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#1 Tesla Driver Charged in California Attacks Arrested Again for Road Rage in Hawaii

May 12 2025 // A Tesla driver charged with attacking motorists’ vehicles with a pipe in the Los Angeles area has been arrested again for allegedly assaulting two women during a road rage incident in Honolulu.The recent arrest comes...

#2 Hawaii Lawmakers Wrangle Bills to Rescue Utility Hit by Wildfire Suits

Apr 14 2025 // Hawaiian Electric Co. is making a final legislative push this month, asking lawmakers to help shore up its financial foundation, which crumbled after the 2023 Maui wildfire that killed 102 people and destroyed much of...

#3 Hawaii Plans to Increase Hotel Tax to Help It With Climate Change Mitigation

May 2 2025 // In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a...

#4 Hawaii Lawmakers Pass HECO Bill to Invest in Wildfire Mitigation

May 2 2025 // Hawaii lawmakers this week passed a bill intended to help shore up Hawaiian Electric Co.’s credit rating despite strong opposition from House and Senate committee chairs who helped vet the measure.The bill would...

#5 Drug Companies Paying Hawaii $700 Million to Settle Plavix Blood Thinner Suit

May 12 2025 // Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general’s office announced.A court ruling last year...