A Vanderbilt free-speech researcher writes that governments increasingly shape what AI chatbots say about politics, often using existing national-security or propaganda laws. Hawaiʻi and California are among states that ban deceptive AI content about candidates around elections.
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A Honolulu City Council bill would make possessing or abandoning shopping carts a petty misdemeanor, with fines up to $2,000 or up to 30 days in jail. Testifiers were mixed, with some worried Bill 53 would fall hardest on homeless residents.
The Hawaiʻi Climate Commission is launching workshops to improve soil health and agricultural resilience, the Department of Land and Natural Resources announced Oct. 23.
Hawaiʻi Island police have opened a negligent homicide investigation after a 39-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Hilo. The crash happened Thursday at 7:15 p.m. at Kanoelehua Avenue and East Kahaopea Street.
JABSOM medical students invited state lawmakers to campus for a firsthand look at how future physicians are trained, amid Hawaiʻi's doctor shortage. Sen. Troy Hashimoto and Reps. Jackson Sayama, Greg Illagan, Gregg Takeyama and Adrian Tam took the student-led tour in October.
