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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for 2026-01-29 ( 14 items )  
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: JUDGE RULES USDOT ILLEGALLY WITHHELD FUNDS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: JUDGE RULES USDOT ILLEGALLY WITHHELD FUNDS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld around $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from Illinois, as more PR

CSUN To Honor Distinguished Journalism Alumni With Hall of Fame (10)
NORTHRIDGE, California, Jan. 28 -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * CSUN To Honor Distinguished Journalism Alumni with Hall of Fame Many of them started their careers behind typewriters, working for publications that counted their readers in the tens of thousands. Others helped break the glass ceiling or the color barriers reporting for radio, broadcast television and newspapers. Regardless of their medium, graduates of California State U more PR

Fleet sustainment top focus for NUWC Division, Keyport's Wartime Readiness Action Team (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Fleet sustainment top focus for NUWC Division, Keyport's Wartime Readiness Action Team * KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - The Wartime Readiness Action Team at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, established in 2023 to create a culture of "durable wartime readiness" across the command, has shifted its focus to sustaining the Fleet in a potential conflict.  The team's initial focus was est more PR

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Debuts 2026 Spring Programming Lineup (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 28 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Debuts 2026 Spring Programming Lineup * Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, the only resort on the Island of Hawaii to earn both the AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five-Star distinctions alongside two Michelin keys, unveils a dynamic collection of seasonal activations for all generations to indulge in what the Big Island has to offer. Nestled along t more PR

Hawaii State Education Dept.: Ewa Makai Middle and Waialua High & Intermediate Recognized as Inaugural Middle-Level Hawaii Schools of Democracy (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 28 -- The Hawaii State Department of Education issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Ewa Makai Middle and Waialua High & Intermediate recognized as inaugural middle-level Hawaii Schools of Democracy EWA BEACH AND WAIALUA -- The Hawaii State Department of Education today recognized Ewa Makai Middle and Waialua High & Intermediate as the state's inaugural middle-level Hawaii Schools of Democracy, honoring the schools' exemplary commitment to civic education, s more PR

Hawaii State Education Dept.: Harm to Students Registry - Protecting Student Safety in Hawaii (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 28 -- The Hawaii State Department of Education issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Harm to Students Registry: Protecting Student Safety in Hawai'i The Hawaii State Department of Education (Department) maintains the Harm to Students Registry (Registry) in accordance with Act 156, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024 (Act 156). The Registry supports student safety by informing employment and access decisions at educational institutions statewide. What is the Registr more PR

Hirono, Warren, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Pressing Deputy Attorney General Blanche on Conflicts of Interest Following Decision to Ease Prosecution of Cryptocurrency-Related Crimes (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Warren, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Pressing Deputy Attorney General Blanche on Conflicts of Interest Following Decision to Ease Prosecution of Cryptocurrency-Related Crimes * Senators: "At the very least, you had a glaring conflict of interest and should have recused yourself." ~ Letter follows ProPublica investigation into Deputy AG Blanche's crypto holdings ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, more PR

Joint Promotion on USS Nimitz Highlights the Power of the Personnel Force Innovation Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Joint Promotion on USS Nimitz Highlights the Power of the Personnel Force Innovation Program * KEYPORT, Wash. - On Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, Airman 1st Class Jorge Prado of the Texas Air National Guard was promoted to the rank of Senior Airman in a setting few service members experience-on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The ceremony was more than a personal milestone. Conducted by more PR

Liberty Makes Major Investments in Aviation Training With High-tech Simulator and Safety Aircraft (10)
LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Jan. 29 -- Liberty University issued the following news release: * * * Liberty makes major investments in aviation training with new high-tech simulator and safety aircraft Students in Liberty University's School of Aeronautics have a clearer vision and safer flight path toward careers in aviation this fall with two recent additions to boost its hands-on training: a state-of-the-art flight simulator with an upgraded visual package and a new aircraft that allows pilots to  more PR

Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 23.0 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1 more PR

NEEC fosters engineering talent, innovation at NUWC Division, Keyport (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NEEC fosters engineering talent, innovation at NUWC Division, Keyport * KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport is leveraging the Naval Engineering Education Consortium program to solve critical Navy challenges while cultivating the next generation of naval engineers.  The program, which operates across all Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers, brings tog more PR

Rooftop Solar Systems Top 120,000 on Hawaiian Electric Grids (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 29 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Rooftop solar systems top 120,000 on Hawaiian Electric grids Half of Oahu customers in single-family homes now have rooftop solar * Hawaiian Electric customers continued to add rooftop solar at a steady pace in 2025, boosting the total number of systems to more than 120,000 across the five islands the company serves. The addition of 6,571 solar systems in 2025, most of which are residential, increased t more PR

Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Indo-Pacific to engage with Airmen, allies (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Indo-Pacific to engage with Airmen, allies * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) - Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 24 to kick off his tour of the Pacific Air Force 's area of responsibility and meet with Airmen and Guardians throughout the region. Lohmeier's visit was an in-depth immersion to how the Depar more PR

Warren, Casar, Members of Congress Demand Trump Administration Return Wrongfully Deported Babson Student (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Casar, Members of Congress Demand Trump Administration Return Wrongfully Deported Babson Student * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) led more than 70 members of Congress in writing to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons, urging the more PR