Aloha State Daily - Hawaii News

Letter to the Editor: Honolulu voted blue, ranked choice voting lost

Honolulu's voters made the right call in voting down a move to ranked choice voting for mayor, city council members and prosecuting attorney. Here's why.

Letters to the EditorNovember 10, 2026

Community Voices: Anti-speech laws are starting to spread

In passing Act 11, Hawaiʻi kicked off a nationwide effort to restrict free speech surrounding elections and political issues — and two other states have recently followed suit, according to Keli‘i Akina, president of Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi, which filed a federal lawsuit earlier this year against the measure. Akina shares "the frightening effects" that such laws could have on organizations.

Keliʻi AkinaNovember 10, 2026

Why Nvidia CEO’s infidelity is a national security problem

Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori Huang, cut the ribbon together on a girls’ dormitory at the Kentucky Baptist school that took him in. Six years later he is apologizing to his wife in public, and his mistress may be a Chinese spy. ASD opinion columnist Sterling Higa on why the men who hold America’s satellites, rockets, and AI cannot be trusted with the country if they cannot be trusted with a marriage.

Sterling HigaNovember 09, 2026

Annual Mana Up events puts Hawai‘i entrepreneurs on display

The Mana Up Showcase spotlights Hawai‘i-based companies that have gone through the accelerator program.

Stephanie SalmonsNovember 09, 2026

Lam’s Kitchen is now open for dinner

The family-owned and -operated noodle shop, located in Honolulu’s Chinatown, recently extended its hours; the biz is now open nightly for dinner. Lam’s Kitchen is known for its beef flank and tendon look funn, along with won ton mein, beef chow funn and look funn rolls.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaNovember 09, 2026

Pritchett Cartoon: Animal instincts

John PritchettNovember 09, 2026

Lacaden's clutch day leads Hawai‘i football to narrow victory at UTEP

The Rainbow Warriors held on to their bowl hopes with a 17-14 win in El Paso on Saturday.

Christian ShimabukuNovember 08, 2026

Community Voices: Election Commission fiasco

"I can’t help but write about the state Elections Commission and how it has been paralyzed for several months in a feud with the Office of Elections," writes Tom Yamachika of Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi. "The real tragedy here is the loss to all of us taxpayers."

Tom YamachikaNovember 08, 2026

Diamond Head Lighthouse to be unwrapped in April

$3.7 million maintenance project going smoothly despite storms, says Coast Guard.

Michael BrestovanskyNovember 07, 2026