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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.
Big Island · Politics
In response to the devastation caused by Hurricanes Lala and Lowell, the Hawaiian Council has introduced the Host Housing Support Program, offering up to $2,000 per month to…
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Big Island · Politics
Five people awarded for achievement in workforce development The Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council have recognized…
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Statewide · Politics
The Hawaiian Council has launched a statewide program to provide financial assistance to Hawaiʻi households hosting friends, relatives and neighbors displaced by recent storms…
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Maui · Politics
PC: Richard Bissen for Maui County Mayor / Bissen 2026 Mayor Richard Bissen and the Bissen 2026 campaign invite residents from across Maui Nui to come together for a Chili & Rice…
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Maui · Politics
Krystine Nakano, Kihei Charter School Culinary Arts Program facilitator, watching over Oli Mitchell (left) carefully spreading Nutella on his crepe, while Carter Cooper is packing…
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Statewide · Politics
Forty-five mph gusts were recorded recently in Upcountry Maui, resulting in downed trees and power lines. PC: Tavis G. The Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission will hold public…
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Statewide · Politics
The historic Kalaupapa settlement on Mololaʻi. Courtesy file photo: Office of the Governor. Power has been restored to Kalaupapa after Hawaiian Electric assisted the National Park…
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Statewide · Politics
Kauaʻi voters in November will decide whether to approve a proposed county charter amendment to clarify and expedite the Planning Commission’s appeals process. Planning Department…
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Maui · Politics
Mayor Richard Bissen discusses Lahaina recovery during the State of Maui County address on March 5, 2026. (Photo Credit: County of Maui) Since incumbent Mayor Richard Bissen…
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Statewide · Politics
Hawaiʻi State Capitol, Beretania Street, Honolulu PC: Brian Perry The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism has released the 2025 edition of the State of…
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Statewide · Politics
Attorney General Anne Lopez today announced a settlement with Monsanto Company and its affiliates, Solutia, Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, resolving Hawaiʻi’s claims against these…
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Maui · Politics
A map of Maui shows the location, in red, of three three new groundwater wells in Waiʻōhuli, Upcountry. Source: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands The Maui County Council approved…
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