Email from Hawaii Free Press Hawai'i Free Press Weekly News Read July 12 2026 View as Webpage July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii ...read the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii.... read more... Disqualify Dentons, Alston from OHA Litigation? ...lawsuit has dogged Kahele since it was filed last year.... read more... CNBC: How Bribery Investigation makes Hawaii Worst State for Business in 2026 ... Sylvia Luke pops up at the end of this CNBC video .... read more... Lawsuit: Bissen Fired Me to Cover up his own wrongdoing after Lahaina Fire … “the financial irregularities later used to stigmatize” Mahi “were the direct result of requests from County leadership” …. read more … Maui’s Next Mayor not Missen: “Things are looking extremely good for Suginuma” … Bissen — who oversaw the non-response to the Maui wildfires and teamed up with a meth gang for a contentious fight over short-term vacation rentals …. read more … Open the Books: Transsexual Agenda Being Forced out of DoD Schools "...These 'explicit conversations' provoke 'strong emotions' and crying students are expected...." read more... SD18: Democrats Send Three Nominees to Green ... Laiu, Fukumoto, Bass .... read more... Act 225 Extends Statute of Limitations for Bribery ... Under existing law, bribery offenses, which are classified as Class B felonies, must be prosecuted within three years, or within six years under certain circumstances. SB2494, Act 225, extends the statute of limitations for bribery offenses to nine years .... read more... OHA Dissenters Won't Recant Retaliation Claims … a lawsuit that alleges the office, other members of the board and Chair Kai Kahele unfairly retaliated against CEO Stacy Ferreira …. read more … Before We Re-Elect OHA Trustees, We Should Examine Their Record … Have those seeking another term demonstrated the judgment, stewardship, and leadership worthy of continued public trust? …. read more … OHA Trustee Divisions Spill out into Open After Chair Illegally Deposes CEO … retaliation, violating the public meetings laws, stifling dissent …. read more … After Wrecking Telescopes, DeFries Quits as Mauna Kea Exec Director … Useless Grifters Replace Astronomy: Maunakea access could become a toll road …. read more … With Third Telescope Closing, UH calls on Maunakea oversight authority to extend leases … Act53: Maunakea authority has 2 years to fail—then telescope area goes back to UH control …. read more … Under Federal Investigation, 8a Still Landing Fat Federal Contracts … the two entities were able to increase their awards in 2025 to $154.5 million …. read more … Maui Tomorrow Sues to Block Lahaina Front Street Rebuild (again) … this is Maui Tomorrow’s 2nd lawsuit to block the Front Street rebuild …. read more … 'That Study was Baloney': UHERO Withdraws Report co-written by Paid Solar Activist ... “one of the individuals on that study ... was completely compromised. They run a think tank that is all in on one issue, and that is fully renewable solar. ” -- Green .... read more... Line-by-Line: State Energy Office Debunks UHERO Solar Report ...installing utility-scale solar on 31,500 acres on Oʻahu is deeply flawed.... read more... Implausible ‘RCP8.5’ climate scenario dead –What this means for Hawaii … false sea-level-rise projections have blighted 47 of 80 acres of Department of Hawaiian Home Lands at Ewa Beach and restricted the Lahaina rebuild …. read more … Weak Excuses from Kauai PD -- Kīlauea community says it has ‘lost trust’ in Kauaʻi police after lack of action resulted in deadly shooting … “We asked for help for months and months” …. read more … Planting the seeds for progress ... two measures proposed by Grassroot to advance agricultural development in Hawaii have become law .... read more... Empty Homes Tax Won’t Go Away ... They have brought the matter to the Honolulu Charter Commission .... read more... Act 11 won’t stop wealthy individuals from financing campaigns ... Act 11 unconstitutionally silences nonprofit organizations on ballot initiatives and other election-related topics in the name of campaign finance reform .... read more... Shipping Thrived After Trump Waived the Jones Act ... Hawaii bought gasoline from Texas .... read more... 'No Firearms Allowed?' Think before you post ... It’s important to understand who these signs actually affect .... read more... A career of serving America and Hawaii ...Former Hawaii Attorney General Michael Lilly has spent his career in uniform, in the courtroom, and in government.... read more... Official ballot drop boxes begin arriving across O‘ahu ...There are 17 official ballot drop box locations across Oʻahu.... read more... Auditor Gives Up: Homeless CORE Program too Chaotic to Audit "...The program's scope is currently transitioning away from purely voluntary engagement toward the 'MH-3' framework...." read more... Half of Oahu residents say transportation costs hurt their access to daily life ...Twenty-eight percent of households earning below $75,000 have zero cars.... read more... Green Signs Act 189 and Act 190: Most Vapes to be Outlawed ... beginning January 1, 2027 .... read more... Act 220: State to buy up Medical Debt ... SB 3025 requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience (OWR), now under DHS, to establish and administer a Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness Program .... read more... AG Nabs Three Sex Offenders ... Investigators conducted compliance checks on multiple registered sex offenders .... read more... Tax Credits: Green Signs $60M give away to Movie Moguls ...sets the aggregate annual cap at $60,000,000. Beginning with costs incurred after December 31, 2023, any unused portion of the aggregate cap will carry over to increase the next year’s cap.... read more... Military-Related Urgent Needs Now Qualify for Hawaii Family Leave ... up to four weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during any calendar year .... read more... Trump admin can't duck blue states' suit over canceled clean energy grants ... Thirteen Democrat-led states can continue pursuing their lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of terminating multi-billion-dollar clean energy programs without congressional approval .... read more... PREVIOUS ARTICLES  House Speaker Saiki Ousted for Firing Convicted Child Molester? 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