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.
Statewide · Politics
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will present a special statewide television premiere of “Held in Trust: The Future of Hawaiʻi’s Public Lands Beyond Military Leases,” a half-hour…
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Kauaʻi · Politics
Hawai‘i U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, both Democrats, recently introduced a Senate resolution designating September 2026 as Hawaiian History Month. The resolution…
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Statewide · Politics
Flags order. PC: Brian Perry (May 2024) Gov. Josh Green has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be lowered at sunrise on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, and flown…
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Maui · Politics
The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the County of Maui and Office of the Mayor, announced today that the annual Filipino American History Month Flag-Raising…
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Statewide · Politics
All 14 candidates seeking the seven at-large seats on the Kaua‘i County Council attended the North Shore candidate forum Tuesday evening that focused on the island’s preparedness…
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Statewide · Politics
The historic Kalaupapa settlement on Mololaʻi. Courtesy file photo: Office of the Governor. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is continuing to coordinate with the National Park…
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Statewide · Politics
File Photo Kauaʻi County invites community members to a family-focused event this weekend in Līhuʻe aimed at giving keiki the skills they need to ride safely in their…
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Big Island · Politics
Hawai‘i U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, both Democrats, recently introduced a Senate resolution designating September 2026 as Hawaiian History Month. The resolution…
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Statewide · Politics
Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green ordered the United States flag and Hawaiʻi state flag be lowered at sunrise Oct. 2 and flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi Capitol, all state offices and…
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Statewide · Politics
Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green ordered the United States flag and Hawaiʻi state flag be lowered at sunrise Oct. 2 and flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi Capitol, all state offices and…
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Maui · Politics
Council Chair Alice Lee leads Tuesday’s debate on Resolution 26-129, CD1, which refers two bills to the Maui Planning Commission that would rezone 32 shoreline apartment…
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Statewide · Politics
Pāʻele Kiakona. PC: courtesy Nearly 100 supporters gathered at Hanakaʻōʻō, Canoe Beach on Monday as Pāʻele Kiakona officially launched his general election campaign for State…
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