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Central Pacific Bank leads way in Hawaii small-business loans
In the 12 months that ended Sept. 30, SBA provided 244 loans to small businesses in Hawaii and Guam for a total of $72,850,400 to be used for equipment purchase, expansion, inventory, working capital and other eligible business purposes. Read more
Ex-Hawaii CEO gets 87 months for COVID-relief wire fraud
Martin Kao, the former CEO and 99% owner of Martin Defense Group LLC, formerly known as Navatek LLC, was sentenced today in federal court by Senior U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi to 87 months imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for COVID-relief wire fraud, money laundering, and bank fraud. Read more
First-place Hawaii runs winning streak to 12 games
Freshman center Ritorya Tamilo scored a team-high 15 points with seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks and Lily Wahinekapu added 14 points. Read more
Trump’s foreign aid freeze stops anti-fentanyl work in Mexico
These programs focus heavily on dismantling the fentanyl supply chain, according to State Department budget documents. Their activities include training Mexican authorities to find and destroy clandestine fentanyl labs and to stop precursor chemicals needed to manufacture the illicit drug from entering Mexico. Read more
Texas measles outbreak hits at least 22 children, two adults
None of the infected people in the community, about 90 miles southwest of Lubbock, Texas, and near the New Mexico state line, were vaccinated, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in an alert on February 11. Read more
Dollar falls as data signals lower core inflation ahead
Producer price data today indicated that core PCE inflation, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure, is likely to be lower than previously expected for January when it is released later this month. Read more
Trump unveils tariffs plan targeting allies, competitors
Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to bring down consumer prices, said prices could go up in the short term as a result of the moves. “Tariffs are great,” he said. Read more
Jets split from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, wish him well
“Last week we met with Aaron and shared that our intention was to move in a different direction at quarterback,” Jets head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey said in a statement released by the team today. Read more
Trump’s education pick McMahon defends plan to unwind department
Trump on Wednesday reiterated his call to shutter the department, which employs about 4,200 people and had a $251 billion budget in the fiscal year that ended in September. Read more
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Musk wants to ‘delete entire agencies’ from U.S. government
“We do need to delete entire agencies, as opposed to leave part of them behind. Just leave part of them behind. It’s easy. It’s kind of like leaving a weed,” Musk said in a video call addressing the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Read more
Senate confirms Brooke Rollins to lead USDA
Rollins spent 15 years as the head of a conservative Texas policy organization backed by the oil industry. Read more
EPA chief seeks to claw back $20 billion in climate funding
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a message posted on X that he will ask the Inspector General, Congress, and Justice Department to work with the agency to end the contracts agreed upon with eight regional organizations that were named financial agents, and to rescind grant money awarded under the Biden EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Read more
Kennedy confirmed for top U.S. health position
The vote was 52-48, with Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky the lone Republican joining all 47 Democrats to vote against Kennedy. Read more
Mass firings of federal workers begin under Trump, Musk
The move fulfills Trump’s vow to reduce the size of the federal government and root out the “deep state.” Read more
AP accuses White House of violating First Amendment
“The actions taken by the White House were plainly intended to punish The AP for the content of its speech,” Julie Pace, the executive editor of the AP, wrote in the letter. Read more
Man, 38, arrested in fatal shooting at Kalihi game room
Honolulu police arrested a 38-year-old man Wednesday afternoon in connection with the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man at an illegal game room in Kalihi. Read more
Man fatally shot at Kalihi illegal game room; suspect arrested
A 38-year-old man turned himself in at HPD’s main station on South Beretania Street and was arrested for suspicion of second-degree murder. Read more
Male hiker on Koko Head Trail suffers medical emergency
He was transported in serious condition to an area hospital. Read more
Schatz co-introduces bill addressing post office moves
The legislation requires the USPS to seek community input before relocating post offices and gives local governments the ability to request new facilities to better serve their residents. Read more
Senators seek to end EV tax credit, add $1,000 road tax
Senator John Barrasso, joined by 14 senators including Senate Majority Leader John Thune introduced legislation to repeal the tax credit for new EVs and kill the $4,000 used EV credit, end the federal investment tax credit for EV charging stations and end credits for leased EVs. Read more
Judge allows Trump to proceed with government employee buyout
U.S. District Judge George O’Toole in Boston dissolved an earlier order he issued that had paused the program at the urging of unions representing more than 800,000 federal employees. Read more
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