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HONOLULU (KHON2) — A 65-year-old man was arrested after allegedly assaulting police officers on the morning of Oct. 7, the Honolulu Police Department said. Police initially made contact with the man when they responded to a report of a man allegedly damaging an abandoned Waikīkī unit at around 6:25 a.m., officials said. New plan to…

(The Hill) – The Treasury Department defended its plans to honor President Trump with a $1 coin as the country prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary, arguing the occasion allows the administration to circumvent a law that only allows individuals to appear posthumously on printed currency. A Monday post from the Treasury Department said it…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Oceanit, a local company that works on making scientific advancements, donated thousands of their FDA-authorized ASSURE-100 COVID-19 rapid test kits to schools across Oʻahu. The rapid test was developed by Oceanit’s engineers, with the work to create the tests being done in Hawaiʻi. Oceanit partnered with the state Department of Education so…

The Supreme Court appeared open to a Christian counselor’s free speech challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban for minors during oral arguments Tuesday.  Several members of the court’s conservative majority expressed concern about accepting the blue state’s assertion that it is regulating professional conduct, not speech.  “Just because they’re engaged in conduct doesn’t mean that…

A draft memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is raising the possibility that furloughed federal workers may not be entitled to back pay from their time off during the government shutdown. An administration confirmed to The Hill that the memo, which was first reported by Axios, hinges on an aggressive interpretation of…

SACRAMENTO – A medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento, critically injuring three people aboard, including a woman who was pinned underneath and was rescued with the help of motorists who lifted part of the aircraft, according to officials. The helicopter had taken a patient to a hospital and was on the way back…