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Hawaiʻi AG To Supreme Court: Gun Control Is Hawaiian Tradition Jessica Terrell/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiʻi AG To Supreme Court: Gun Control Is Hawaiian Tradition

A case questioning whether Hawaiʻi gun owners need explicit permission to carry their weapons onto private property will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Will Bailey: After Removal, What Comes Next For Venezuela AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Will Bailey: After Removal, What Comes Next For Venezuela

Power, restraint and the cost of governing without consent.

By Resisting Feds’ Demand For Personal SNAP Data, Hawaiʻi Could Face Cuts Courtesy: Larry Geller/2021

By Resisting Feds’ Demand For Personal SNAP Data, Hawaiʻi Could Face Cuts

Hawaiʻi is one of 22 states that have called the USDA’s demand for food stamp recipients’ information unprecedented and unlawful.

HUD Plan Leaves Millions For Hawaiʻi Homeless Housing In Limbo Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

HUD Plan Leaves Millions For Hawaiʻi Homeless Housing In Limbo

Local nonprofit leaders estimate that more than 400 people could end up back on the streets if funding cuts go through.

Federal DOJ Sues Hawaiʻi For Refusing To Provide Voter Data Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Federal DOJ Sues Hawaiʻi For Refusing To Provide Voter Data

So far the Trump administration has sued 18 states for failing to come through with some or all of the voter registration records it is demanding.

‘Fraud Magnet’? Top Senator Wants To Halt SBA Contracts, Citing Hawaiʻi Case J. Scott Applewhite/AP

‘Fraud Magnet’? Top Senator Wants To Halt SBA Contracts, Citing Hawaiʻi Case

In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joni Ernst cited a criminal investigation of Christopher Dawson, accused of hijacking small business funding intended to help Native Hawaiians.

Decision On Birthright Citizenship Will Hinge On One Key Phrase zimmytws/Getty Image

Decision On Birthright Citizenship Will Hinge On One Key Phrase

When Supreme Court justices weigh the arguments, they will focus on the meaning of the first sentence of the 14th Amendment, known as the citizenship clause.

He Spent Funds Meant For Native Hawaiians On Polo And Porsches. The Federal Government Failed To Stop Him Photo illustration by Peter DiCampo/ProPublica

He Spent Funds Meant For Native Hawaiians On Polo And Porsches. The Federal Government Failed To Stop Him

A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets.

A Month After Kauaʻi ICE Raid, Questions Linger Courtesy: Fern Holland

A Month After Kauaʻi ICE Raid, Questions Linger

None of the 44 workers detained that day ended up seeking asylum. Their employer, a local janitorial contractor, has faced federal scrutiny before.

RFK Jr. Says He’s Following ‘Gold Standard’ Science. Here’s What To Know  AP

RFK Jr. Says He’s Following ‘Gold Standard’ Science. Here’s What To Know 

Scientists say the problem is the president and his health secretary are often doing just the opposite by relying on preliminary studies, fringe science or just hunches to make claims, cast doubt on proven treatments or even set policy.