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From University of Hawai‘i News:
Bitter national angst over the federal government’s immigration tactics has pushed Hawaiʻi lawmakers in directions they weren’t willing to go last year.
That has kept alive a collection of bills intended to protect immigrants and limit cooperation between state and local agencies and federal immigration authorities as the 2026 legislative session reaches its crucial midpoint.
It’s a signal change from last year, when no such legislation survived the session, with much of it dying early on. The difference, say advocates and lawmakers, is the ramped-up crackdown on immigrants.
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University of Hawai‘i News — Fourteen dental hygiene students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and UH Maui College received a combined $42,000 in scholarships from the Hawaiʻi Dental Service (HDS) Foundation, supporting the next generation of oral health professionals across the state.