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.
Big Island · Politics
Today, after any final deliberations, the Hawaiʻi County Fire Commission is expected to choose the next fire chief from the final six candidates. The Hawaiʻi County Fire…
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Big Island · Politics
A Hawaiʻi County Council bill that would have rezoned a parcel of land in Waikōloa Village to allow for the development of an affordable home project with 400 apartments and 300…
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Kauaʻi · Politics
The U.S. Postal Service said during a recent briefing that it is committed to secure and timely delivery of ballots during the mid-term election season, continuing a tradition of…
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Maui · Politics
The County of Maui and Hawaiian Council, with support from Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, will celebrate the grand opening of ʻUlu o Lele on Tuesday, Nov. 10, with an afternoon of…
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Maui · Politics
Council Member Tom Cook chairs the Water and Infrastructure Committee on Monday in Council Chambers. PC: Maui County – YouTube Water and Infrastructure Committee / produced by…
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Big Island · Politics
Category 1 Hurricane Lala, which struck two months ago, wreaked havoc on communities islandwide with winds and heavy rain downing trees on power lines and roadways, causing power…
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Statewide · Politics
The County Council is urging the governor and mayor to prioritize and fund proactive vegetation management to mitigate trees falling over power lines and roadways during natural…
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Statewide · Politics
VC: Wendy Osher (10.20.26) Eighteen households displaced by the 2023 Maui Wildfires received their home-shopping letters on Tuesday through the County of Maui’s Ho‘okumu Hou…
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Maui · Politics
Mayor Richard Bissen’s Holomua Kākou is returning to Lānaʻi on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. The previously scheduled event was postponed due to severe weather…
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Maui · Politics
File photo: Courtesy E. Lyman – HIHWNMS/ NOAA Permit # 774-1714 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary…
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Maui · Politics
Department of Finance Director Marcy Martin responds to Maui County Council members’ questions during an April meeting of their Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee…
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Big Island · Politics
With two weeks to go before the Nov. 3 General Election, voting has begun in Hawaiʻi County. As of Monday, 1,605 people already having cast mail-in ballots out of the 111,468…
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