r/Oahu 13h ago

Hawaiʻi millionaire tax: Why the new 13% bracket won’t be the last. This session the legislature raised the income tax on anyone in Hawaiʻi earning more than a million dollars a year. Our 13% top rate now sits among the nation’s highest.

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r/Oahu 19h ago

First time Hawaii Voter

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52 Upvotes

I like what I’ve read on paper, but I’d like to hear from others about some of these candidates. I want to vote for people that actually have the best interest of the residents on this island.


r/Oahu 12h ago

I wanna get this tatted

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Any suggestions on tattoo artists/shops?


r/Oahu 2h ago

Island Wide News A California family says a vacation in West Maui turned traumatic after a large fight at a Kaanapali resort left several people injured, including one man who suffered a severe head wound that required 13 staples. The incident happened Friday night at the Kaanapali Alii resort.

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r/Oahu 17h ago

Outrageous Rents

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If you haven’t seen it yet, read the 1st sentence of the 3rd paragraph.

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expands U.S. defense production capacity, authorizes $1.8 billion for barracks and family housing, and expands access to education and childcare for military families.

Then they come to Hawai’i to splatter eggs 🥚 on our faces, feces 💩on our aina, make promises they don’t follow thru with.

Do me and us Hawai’i taxpayers a favor, keep them and their families in barracks and on base where they belong NOT in our communities. Use the barracks for their intended and stated use. Hawaii residents can’t pay rent with ( 1 ) check, afford babysitters while the military can use Hawai’i as their playground.

May not impose a restriction on certain fields of occupation. If you are re-enlisting and making a medical job a career in Hawai’i then you must permanently stay and enter the profession after your enlistment ends!! Period


r/Oahu 3h ago

The Real Fight For Hawaiʻi Congressional District 2 Is Still To Come: Democratic Rep. Jill Tokuda and GOP challenger Sen. Brenton Awa are expected to easily move on to the Nov. 3 general election.

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r/Oahu 3h ago

Island Wide Issue Niʻihau Language School At Risk Of Losing Kaua‘i Campus: Families say the school has played a critical role in preserving their cultural and linguistic ties to the Forbidden Isle for nearly two decades.

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r/Oahu 2h ago

Island Wide News The state and conservation groups have filed federal court challenges after the EPA rejected a plan to clean up pollution by retiring fossil fuel power plants on the Big Island and Maui.

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r/Oahu 2h ago

Motorists across Oahu, Kauai and Hawaii Island should plan for delays as several roadway improvement and utility projects are scheduled to begin over the coming days.

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r/Oahu 2h ago

Island Wide News A heated exchange between an East Maui resident and a visitor along the Road to Hana caught on camera is fanning the longstanding debate over how to improve conditions on the busy roadway.

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r/Oahu 2h ago

Israel’s conduct in the Middle East and the war with Iran are emerging fault lines in the Democratic contest for Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District between U.S. Rep. Ed Case and challenger Jarrett Keohokalole. The issue is also dividing Democrats in Washington.

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r/Oahu 2h ago

The Girl Scouts of Hawaii, in partnership with American Savings Bank will bring cookies to communities affected by March Kona low storms. Impacted residents encouraged to pick up free box at several ASB branches in Wahiawa, Haleiwa, Laie, and Waianae on July 23 and July 25.

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r/Oahu 21h ago

Blooming Onion?

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Since all the Outback Steakhouses have closed, is there anywhere on island to get a blooming onion or something similar? My wife is having a pregnancy craving and onion rings aren't doing it for her.


r/Oahu 3h ago

Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez filed a petition challenging a federal ruling that disapproved of the state’s plan to work with Hawaiian Electric Company to reduce air pollution.

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r/Oahu 3h ago

Island Wide Issue Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery Is Showing ‘Remarkable’ Results: Ten years in, Native Hawaiian fishermen, North Shore nonprofit leaders and scientists are encouraged by what they see in the state’s first Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area.

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r/Oahu 13h ago

Hamada: Thirty years of infamy for our business climate — when does that change? Hawai‘i was just ranked worst in the nation for business. Again. Mainland and local observers have been pointing this out consistently since the 1990s, even, at times, as far back as the 1970s.

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r/Oahu 3h ago

Hurricane Fausto expected to weaken as it enters Central Pacific: Hurricane Fausto maintained its Category 1 strength as the tropical cyclone churns in the East Pacific, about 2,000 miles east of Hilo.

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r/Oahu 14h ago

Island voyagers pay tribute to late master navigator Sesario Sewralur: Candles lined the road from the airport in Palau to welcome home Grand Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur.

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r/Oahu 17h ago

Should Hawaiʻi Have a Constitutional Convention in 2030? People are divided: Some say the state’s political status quo needs an overhaul that only a Constitutional Convention can provide. Others fear a new ConCon could be hijacked by outside interests and valuable rights and institutions damaged.

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r/Oahu 1d ago

Disposable vapes in Hawaiʻi will be disposed of for good starting next year. Gov. Josh Green recently signed Senate Bill 2175 into law, which will prohibit the sale of non-refillable and non-rechargeable electronic smoking devices.

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r/Oahu 1d ago

Mayor responds to backlash over new Hawaii license, ID design: “Whatever those people were that didn’t like it, that’s just the way it is. We’re not backing off. This is the card. Get used to it. Fall in love with it. Take it home. Look at it. Stare at it. Learn to like it,” Blangiardi said.

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r/Oahu 17h ago

Consumers advised to check their pantry for Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry Pouch that’s been recalled by Hawaii Department of Health Food and Drug Branch due to potential choking hazard.

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r/Oahu 17h ago

Two men have died from their injuries after being critically hurt in separate motor vehicle crashes on Oahu over the weekend, police said.

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r/Oahu 1d ago

Why you shouldn’t vote for Trevor Ozawa.

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r/Oahu 1d ago

Hawaiʻi Department of Education sends out its policies as the 2026-2027 school year looms two weeks away: Students across Hawaiʻi are set to return to school on August 3, armed with new guidelines, including a statewide cellphone policy that restricts usage during school hours.

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