Sen. Mazie Hirono joined colleagues to reintroduce the Right to Vote Act, a bill that would enshrine a statutory federal right to vote and create new legal tools to challenge voter restrictions.

The Supreme Court struck down Hawaii’s 2023 "express‑consent" law in a 6–3 ruling, meaning licensed carriers may carry in stores and hotels unless owners bar guns. The decision forces businesses and lawmakers to decide how to post and enforce bans.

A county bill would let qualifying generational parcels pay the minimum tax for a decade so family land can stay with descendants. Council committees have advanced the measure.

Congressional earmarks include funds for a wildfire detection network and mobile generators for Honolulu; subapplications are due by July 22, 2026.

Hawaii's Department of Health says it will start enforcing hemp retailer and distributor registration next Wednesday, July 1, affecting in‑state and out‑of‑state sellers.

DCCA is rolling out provisional licenses July 1 to let supervised associate clinicians bill insurers and speed the islands’ workforce growth. Applications are open but the online portal is temporarily down.

UH is updating its time, place and manner rules to cap protest noise, ban tents and set distance limits — a move students and faculty say could curb campus speech.

An appeals court revived Sunshine Law and rule‑making claims tied to the 2023 redeployment of DLNR deputy M. Kaleo Manuel, sending the dispute back to circuit court.

The Pentagon has restored the command’s historic USPACOM name; headquarters remain at Camp H.M. Smith in Halawa and officials say missions and boundaries won’t change.

Chunming Wang, who invested more than $100M in Oahu real estate, is fighting deportation after federal officials cited alien‑smuggling and Communist Party ties.

A GAO audit finds population loss and skill shortages are delaying U.S.-funded school and hospital projects across Micronesia, with ripple effects for Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi’s top court has agreed to hear a petition asking whether two Honolulu Zoo elephants can use habeas corpus to seek transfer to a sanctuary. The move could set a rare legal precedent.

Gov. Josh Green’s June 8 executive order preserves many 2026 solar tax credits and pushes broader changes from Act 24 into 2027, giving projects a temporary reprieve. Industry groups say uncertainty remains for hundreds of developments.