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About 1,000 people in Hilo participate in nationwide ‘Hands Off’ protest of Trump, Musk

Indivisible Hawaiʻi hosted four Big Island protests as part of the “Hands Off! National Day of Action” against the funding cuts, job cuts, immigration tactics and other policies being taken by President Donald Trump’s administration and the Department of Government Efficiency run by billionaire Elon Musk.

Hawai‘i U.S. senator derides Trump Administration’s mass federal firings, says consequences dangerous for islands, mainland

“While Republicans shamefully paint hardworking federal workers as ‘faceless bureaucrats,’ we know that our federal workers do important work.” — U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawai‘i

Former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawai‘i to host new show on social media platform X

Gabbard, also a U.S. Army Reserve member and 2020 presidential candidate who left the Democratic Party in 2022, said her show will offer stories and news about “the truth of what’s happening in our country and world but that those in power don’t what you hear.”

Mysterious blue swirl, green laser lights captured by Maunakea telescope on Big Island

The mysterious blue swirl and green laser light show captured by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera at the Subaru Telescope atop Maunakea on the Big Island inspired a lot of different ideas as to what they could be, but the explanations aren’t as out of this world as some might think.

Biz Quickies: SolarCity Expands On Big Isle

National solar energy systems installer commits to Big Island despite downward turn in market.