December 18, 2025
Local News
- Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation Seeks Changes To Solitary Confinement Law | HPR
- State Reminds Households To Use Emergency Food Assistance Funds Before Year-End | HNN
- Officials Look To Improve 211 Helpline For Neighbor Islands | HPR
- Hawaiian Immersion Education Leaders Need More Funding, Staff To Grow The Program | HPR
- Flu Cases On The Rise Statewide With More Emergency Department Involvement | KHON
- State Releases Guides To Prevent ‘Zoom Bombing’ Of Virtual Meetings | HNN
- A New Jobs Report Shows Small Businesses Are Struggling To Fill Positions | HPR
- Hawaiʻi Wants To Bring Home The Bacon Again — Literally | HCB
- Hawai‘i Hyundai And Kia Owners Entitled To Safety Upgrades Under Settlement | HPR
- First Look At ‘The Wrecking Crew,’ New Prime Video Film Shot In Hawaii Coming In January | KITV
- Study Finds That Hawai‘i Is The Best State For On-Time Flights | ASD
- Severs Ties To Company That It Says Abandoned Homesteaders | HCB
- Hawaiʻi Island Gets New Official Name | HPR
- Hawaiʻi Building Fires Are On The Rise; Safety Inspections Aren’t Keeping Up | HCB
- Hawaiʻi County Council Approves $6M In Grants For Housing, Homelessness Programs | ASD
- Mayor Kawakami Signs Kauai Climate Adaptation And Action Plan | GI
- Student Detained At Eleele Elementary School | GI
- Kauaʻi Renters Are Fighting A Hawaiian Homesteads Condo Project | HCB
- Kalapaki Beach On Kauaʻi Issued Brown Water Advisory From DOH | KHON
- Mayor Appoints Kauanoe Batangan To Maui County Council | MN
- Chief Pelletier Seeks Apology From Mayor Bissen Following Dismissal Of Federal Lawsuit | KHON
- Commission Fines Maui Land & Pineapple $140k For West Maui Water Violations | MN
- Maui Wildfire Survivors Won’t Receive Settlement Payments Before Year’s End | HNN
- Hanukkah In Honolulu: Spreading Light During Dark Times | KHON
- Housing Stipend Among The Proposals To Address HPD Vacancies | HNN
- HPD Reminds Public Of New Fireworks Law Ahead Of New Year’s Eve | KITV
- Punahou School Initiative Preps Students To Participate In Democracy | HPR
- Athletics Community Floods Hawaii Courtroom To Support Moanalua Associate AD | KHON
- Editorial: Keep Young Keiki Off Social Media | SA
- Island Voices Opinion: As Broadband Access Grows, So Must Cybersecurity Vigilance | SA
- Will Bailey: The Line We Do Not Cross | HCB
National News
- Rural Schools Hit By Trump’s Grant Cuts Have Few Options For Making Up For The Lost Money | AP
- Court Blocks Michigan Ban On Conversion Therapy On Free Speech Grounds | AP
- Trump Expected To Expand Access To Cannabis In A Major Shift In Drug Policy | BBC
- U.S. House Passes GOP Health Care Bill, Sends To Senate | CS
- Senate Passes $900 Billion Pentagon Funding Bill, Sends To Trump's Desk | CS
- Federal Judge Blocks ICE Policy On Lawmaker Visits | CS
- Six Myths About Rural America | GOV
- Energy Department Inspector General To Probe Billions In Canceled Climate Grants Mostly Impacting Blue States | The Hill
- Medicare Enrollees To Pay 50 Percent Less For Some Drugs Next Year: Study | The Hill
- Trump's Rush To Build Nuclear Reactors Across The U.S. Raises Safety Worries | NPR
- New Reports Provide Resources For States To Tackle Deferred Maintenance Of Public Infrastructure | PEW
- Hochul Will Sign Aid-In-Dying Bill | PB
- Whole-Of-State Strategy Needs More ‘Carrots’ Than Sticks, Cyber Leaders Say | Route Fifty
- CISA Opens 100 Applications For CyberCorps Students | Route Fifty
- Louisiana’s Age-Check Law For Social Media Is Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules | Route Fifty
- Meeting With Developers, New Hampshire Representatives Assess AI Tools, Concerns | Route Fifty
- New Jersey’s New Year’s Resolution To Tap AI For Better Service Delivery | Route Fifty
- Without Pennies, Should Retailers Round Up Or Down? States Offer Their 2 Cents. | SL
- HHS To Revoke Funding From Hospitals Offering Youth Gender Transition Care | WP
- Opinion: The Taming Of The Office Holiday Party | WSJ