Honolulu Needs Your Help. So Quit Whining And Start Writing: The Honolulu Charter Commission is seeking ideas on how to improve city government. But time is running out for residents to get their suggestions in. https://t.co/UXxs1ftsBN #HInews

Rep. Jill Tokuda Says House Republicans Have Chosen ‘To Run And Hide’: While their constituents worry about services during the government shutdown, U.S. House members haven't convened since Sept. 19. https://t.co/oTL5pRPEfO #HInews

The Sunday Mini: Oct. 19: This one should test you weekend brain power. https://t.co/AHiZ6u9poj #HInews

The Sunshine Blog: Campaign Cash Is Rolling In For CD 1 Contenders: Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i. https://t.co/5Fv1ZBZs9G #HInews

Will Caron: Play Grounded: Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist. https://t.co/M1ZSRRJLAe #HInews

#Opinion: Throw A Flag On This UH Football Marketing Ploy: The team is doing well. The students are having fun. Does it always have to be about making money? https://t.co/IseyOpGD4D #HInews

Public Needs To Know More About State’s Massive Stadium Project: The proposed stadium itself is shrinking in size, but plans for surrounding development are shrouded in secrecy. https://t.co/8EKEjuMDhQ #HInews

Teens Who Successfully Sued Hawaiʻi Over Climate Change Lose On Aviation: The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation's plan for electric airplanes is limited to a high-level study. https://t.co/vvNpjLC5Pw #HInews

Photo Essay: Wahiawā Facility Helps Entrepreneurs Turn Food Into Business: The year-and-a-half old product-development center in Central Oʻahu helps grow Jina Wye's limu cracker company. https://t.co/jZKCotEWdO #HInews

Hawai‘i Food Banks And Farmers Are In ‘Real Trouble’ With Federal Cuts: Funding for food stamp programs and food banks are under threat, grants to boost farming have been slashed and, now, the state might step up to help. https://t.co/2LC1DHHBR7 #HInews

Small Group Of Lawmakers To Award $50M To Nonprofits Facing Federal Cuts: The money will be in addition to $30 million given to nonprofits and social service agencies last spring. https://t.co/XLdJjuZyk2 #HInews

The Friday Crossword: Famous Inventors: And a few you may have forgotten about. Have fun with this one. https://t.co/skipiKPaBg #HInews

Police Still Don’t Know How Theresa Cachuela’s Killer Got A Gun: Cachuela's death shows the danger ghost guns pose to victims of domestic violence and the general public, law enforcement officers say. https://t.co/thJRA5730Q #HInews

Strike By Kaiser Permanente Workers Is About More Than Money: Many employees who are on strike in Hawaiʻi, California and Oregon point to the lack of staffing as the primary reason they walked. https://t.co/BhX5h42eZg #HInews

#Opinion: Without Historic Inventory, We Don’t Know What We’re Losing: A big challenge for preservationists: They can't save what they don't know about. https://t.co/rTJNilijcq #HInews

Should OHA Play A Bigger Role In Military Lease Negotiations?: Board Chair Kai Kahele plans to take up the issue at an OHA meeting on the Big Island in November. https://t.co/5kLEFkFStq #HInews

Honolulu Police Could Start Using AI To Write Reports: AI could reduce the time officers spend completing paperwork, but some groups urge caution about entrusting such a critical part of policing to "unreliable and untested" technology. https://t.co/s7dOJbRVAk #HInews

#Opinion: Helping Today’s Kids Thrive On Chaos And Contemplation: Social media makes children more isolated from the outside world and less willing to take chances. https://t.co/zTlWAW6HSd #HInews

Fix It! The Rough Ride Up Round Top Drive And Tantalus Road Needs Smoothing: The beloved Tantalus-Round Top Rural Scenic Corridor is full of potholes and uneven surfaces — and it's not expected to be fixed anytime soon. https://t.co/l5cJ4tugm0 #HInews

Word Row: Oct. 16: One word. Five letters. Six chances. Don't blow it. https://t.co/zvHbbQ5NSW #HInews