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BusinessDec 6, 2022

Hawaii's new Gov. Green aims to end tax on food, medication

Josh Green has been sworn in as Hawaii's new governor

General newsNov 26, 2022

Hawaii gun permit ruling sides with 'homesick' Navy officer

A federal judge has ruled a U.S. Navy officer stationed in Hawaii cannot be denied a firearms permit solely because he sought counseling for feeling depressed and homesick

Social affairsNov 18, 2022

Cockfighting ban challenge in US territories dismissed

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a man in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands challenging a ban against cockfighting in U.S. territories

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Social affairsNov 18, 2022

2 Hawaiian men guilty of hate crime in white man's beating

A jury has found two Native Hawaiian men guilty of a hate crime for the 2014 beating of a white man

Social affairsNov 10, 2022

Man testifies about Hawaii beating he says was hate crime

A white man who says he was a victim of a hate crime when two Native Hawaiian men assaulted him while he was fixing up a home he purchased in their remote Maui village testified that his attackers were racially motivated

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LifestyleNov 9, 2022

Democrat Green defeats Aiona to be Hawaii’s next governor

Democrat Josh Green has defeated Republican Duke Aiona in the race to be Hawaii’s next governor

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BusinessOct 11, 2022

Hawaii won't cooperate with states prosecuting for abortions

Hawaii Gov. David Ige has signed an executive order that aims to prevent other states from punishing their residents who get an abortion in the islands

Government and politicsSep 15, 2022

Prominent Native Hawaiians named to Mauna Kea authority

Hawaii's governor has appointed several people, including some prominent Native Hawaiian activists, to a new board charged with managing Mauna Kea summit lands underneath some of the world’s most advanced astronomical observatories

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Government and politicsAug 27, 2022

Hawaii has issued 1 gun carry permit since high court ruling

Only one application for a concealed gun carry license has been approved in Hawaii after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanded gun rights across the nation