Email from Hawaii Free Press Hawai'i Free Press Weekly News Read June 21 2026 View as Webpage Leaked Emails: Cult Guru Directs Tulsi Gabbard in Congress, on Syria, and into Trump's Arms ... Guru Chris Butler Directs Gabbard's 2016 Shift to Join 'Total Idiot' Trump .... read more... Sen Kidani retires—could Republican win SD18 Special Election? ... Republicans have a history of winning in Mililani .... read more... Police investigate death of 8-year-old Hawaii Island girl with severe injuries … Another CWS disaster??? ECourtKokua shows multiple recent domestic violence cases involving the father …. read more … Medicaid Fraud: Whistleblower Alleges Medical Giant Bribed Hawaiʻi Provider – ‘frequently caused amputations’ … will Hawaiʻi state officials investigate Ghosh’s allegations? …. read more … Opportunity Zones: Trump Shuts Down Poverty Plan Behind Kauai Luxe Resorts … The $227 million hotel was proposed in 2021 as an Opportunity Zone project, making use of a federal initiative meant to spur investment in low-income communities. It is one of at least a dozen projects that appear to have used the program on Kaua‘i. …. read more … Circus producer sues city – Conspiracy to Aide Ticket Scalpers? … how City DES employees manipulate on-line system to aid scalpers …. read more … $35K Bribe: AG 'interviews more witnesses, uncovers more facts' ... "As more facts are discovered, witnesses interviewed, and documents examined, what seemed a simple matter is in fact complex." .... read more... Feds demands immediate action from governor on unemployment insurance fraud ...the department will use every available enforcement tool—including withholding administrative funds from states for the first time in history—to ensure compliance.... read more... Kakaako Shooting is Latest Problem at Multi-Violation Club on HART Property ...Perhaps the City should begin proceedings against itself as a ‘nuisance landlord’?... read more... Sewer Rates to Jump 50% July 1 ...The volumetric rate, which is based on how much water you use, will increase from $7.95 to $11.83 per thousand gallons.... read more... Maui Police Chief: Bissen was ‘Missen’ again during Gun Incident … Bissen and Managing Director Josiah Nishita were off-island and unavailable during the May 29 incident, Pelletier wrote …. read more … Sierra Club Plan for More Rail: “A fever dream” that would cost “insane amounts” … Extending the GE Tax surcharge to keep the money flowing would be key to any future rail extensions …. read more … Vote by Mail? Hawaii still lowest voter turnout in USA … Hawaiʻi lacks everything associated with high turnout. The first is competition. Hawaiʻi has one of the highest levels of one-party dominance in the country…. read more … Act 67: Automatic Voter Registration Begins January 1, 2027 ... automatically registering eligible residents to vote when they apply for or renew a Hawaiʻi driver’s license or state identification card, unless they choose to opt out. Previously, residents were required to affirmatively check a box to register to vote .... read more... The Art of the Tax Deal ... the “settlement” that created the Anti-Weaponization Fund has some issues .... read more... Did Lawmakers Help or Hurt Taxpayers in 2026? ...Grading Hawaii's Legislature on Taxes - Keli'i Akina Interviews Tom Yamachika.... read more... State Hospital Admits 10 non-criminal mental cases--most since 2014 ... HSH has undertaken a coordinated effort to reduce its census of justice-involved patients, which has allowed HSH to again admit civilly committed residents .... read more... Waianae Harbor Meth Camp Gets ANOTHER Extension ...The initial deadline was November 27, 2025, followed by extensions to April 30, 2026, June 25, 2026, and now October 16, 2026. ... read more... Report: ‘Severe Population Loss’ In Micronesia ...FSM’s population decreased by 26 percent between the 2010 and 2023 censuses, and RMI lost 20 percent of its population from 2011 to 2021.... read more... 2027 NDAA Mandates Army Lease Negotiations in Hawaii ...Section 2864 establishes direction for the Department of the Army to pursue lease renewals on terms acceptable to both the State of Hawaiʻi and the Department of the Army.... read more... 'Children and Youth Fiscal Map' Charts Bureaucratic Cash Flow "...Detailed Analysis of Public Investments Supporting Hawaiʻi’s Children and Youth from Prenatal Years Through Young Adulthood...." read more... ADC Completes Purchase of Wahiawa Dam ... ADC was, for years, turning a blind eye to a 600ac meth-induced homeless chop shop on its land near Wahiawa. What makes anybody think it will operate this dam well? .... read more... Bus, Rail Fares Go Up July 1 ... the last fare hikes were in 2022 .... read more... DBEDT Projects 1.6% Growth for 2026 ...In 2025 Hawai‘i’s economy grew at a robust 2.5 percent, exceeding the overall U.S. growth rate of 2.1 percent.... read more... PUC Extends Comment Period on Utility Wildfire Liability Cap ... a rulemaking process to establish the maximum amount each electric utility may pay to resolve claims arising from any covered catastrophic wildfires .... read more... AG Charges Bishop Street Lawyer with Another Estate Fraud ... he allegedly used forged documents to unlawfully obtain approximately $40,000 from a deceased individual’s estate .... read more... Mandatory Veganism: Animal Liberation Activists Come to Hawaii on Venue Shopping Junket “...Should (the Hawaii Supreme Court) ultimately reverse the lower court ruling and recognize that at least certain animals are legal persons entitled to assert their fundamental interests in court, it will be the first court in the nation to do so….” read more... Maui Shoreline Development: Supreme Court Hears Case ... the case turns on a distinction: The difference between genuine development and routine activities that were never meant to require permits .... read more... Maui Cost of Government Commission Calls for Reform of County Boards and Commissions ...Multiple bodies recommended for elimination by the 2010–2011 COGC remain in place today under essentially the same conditions.... read more... Claims that Maui's streetlights kill endangered seabirds head to trial ...A federal judge ruled Tuesday that claims Maui County operates streetlights that disorient and kill protected Hawaiian seabirds must go to trial.... read more... Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 19, 2026 ... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress .... read more... 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