Statewide news from the NOW network
Follow the latest Hawaii political news from across the state, including the Legislature, governor, elections, county government and public policy. HawaiiNow brings together political reporting from Maui Now, Big Island Now and Kauaʻi Now so you can see how decisions in Honolulu, Wailuku, Hilo and Līhuʻe connect. Original articles remain on the newsroom that reported them; this page is a statewide index of that coverage, updated as new political stories are published across the NOW network.
Maui · Politics
US Sen. Mazie Hirono. PC: Sen. Hirono / x account (3.25.26) Hawaiʻi US Sen. Mazie Hirono, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, is protesting the Department…
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Maui · Politics
Event flier. Maui County Council Vice Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura will hold a meet-and-greet event Monday at the Lahaina Cannery Mall as part of her campaign to unseat Richard Bissen…
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Statewide · Politics
Damage assessments on Hawaiʻi Island following Hurricane Lala. PC: Office of Gov. Josh Green. Gov. Josh Green announced that the President of the United States has approved two…
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Big Island · Politics
Over three hours of testimony and discussion, the Hawaiʻi County Council advanced the first reading of a bill that would extend the county’s Homeless and Housing Fund to June…
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Maui · Politics
The 2026 MHLA PAC Endorsement Campaign Flyer courtesy of MHLA The Board of Directors and Political Action Committee (PAC) of the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association (MHLA) announced…
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Statewide · Politics
Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green announced Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump approved two major disaster declarations for the islands in the wake of damaging hurricanes. The…
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Statewide · Politics
Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green announced Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump approved two major disaster declarations for the islands in the wake of damaging hurricanes. The…
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Statewide · Politics
Kaua‘i County continues to clean up, repair and reconstruct after Hurricane Lowell ripped through the Garden Isle on Labor Day, Sept. 7. Mayor Derek Kawakami on Monday named…
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Statewide · Politics
Waimānalo Kauhale Blessing (5.27.26) PC: Office of the Governor. At the direction of Gov. Josh Green, the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions (SOHHS) has…
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Maui · Politics
Lahaina Strong will host a community-led candidate forum bringing together candidates for the Maui County Mayor and County Council races to meet directly with the community and…
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Maui · Politics
Yuki Lei Sugimura with supporters. PC: courtesy Maui County mayoral candidate Yuki Lei Sugimura has earned the endorsement of the Chamber of Maui Political Action Committee…
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Statewide · Politics
Hawaiian Council recently announced a statewide host housing support program to provide financial assistance to households that opened their homes to friends, family and neighbors…
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