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January 16, 2026

Hawaii senator joins bipartisan push for military housing protections

Hawaii News Now

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

Hawaii News Now

Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	2009
Website	https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/
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Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
Owner Country	United States

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January 16, 2026

Hawaii lawmakers look to weigh in on military land lease negotiations

Hawaii News Now

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

Hawaii News Now

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	2009
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Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
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January 16, 2026

Polynesian Bowl players score big smiles at Shriners Children’s Hawaii

Hawaii News Now

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

Hawaii News Now

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	2009
Website	https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/
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Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
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State representative urges military to increase voluntary manslaughter sentence in light of Schofield soldier killing pregnant wife

KITV - Hawaii

Owner: Byron Allen

KITV - Hawaii

Neutral

Owned By	Byron Allen through Allen Media Broadcasting
Year Founded	1954
Website	www.kitv.com
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
Owner Country	United States

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January 16, 2026

Second Amendment Roundup: Hawaii's Ban on Firearms on Property Open to the Public

Reason Magazine

Owner: Reason Foundation

Reason Magazine

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Owned By	Reason Foundation (Non-profit, David Nott President & CEO)
Year Founded	1978
Website	https://reason.com/
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, California, Los Angeles
Owner Country	United States

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January 16, 2026

Military’s economic impact in Hawai‘i detailed by recently released state factbook

Big Island Now - Hawaii

Owner: Chuck Bergson

Big Island Now - Hawaii

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Owned By	Chuck Bergson through Pacific Media Group, Inc.
Year Founded	2012
Website	bigislandnow.com
Domain Registration Year	2009
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Kahului
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Hawaii congresswoman urges military to increase manslaughter sentences

Hawaii News Now

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

Hawaii News Now

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	2009
Website	https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/
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Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
Owner Country	United States

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January 16, 2026

Shield of Sisters and Cobos Law Firm push for military reform on Capitol Hill after Fort Hood OBGYN case

KCEN 6 - Texas

Owner: TEGNA Inc.

KCEN 6 - Texas

Neutral

Owned By	TEGNA Inc. (The Vanguard Group & Blackrock, largest shareholders)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.kcentv.com
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Texas, Temple
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Honolulu Defense Forum drives multi-domain dialogue for Indo-Pacific region

DVIDS - Georgia

Owner: American Government

DVIDS - Georgia

Gov't Institution

Owned By	American Government through US Department of Defense & Defense Media Activity
Year Founded	2006
Website	www.dvidshub.net
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke - ltgov.hawaii.gov/

Aloha State News - Hawaii

Owner: Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron

Aloha State News - Hawaii

Right-wing

Caution	Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Owned By	Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron through Metric Media LLC
Year Founded	2020
Website	https://alohastatenews.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Hawaii,
Owner Country	United States

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Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime

New bill pledges enforceable standards for mold in military family housing

Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C

Owner: American Government

Stars and Stripes

Gov't Institution

Owned By	American Government through United States Department of Defense & Defense Media Activity
Year Founded	1942
Website	www.stripes.com
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, District of Columbia, Washington D.C.
Owner Country	United States

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“Provocative military activities are intensifying,” Japan’s defense minister said.

Defense One

Owner: Jim TenBroek & Scott Peters

Defense One

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Owned By	Jim TenBroek & Scott Peters through Growth Catalyst Partners & Government Media Executive Group
Year Founded	2013
Website	https://www.defenseone.com/
Domain Registration Year	2004
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, District of Columbia, Washington D.C.
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Social Media - No, USPS letter to employees about civil unrest is not a prediction of crisis or martial law

Politifact

Owner: Poynter Institute for Media Studies

PolitiFact

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Owned By	Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Year Founded	2007
Website	politifact.com
Domain Registration Year	2007
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Florida, St. Petersburg
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Insurrection Act vs Martial Law: What Trump's announcement means for Minneapolis

Hindustan Times

Owner: Shobhana Bhartia

Hindustan Times

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Owned By	Shobhana Bhartia through HT Media
Year Founded	1924
Website	www.hindustantimes.com
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	India, New Delhi
Owner Country	India

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January 15, 2026

Hawaii at the British Museum

The Times Literary Supplement

Owner: Murdoch Family

The Times Literary Supplement

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Owned By	Murdoch Family through Murdoch Family Trust, News Corp & News UK & Ireland Ltd
Year Founded	1902
Website	www.the-tls.com
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Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United Kingdom, London
Owner Country	Australia

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January 15, 2026

Court to hear oral argument on law banning guns on private property

Detroit Legal News - Michigan

Owner: Bradley Thompson

Detroit Legal News - Michigan

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Owned By	Bradley Thompson through Detroit Legal News Publishing, LLC
Year Founded	1895
Website	www.legalnews.com
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Michigan, Troy
Owner Country	United States

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Jack, Trevino & JT's 59: These are 13 of the best Sony Hawaiian Opens

Golfweek - Virginia

Owner: USA TODAY Co., Inc.

USA Today

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Owned By	USA TODAY Co., Inc. (Mike Reed, Chairman; Two Seas Capital, Apollo Global Management, Inc. & Alta Fundamental Advisers, Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1982
Website	usatoday.com
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Virginia, McLean
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

ACLU Hawaii sues federal government to seek release of immigration detainee

Hawaii News Now

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

Hawaii News Now

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	2009
Website	https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/
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Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
Owner Country	United States

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January 15, 2026

Predicting 2026 will be just another political horse race

Otago Daily Times

Owner: Sir Julian Smith

Otago Daily Times

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Owned By	Sir Julian Smith through Allied Press Ltd
Year Founded	1861
Website	www.odt.co.nz
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	New Zealand, Dunedin
Owner Country	New Zealand

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January 15, 2026

Honolulu Police Commission hires firm to find next HPD chief

Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii

Owner: Todd Carpenter & Canso Investment Counsel

Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii

Neutral

Owned By	Todd Carpenter through Carpenter Media Group & Canso Investment Counsel through Black Press Media & Oahu Publications Inc
Year Founded	2010
Website	www.staradvertiser.com
Domain Registration Year	2009
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
Owner Country	Canada

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