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An attempt to recall Maui Mayor Mike Victorino has failed after organizers didn't collect the minimum number of signatures needed. -
Residents of an Oʻahu housing complex are asking a judge to stop their landlord from charging them rent until their tap water is safe from contamination. Kapilina Beach Homes in ʻEwa Beach used to be Navy housing.
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Three former high-ranking Honolulu officials were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly conspiring to hide the source of public funds used to get then-Police Chief Louis Kealoha to retire amid a corruption investigation. They pleaded not guilty, HPR’s Scott Kim reports.
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Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney says a judge’s ruling to acquit state Rep. Sharon Har was wrong, and the evidence was more than enough for a DUI conviction. HPR’s Casey Harlow has more.
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Officials say the U.S. Navy will comply with Hawaiʻi's order to remove fuel from the Oʻahu fuel storage facility blamed for contaminating the Navy's drinking water system. But it remains unclear if the Navy will pursue a legal challenge to the order in the future.
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A judge acquitted a state lawmaker charged with driving under the influence. Honolulu prosecutors say they are disappointed by the ruling.
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The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents plans to address the issue of morale on the university’s football team following a legislative hearing that featured testimony from former players and that the university system president criticized as one-sided.
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The Monsanto company pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally using and storing agricultural chemicals in Hawaiʻi, and will pay $12 million in fines. Monsanto was charged with 30 environmental crimes after allowing workers to go into corn fields on Oʻahu in 2020 after a product named Forfeit 280 was sprayed.
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The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has overturned a disorderly conduct conviction of a Native Hawaiian activist who blocked a construction convoy heading for the summit of Maui’s Haleakalā volcano to build a solar telescope.
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Organizers of large indoor events on Oʻahu must once again abide by crowd size restrictions as the Omicron variant spreads throughout the state. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi says any indoor gathering with more than 1,000 people will be subject to a 50% capacity rule.
