Chad Blair

Politics and opinion editor for @CivilBeat

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Update: State Comptroller Keith Regan named Hawaiʻi acting lieutenant governor https://t.co/3JojS9NUks

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Read it here, read it now: https://t.co/34mniNZvZa

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And there it is! https://t.co/7B9FQzpAri

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Hmmm. Smells like a late Friday news dump. Which it is. Grrr. Grrr. https://t.co/WaYreltOPX

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Here's a little news. Kinda big, actually. https://t.co/3ZGgkdTKfQ

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A good man gone too soon: Hawaiʻi State Rep. Gene Ward Dies At 82 https://t.co/vvP9g1ZqqH

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Well, that was sure fast: Hawaiʻi House Kills Bill To Legalize Marijuana https://t.co/FCTH4AgtIF

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Should be quite the hearing in D.C. Thursday, eh?

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"I really consider this the most dangerous nomination that President Trump has made." -- U.S. Rep. Ed Case on his former colleague Tulsi Gabbard being nominated for director of national intelligence https://t.co/brBbeNa58i @HawaiiNewsNow

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Believe that's Ringo on the right.

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Will Caron: Meet The Beetles: Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonists. https://t.co/Y4YTKqDsMk #HInews

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Great story, great photo.

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Octopuses And Their Relatives Are A New Animal Welfare Frontier: California and Washington approved bans on octopus farming this year. Hawaiʻi has considered similar action. https://t.co/wRwjSJqdUq #HInews

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Honolulu Fireworks Accident Is A Fatal Turn In A Long-Running Problem: A 2023 Civil Beat investigation found that authorities often failed to track the origins of illegal caches or build bigger legal cases. https://t.co/vt6lp7ZV2F #HInews

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Breaking: Honolulu Fireworks Explosion Kills 2, Injures 20: The accident happened in the Salt Lake area just before midnight. https://t.co/rvInZGvDkD #HInews

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As expected.

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Hawaiian Electric Industries Sells Most Of American Savings Bank Interest To Investors: The move allows the company to focus on its core utility business and legislative agenda in response to the Maui wildfires. https://t.co/sFATsaiXi0 #HInews

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CB photog Croxie rocks-y!

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Shootz! Hawaiʻi Shows Off With Big Waves And Lava Flows: The Eddie Aikau surf competition attracted thousands to the North Shore, while a Kīlauea eruption produced fireworks on the Big Island and vog on every island. https://t.co/layaT2BUWm #HInews

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Meet the beetles. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Coming To Terms With Invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles: Hawaiʻi and its residents need to fund treatment on every level with everything we have. https://t.co/w7Dr32jjWS #HInews

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Coming To Terms With Invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles: Hawaiʻi and its residents need to fund treatment on every level with everything we have. https://t.co/w7Dr32jjWS #HInews

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Xmas Eve news from @CivilBeat Miske Died Of Fentanyl Overdose In Federal Detention, Medical Examiner Says https://t.co/GC7QmhlALd

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He would have made quite the attorney general.

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House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of regularly paying for sex, possessing illegal drugs and having sexual relations with an underage girl, according to a draft of the panel’s report. @lukebroadwater @maggieNYT @DraperRobert https://t.co/ymyq1TbbpB

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Mike Miske Found Dead In Federal Prison: Miske was found guilty of 13 federal counts in July, two of which carried mandatory minimum life sentences. https://t.co/eVg6mJkwtO #HInews