Email from Hawaii Free Press Hawai'i Free Press Weekly News Read August 2 2026 View as Webpage Case: Federal review of Hawaii COVID spending likely after corruption indictments … “As a Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, which oversees and funds FEMA, I have a direct interest in ensuring federal FEMA dollars are spent appropriately and with full accountability,” Case said …. read more … Which Bills was Yamane Bribed to Block? … Between 2020 and 2022, 18 bills that he introduced became law, dealing with everything from healthcare funding and overhauls to the state health corporations system, to legalizing Native Hawaiian water-cremations …. read more … Maui Fire: Lawyers grab for 25% of settlement … Cahill ordered that $222 million be set aside for attorneys—but they want more …. read more … Mafia News: Will Court Ruling Give Miske Pal Council Seat? -- Waters files Appeal ... Tommy Waters has appealed decision .... read more... The Curious Career of Ford Fuchigami ... Fuchigami has quietly spent the better part of fifteen years moving through some of the most influential positions in Hawaiʻi government .... read more... Kauai Charter School not the First to Remove Wife of OHA Trustee "... her husband Dan Ahuna ... multiple instances of using foul and abusive language toward middle school students while he was a KPCS teacher ..." read more... Bribery: Gov. Josh Green calls for ending all investigations and shutting down any further inquiry after indictments … Gov. Josh Green said he wants this legal process to ‘play out’ so everyone can ‘move forward’ …. read more … DPH Chair Freitas on Bribery: “No one’s been convicted. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves….” … How Legislative Insiders Kill Campaign Spending Reform Again and Again …. read more … Bribery? Indicted former PUC Chair allowed to continue working while co-defendants are on leave or have resigned … Asuncion continues in his gig as ‘planning program administrator’ of the Office of Planning and ‘Sustainable’ Development (OPSD) …. read more … DHHL Sued Over Courtyards at Waipouli Evictions ... David Kalahiki and Linda Twitchell allege that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ blood-quantum rule violates their rights by conditioning housing on ancestry .... read more... Oswald Stender: A Model of Fiduciary Duty ...The first person to ask whether I would ever consider becoming an OHA trustee was Oswald Stender.... read more... OHA Launches National Search for Chief Executive Officer "...we are seeking a leader who shares our commitment...." said OHA Board Chair Kaialiʻi Kahele read more... Taxation of Envy ... Hawai‘i Millionaire Tax: Why the New 13% Bracket Won’t Be the Last .... read more... Honolulu retiree celebrates win in lawsuit challenging City’s excessive TVR fines " ... she sued in federal court for imposing excessive fines in violation of the Eighth Amendment .... " read more... Ex-Social Worker sentenced to 10 years in connection to death of 11-year-old adopted daughter … When first responders arrived at the home, Pili-Ah You was found lying unconscious with bruises to various parts of her body including her face …. read more … Hawaii LGBTQ Activists find way Keep on Recruiting Street Boys “…We were funded for LGBTQ homeless youth outreach. Now we’re applying for general youth outreach….” read more … FIRE: College Free Speech Improving, but UH still stuck on Yellow ... UH Manoa and UH Hilo are still 'Code Yellow' .... read more... Hawai'i Community College: Political Activist Banned from Campus for Collecting Petition Signatures ... in the spring of 2026, Austin Martin went to Hawai‘i Community College’s Hilo campus to collect signatures for a petition urging the University of Hawai‘i system to permit students to carry pepper spray for self-defense .... read more... This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing …August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism. So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists…. read more... Case Calls On President To Once Again Extend Jones Act Waiver ... Rep Case says any lapse of the current Jones Act waiver will heighten disruption risk and further drive up sky-high prices .... read more... 3 years later: Over One Third of Maui Wildfire Victims Still in Temporary Housing ...Participants living in temporary housing declined from 40.6% to 34.4%.... read more... The coast isn’t clear, it’s covered in red tape ... Hawaii and California differ greatly in many ways, but they have plenty in common — including great weather and notoriously bad permitting systems .... read more... ‘New Tourism’ = ‘Costs too Much’—Therefore, Trend of shorter Hawaii vacations reaches into June "...June visitors generally took shorter trips, with all markets – except Japan – reporting shorter average lengths of stay compared to last June, continuing a trend that began in April 2026.... " read more... DLIR: Welfare and Food Service to be Top Growth Industries ... 28,060 net new jobs statewide .... read more... Voter Service Centers Open Now "...To beat the long lines on August 8, officials urge voters to take advantage of the opportunity to vote early...." read more... School resource officer program expands on O‘ahu ...Nānākuli High & Intermediate School will join the program this year with three assigned SROs.... read more... Green Announces Appointments to HHC, CSC, Ethics ...appointments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Campaign Spending Commission and Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission.... read more... Honolulu DPP Among 50 Best AI Systems in USA? ...Honolulu earned the national recognition for its project, “Honolulu Cuts Residential Permit Review Times by 70% with AI Plan Review,” which showcases DPP’s successful implementation of CivCheck.... read more... AG Announces Child Support Enforcement Tech Upgrade "The new KEIKI system became fully operational on July 20, 2026 on schedule with no interruption to child support services or system operations...." read more... Canadian Submarine Sinks USS Mobile Bay off Hawaii ... Canada's lone operational submarine recently took part in a massive military exercise involving 30 nations .... read more... VIDEO: US Navy Sea Drone Holes Peleliu off Kauai ... U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels take part in a sinking exercise in the Pacific Ocean .... read more... Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted July 31, 2026 ... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress .... read more... PREVIOUS ARTICLES  House Speaker Saiki Ousted for Firing Convicted Child Molester? Lawsuit: Hawaiian Homelands Will Win Because OHA Lost Kawakami Corruption: Wrote Character Reference for Ty Cullen, Kept $15K Campaign Cash From Convicted Briber Choy Complete Debunk: UHERO Fakes Findings to Benefit Solar Lobby Trustees: Kahele Used Line-Item to Illegally Buy Support for Budget Top Officials from HPH, HMSA, PUC, Matson charged in 39-page CSC complaint against Sylvia Luke Five Indicted in Luke Bribery Case--will this be enough to keep Feds Away? DHS at Center of Secret Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud Case – sealed by Court CNBC: Hawaii becomes Worst State for Business in 2026 “Gender Affirming Care” -- What would George Orwell Say? 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