December 30, 2025
December 30, 2025
Local News
- Hawaii Lawmakers To Confront Housing Affordability, Tourism Volatility In 2026 | HTH
- Gov. Green Announces Acting Chair Of Land And Natural Resources Department | HNN
- 'This Year Is Far Different, Far Quieter': Sen. Wakai On Fireworks Concerns | HPR
- State Competition Lowers Condo Insurance Prices | HNN
- Hawaiʻi Cracked Down On Pension Spiking. It’s Still Costing Taxpayers Millions | HCB
- Mercedes To Pay Nearly $150 Million Settlement Over Emissions Fraud | HNN
- State Offers Gift Cards, Increased Sheriffs Patrols To Lower Traffic Deaths On Our Roads | KHON
- Can Kamehameha Fend Off Admissions Lawsuit With Free Tuition? | HCB
- More Hawaiʻi Students Are First-Time English Learners | HCB
- Polynesian Voyaging Crews Reflect On Journey To Aotearoa | HNN
- How Sea Level Rise Impacts Property Values, Island By Island | HPR
- Kazuo Todd, A Steward Of Hawaiʻi Island Fire Safety, Remembered For Selfless Service | HPR
- Preston Chong Tabbed To Be New Deputy Parks Director | GI
- Future Unclear On Exempting Many Maui Short-Term Rentals From New Law | SA
- County Adjusts Public Access Plan To Lahaina Historic District | MN
- First Transitional Housing Project For Native Hawaiians Is Underway | SA
- Preventing Tragedy: Honolulu Leaders Warn Public On Illegal Firework Use | KHON
- No Charges A Year After Deadly Aliamanu Illegal Firework Explosion | KHON
- No Mall At Shark’s Cove If City Closes Deal | ASD
- Skyline Hours To Be Extended On New Year’s Eve | HNN
- Editorial: Fireworks Laws In Place To Save Lives | SA
- Denby Fawcett: Hawaiʻi Author-Filmmaker Tom Coffman Dies At 83 | HCB
- IDEAS: When Bail Fails To Lead To Release: Hawaiʻi’s Quiet Pretrial Paradox | HCB
National News
- New 2026 Laws Are Among The First Of Their Kind To Tackle Climate Change, Drunken Driving | AP
- SNAP Bans On Soda, Candy And Other Foods Take Effect In Five States Jan. 1 | AP
- In A Tumultuous Year, US Health Policy Has Been Dramatically Reshaped Under RFK Jr. | AP
- Tariffs To Transgender Athletes: SCOTUS Cases To Watch In 2026 | CS
- Parents Back Teaching Civil Debate In High Schools | CS
- Proponents Of Tax On Billionaires To Start Getting Signatures | CS
- Florida Considers Eliminating Vehicle Registration Stickers | CS
- Two Sexes Only To Be Enacted Thursday [In North Carolina] | CS
- New Coins, “Redbacks” Released Through Texas’ New Bullion Depository | CS
- Federal Judge Allows HHS To Share Medicaid Data With ICE | The Hill
- DOJ Sues Virginia Over Tuition Aid For Migrants | The Hill
- ‘Super Flu’ Cases Rising Across US: What To Know | The Hill
- Study Shows Boiling Drinking Water Can Remove Microplastics | The Hill
- Policy Relief For Family Caregivers Seems Stalled Out. But There Are Signs Of Change | NPR
- Trump Upended The Federal Government. The Full Scope Of The Impact Is Still Unclear. | NYT
- 4 Issues Topping State Environmental Agendas In ‘26 | PB
- Rural Hospitals Get Lifeline From $50 Billion Fund | PB
- USPS Says Mail-in Ballots Might Not Get Postmark On Same Day They’re Dropped Off | SL
- Trump Canceled Temporary Legal Status For More Than 1.5M Immigrants In 2025 | SL
- How A Landlord Responded When Tenants Formed A Union, Stopped Paying Rent | WP