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Every state in the nation except the 50th has either ditched or is planning . But Gov. David Ige is to let locals and guests breathe more easily, even as the CDC on Friday dropped mask recommendations for most of the country.

Seeking a $250,000 settlement for a former police chief, Honolulu Police Commission Chair Max Sword allegedly avoided approval from the City Council — the “nine bananas,” as he called them. Federal prosecutors have charged Sword with conspiracy.

Kai Kahele has been a U.S. congressman for barely a year but is reportedly already looking at a run for higher office. He served just four years in the state Senate before running for Congress in 2020.

Gov. David Ige in his annual State of the State address proposed giving $100 to each of Hawaii’s taxpayers and their dependents. It is unclear how the money would be distributed, if at all.

The 2022 session of the Hawaii Legislature opened Wednesday but lawmakers refused to open the building to the public. Blame Covid and legislators worried about security.

The indictments last week of former city employees raise questions about what former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell knew and when he knew it, since he was the boss of two of the employees and appointed the third.

The week saw record-high for President Joe Biden, who struggles to contain the omicron variant and inflation while persuading the U.S. Senate to pass his $2.2 trillion “Build Back Better Act.”

Fueled by the omicron variant, Covid-19 case counts are setting record highs in Hawaii and . What will the new year bring?

All 76 seats in the Hawaii Legislature are up next year, thanks to decennial reapportionment. New district lines could pit some majority Democrats against one another.