4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (39+ words) June 14, 2026less than a minute read ASD Staff June 13, 2026 ASD Staff June 12, 2026 ASD Staff June 11, 2026 ASD Staff June 10, 2026 Christian Shimabuku May 04, 2026 Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya Kapanui May 07, 2025 2026 " Aloha State Daily...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (534+ words) The Maui County Cost of Government Commission found systemic dysfunction throughout 15 of the county's volunteer boards and commissions. A Maui County commission has called for "systemic reform" of the county's boards and committees. "These are not problems that can be…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (424+ words) Makaiwa Hills landfill goes unfunded in county capital improvement budget. With the Waim'nalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill about two years away from its planned closure, a proposed replacement site near Makakilo is no longer on the table. When the Honolulu City…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1006+ words) June 10, 2026less than a minute read Why was Hawai'i's governor compelled to attend an independence ceremony for an African country in 1966?" The answer starts with a January 30, 1962 observation by Cornelius Downes, a journalist with the Star-Bulletin. "If a child digging in…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (236+ words) Honolulu DTS director of transit Jon Nouchi is set to lead a public discussion about human transit on June 27 at AIA Hawai'i's book club, which this quarter aims to examine how public transit influences connectivity, community planning and the future…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (507+ words) SB2471 was the signature piece of legislation to emerge from the recent legislative session. Now it's a law, one that's already been challenged as unconstitutional. ASD reached out to the law's backers for comment. In light of the recent lawsuit challenging…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (223+ words) Dawn Chang will retire as chairperson and director of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources next month. Gov. Josh Green has announced her replacement. Gov. Josh Green recently appointed Ryan Kanaka'ole "who is from Wai'hinu on Hawai'i Island…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (104+ words) An ASD reader, born in Honolulu who now resides in Louisiana, gives kudos to columnist Sterling Higa for his take on the May 30 beating on O'ahu's North Shore. "His article was faith-affirming and much needed in these days of violence,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1118+ words) On Thursday, the federal government decertified and defunded Hawai'i's Medicaid fraud unit in response to having spent millions on the unit for years while getting few results. ASD political historian Perry Arrasmith explains how we got here and what it…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (278+ words) Senate Bill 3125 "signed into law on May 21 and became Act 24 " changes individual tax rates, adds a new millionaires" tax bracket, adds limits to the solar credit, and gets rid of several different business tax credits over time. We had written…...