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Legalizing pot on ballot?

By JAYLYNN SASANO Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii voters would be asked in November whether to pass a constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults under a bill that state Rep. David Tarnas plans to introduce this month. Tarnas (D, Hawi-Waimea-Waikoloa), chair of the state House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, has long advocated for legal recreational marijuana use onbehalf of his Hawaii Island constituents and now wants to take the question directly…Read more

In 2025, drought persisted on island

Much of East Hawaii had less than 50% of average rainfall in 2025 By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald The Big Island experienced an acutely arid 2025. According to the National Weather Service, seven gauges in the Hamakua and Hilo districts recorded their driest calendar years on record – most notably the Hilo International Airport, which had its driest year since 1949 with 58.95 inches, or 49% of its yearly average of 120.39. That was capped by the airport’s second-driest December…Read more

FBI’s ICE shooting inquiry looking into victim’s ties to activist groups

By ALAN FEUER, GLENN THRUSH and DEVLIN BARRETTNYTimes News Service Federal investigators assigned to the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman are looking into her possible connections to activist groups protesting the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement, in addition to the actionsof the federal agent who killed her, people familiar with the situation said. It seems increasingly unlikely that the agent who fired three times at the unarmed woman, Renee Nicole…Read more

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