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December 20, 2025

Law enforcement reminds public of tougher fireworks laws ahead of New Year’s Eve

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/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
Owner Country	United States

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U.S. DOE intends to halt federal funding for Native Hawaiian/minority-serving programs

KITV - Hawaii

Owner: Byron Allen

KITV - Hawaii

Neutral

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

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Battle over legalizing marijuana continues after Trump moves to recategorize drug

KITV - Hawaii

Owner: Byron Allen

KITV - Hawaii

Neutral

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

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December 20, 2025

Trump Administration Threatens Native Hawaiian Higher Ed Programs

Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii

Owner: Honolulu Civil Beat Inc.

Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii

Center-left

Owned By	Honolulu Civil Beat Inc. (Non-profit, Pierre Omidyar Founder)
Year Founded	2010
Website	www.civilbeat.org
Domain Registration Year	2012
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
Owner Country	United States

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December 20, 2025

Photo Essay: Building A Hawaiian Fishpond Wall To Connect People

Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii

Owner: Honolulu Civil Beat Inc.

Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii

Center-left

Owned By	Honolulu Civil Beat Inc. (Non-profit, Pierre Omidyar Founder)
Year Founded	2010
Website	www.civilbeat.org
Domain Registration Year	2012
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
Owner Country	United States

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December 20, 2025

Property owners charged under new game room law

Hawaii News Now

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

Hawaii News Now

Neutral

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

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PRESIDENT: Urgent Update on Federal Funding for Native Hawaiian/Minority Serving Programs

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Owner: University of Hawaii

University of Hawai‘i News

Neutral

Owned By	University of Hawaii
Year Founded	1997
Website	http://hawaii.edu/news
Domain Registration Year	1986
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Hawaii, Honolulu
Owner Country	United States

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Putin signals no new military offensives if Russia’s interests are respected

Fox News

Owner: Murdoch Family

FOX News

Right-wing

Owned By	Murdoch Family through FOX Corporation
Year Founded	1996
Website	foxnews.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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It's bad when medical associations chose politics over science

Kitsap Sun - Washington State

Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.

Kitsap Sun - Washington State

Neutral

Owned By	Gannett Co. Inc. (Mike Reed, Chairman; Alta Fundamental Advisers, Apollo Management Holdings & BlackRock, Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1935
Website	kitsapsun.com
Domain Registration Year	2004
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Washington, Bremerton
Owner Country	United States

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December 19, 2025

High-ranking Democrat urges party to release review on 2024 election losses

WSBT 22 - Indiana

Owner: Smith Family

WSBT 22 - Indiana

Center-right

Owned By	Smith Family through Sinclair Broadcast Group
Year Founded	1952
Website	wsbt.com
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Indiana, Mishawaka
Owner Country	United States

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December 19, 2025

New Hawaii route: Southwest gives the Big Island's Hilo its first mainland nonstop in 3 years

The Points Guy

Owner: Ric Elias

The Points Guy

Neutral

Owned By	Ric Elias through Red Ventures
Year Founded	2010
Website	https://thepointsguy.com/
Domain Registration Year	2009
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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December 19, 2025

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines expands Hawaii flights from Las Vegas

The Dallas Morning News - Texas

Owner: Hearst Family

The Dallas Morning News - Texas

Neutral

Owned By	Hearst Family through Hearst Сommunications
Year Founded	1885
Website	www.dallasnews.com
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Texas, Dallas
Owner Country	United States

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December 19, 2025

USAG Hawaii hosts Native Hawaiians for Makahiki celebration at Makua Valley

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
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Owner Country	United States

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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Statement on the Office of Legal Counsel’s Opinion on the Constitutionality of Race-Based Higher Education Grant Programs

U.S. Department of Education

Owner: American Government

U.S. Department of Education

Gov't Institution

Owned By	American Government
Year Founded	1979
Website	https://www.ed.gov/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Owner Country	United States

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December 19, 2025

American Nation Travel Shift: Why Costa Rica Is Replacing Hawaii for Some U.S. Tourists in 2025

Travelbinger

Owner: Jimmy Im

Travelbinger - New York

Indeterminate

Owned By	Jimmy Im
Year Founded	2018
Website	https://www.travelbinger.com/
Domain Registration Year	2017
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York City
Owner Country	United States

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December 19, 2025

New York Moves Toward Legalizing Doctor-Assisted Suicide

Religion Unplugged

Owner: The Media Project

Religion Unplugged

Neutral

Owned By	The Media Project (Non-profit)
Year Founded	2019
Website	religionunplugged.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Texas, Dallas
Owner Country	United States

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December 18, 2025

Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown Over Health Care?

HuffPost

Owner: Buzzfeed Inc.

HuffPost

Left-wing

Owned By	Buzzfeed Inc. - Comcast Corporation, New Enterprise Associates & Hearst Corporation are among the largest shareholders of Buzzfeed Inc.
Year Founded	2005
Website	www.huffpost.com
Domain Registration Year	2005
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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December 19, 2025

The federal government wants voter data — and it's suing states to get it

Utah Public Radio

Owner: Utah State University & American Government

Utah Public Radio

Public Broadcaster

Owned By	Utah State University & American Government through National Public Radio (NPR)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.upr.org
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Utah, Logan
Owner Country	United States

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Honolulu man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex assault of 2 children under care of his mother

KITV - Hawaii

Owner: Byron Allen

KITV - Hawaii

Neutral

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

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December 19, 2025

Kokua Line: Why don’t all Hawaii eateries have public bathrooms?

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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