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Hawaii contractor nominated to construct GOP comeback after two-decade Democratic hold on governor's mansion
Gary Cordery, who owns a contracting company, won the Republican nomination for Hawaii governor after defeating business owner Ken Fujiyama in Saturday's primary.
He is now set to face Democratic Gov. Josh Green in November in a race that heavily favors the incumbent. The Cook Political Report rates the contest as Solid Democratic, with a Partisan Voting Index of D+13.
Cordery faces a steep challenge: Hawaii has not had a Republican governor since Linda Lingle left office in 2010.
In addition to facing an incumbent with a 56% approval rating and Hawaii's long history of Democratic control, Cordery faces a significant financial disadvantage against Green.
Green has raised approximately $3.5 million, far outpacing Cordery, who has raised about $313,000, according to Honolulu Civil Beat.
Despite the uphill battle, Cordery is pitching voters on a platform centered on lowering Hawaii’s high cost of living, reforming education and cracking down on corruption.
"As a husband, father and grandfather, businessman and community servant, I love Hawai’i," Cordery said in an interview with Honolulu Civil Beat. "These islands of unique beauty have endured mismanagement for decades. Her people live under tremendous stress and anxiety. I am running to open opportunity, create abundance and ensure stewardship of her resources, bringing accountability and hope for the people."
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Part of Cordery's plan to create abundance includes adding 15,000 homes across the islands for working families, with prices ranging from roughly $400,000 to $600,000. His proposal calls for using state-owned land for fee-simple housing while streamlining permitting and opening more land for residential development.
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He is also proposing eliminating the state's General Excise Tax on food and medicine and freezing property taxes for homeowners at retirement. Cordery argues that the state is failing to properly manage taxpayers' dollars and says he would order audits to root out waste.
"Hawai’i’s 20.5 billion dollar budget for 1.4 mil[lion] people is a staggering number. New Hampshire has 1.4 million people but a $7.75 billion dollar budget," Cordery said. "I believe our tax burden is out of control. The answer is management."
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green cruises to Democratic primary win, sets up fall matchup with GOP nominee
Democratic Hawaii Gov. Josh Green defeated three little-known primary challengers seeking to lead the Aloha State.
Green, who was first elected governor in 2022, entered the unusual Saturday primary with a 56% approval rating. His primary win makes him a strong favorite for re-election, as the Cook Political Report rates the race 13 points in favor of the Democratic Party.
Green's opponents were David "Duke" Bourgoin, George "Teva" Lucas-Tadeo, a Democratic socialist, and Lauren Kapoliahiʻiaka Shim.
Bourgoin previously ran against Green for governor in 2022, but he captured only 590 votes compared with Green's 158,161. He also lost two bids for Honolulu mayor, in 2022 and 2024.
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Despite the growing popularity of Democratic Socialists across the country, Lucas-Tadeo failed to win over Hawaii Democrats with public Instagram posts promising publicly run grocery stores and the legalization of marijuana.
Neither Lucas-Tadeo nor Shim had campaign websites, and none of Green's three challengers had raised any money in the race as of June 30, according to Honolulu Civil Beat. Meanwhile, Green had raised approximately $3.5 million, far outpacing Republican Gary Cordery, the race's second-highest fundraiser, who had raised about $313,000, according to Civil Beat.
Hawaii has not had a Republican governor since Linda Lingle left office in 2010. In typical election years, the Democratic primary attracts candidates with strong name recognition. For instance, in 2022, the candidates besides Green included Rep. Kai Kahele, D-Hawaii, and former first lady Vicky Cayetano.
"His policies have been fairly popular, there hasn’t been anything he’s done that’s really created a pushback," John Hart, a communication professor at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, told Civil Beat. "So, why would you throw your hat in the ring on a suicide run when there are other offices that are more achievable?"
Meanwhile, Green told Civil Beat that his administration responded effectively to the 2023 Lahaina wildfire, which killed 102 people, and flooding from the March Kona low storms, which caused more than $1 billion in damage.
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"We were very present and I think pretty competent and compassionate in our response and we heard from a lot of people — both politicians and just, people — that they appreciated that," Green told Civil Beat.
"It just didn’t create a scenario in which another Democrat thought it made sense to run against us," Green continued. "I didn’t set out to get into fights with people, I really just tried to do this job. So, It didn’t create the usual opening where there was a big divide where people would come after me."
Hawaii rep cruises to Dem primary win after challenger arrested for beach brawl
Progressive Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, cruised to victory in her primary on Saturday, setting up a showdown with Republican state Sen. Brenton Awa in November.
Tokuda is seeking a third term representing Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District, which includes the entire state outside the island of Oahu, as well as rural and suburban parts of Oahu itself.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the district D+12. That means it's highly likely that Democrats keep hold of it in this year's midterms.
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Tokuda defeated three primary challengers to win the Democratic Party nomination, though none posed a significant threat to her campaign despite a wider intraparty civil war that's toppled several House Democrat incumbents throughout the country.
Her fellow delegation member, Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, faced a significant primary challenge from his left in his own race, though Case is seen as much more moderate than Tokuda.
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Tokuda's race did attract some controversy, however, after one of her longshot opponents was arrested for a violent altercation that was caught on camera at Keawakapu Beach.
Kirill Basin allegedly threatened a man who asked him to turn down his music, according to Honolulu Civil Beat.
A violent clash ensued after a bystander intervened, and Basin allegedly pulled out a knife.
Tokuda told Hawaii News Now that the video was "disturbing" and said "any individual, whether you're running for office or a public citizen, you need to be held accountable for your actions."
Dem establishment strikes back as longtime incumbent fends off progressive challenger
The Democratic establishment won a key battle in the left's ongoing civil war with its socialist insurgency on Saturday.
Longtime Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, won his primary bid to seek another term in the House of Representatives, defeating progressive state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole.
Case, who served in Congress from 2002 to 2007 and then won again in 2018, faced his toughest primary challenge yet this year. It comes amid a wider showdown between the Democratic establishment and its far-left flank that's seen multiple House incumbents lose to socialist upstarts.
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Keohokalole, who's been in Hawaii's state legislature since 2014, was the most formidable of a group of primary challengers looking to oust Case this year.
Both raised considerable money on the campaign trail, though the incumbent had more money in his war chest at the outset of the race.
Keohokalole criticized Case for not doing enough to stand up to the Trump administration during the president's second term, including President Donald Trump's federal immigration operations.
The progressive challenger also attacked Case for being one of four House Democrats to vote for Republicans' initial iteration of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in April 2025.
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That version would have imposed a federal voter ID requirement at the polls as well as a proof of citizenship mandate for registering to vote, but would have allowed for a written affidavit absent that proof.
Case told Hawaii News Now that he will "never" be someone who votes in lockstep with his party and said of the issue of noncitizen voting, "This has nothing to do with voter suppression. Now, those are fears and there are legitimate fears, and I accept those concerns."
"It’s a solution in search of a problem. There is no security problem in our election system," Keohokalole told the outlet.
Case later joined nearly all other House Democrats in opposing an updated version, the SAVE America Act, which would have vastly expanded the federal government's authority over state voter rolls.
He now goes on to face Republican Adriel Lam in November.
Hawaii's 1st Congressional District, which encompasses part of Oahu, including Honolulu, is rated a safe Democratic seat with a Cook Political Report rating of D+13.
WNBA walks back Caitlin Clark technical foul, sparing Fever star from suspension
Caitlin Clark appeared headed for a one-game suspension after picking up what was initially ruled her eighth technical foul of the season Saturday — but the WNBA quickly stepped in.
The league rescinded the technical foul assessed to the Indiana Fever star during the team’s win over the Chicago Sky, wiping away the penalty that would have automatically sidelined Clark for one game.
Had the technical stood, Clark would have been forced to sit out Tuesday’s matchup against the New York Liberty, dealing a significant blow to Indiana as the Fever continue their push through the season.
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But, a WNBA spokesman told The Associated Press that the technical had been rescinded a few hours after the game ended.
In the third quarter, Clark made contact with a referee when she was forced out of bounds and was called for a technical foul. The Fever went on to win the game 90-86.
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Clark made her case for having the technical wiped away almost immediately, insisting after the game that the contact was accidental and never escalated into a verbal confrontation.
With a suspension potentially hanging in the balance, Clark said she was optimistic the league would review the play and ultimately overturn the call.
"She said I ran into her," Clark said of the referee. "I have already watched it on the tape. So, we’ll let the league decide. But, it wasn’t anything intentional or anything. So, I hope it gets rescinded. And, nothing was said."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Trump's 4th of July fireworks display on National Mall confirmed as largest in history
Nearly two months after President Doanld Trump proclaimed Washington, D.C. would launch the "LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY," Guinness World Records confirmed it this week.
"The largest firework display consists of 840,537 fireworks, and was achieved by Freedom 250 and Pyrotecnico, Inc (both USA) at an event organized by Event Strategies Inc in Washington D.C., USA, on 4 July 2026," the organization wrote on its website.
Despite weather delays that involved revelers being evacuated from the National Mall, hundreds of thousands of people still watched the Washington, D.C., fireworks that began just before midnight last month.
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The president also gave an abbreviated speech beforehand as part of the "Salute to America" celebration for the 250th anniversary of the country.
Once it got underway, the show lasted for about 40 minutes.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum explained in June that the fireworks would be launched from several sites because of its immense scale.
"Normally the fireworks are set off right along here," he told the Washington Reporter of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
"This year, because of the size and scale of the thing, there are so many locations where the fireworks are going to be going off, including barges," he explained.
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The White House launched Freedom 250 as a public-private partnership months ago and the president serves as chair of the initiative.
The previous record holder for largest fireworks celebration was a megachurch’s 2016 New Year's Eve show, which featured 810,904 fireworks, according to The Washington Post.
"On July 4th, America came together to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday with the largest fireworks display in history — over 850,000 fireworks lighting up the National Mall and the Potomac River, and miles around in a 40-minute spectacular," Freedom 250 spokesperson Danielle Alvarez shared in a statement with Fox News Digital.
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Alvarez added, "This historic display shattered the previous global benchmark and stands as a powerful symbol of unity, resilience, and pride as we begin our nation’s next 250 years. Freedom 250 is honored to have brought this moment to millions of Americans, and we thank everyone who made it possible."
"No other president in history could have accomplished the incredible feat that President Trump did at our Nation’s historic 250th birthday celebration, which included an incredible air show, a record-breaking fireworks display, and an inspiring speech delivered before hundreds of thousands of American patriots," the White House said in a statement, according to the Post.
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Florida man allegedly kills family's kittens in front of teenage daughter as form of punishment: officials
A Florida father was arrested this week for allegedly killing the family's kittens in front of his teenage daughter as a form of punishment, authorities said.
Bodycam video released by the Lee County Sheriff's Office shows deputies responding to a home in Pine Manor after receiving a report that a man was attempting to drown and strike a two-month-old kitten named Luna.
David Charette Jr., 48, was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty after authorities accused him of killing two kittens and injuring a third.
Witnesses told deputies that Charette allegedly abused and killed the family's kittens in front of his teenage daughter as a form of punishment when she "acted up."
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Charette defended his treatment of Luna while speaking with deputies in the body camera video.
"The cat is in perfectly healthy condition," Charette told deputies. "I have to give the cat a bath because it soils itself in the cage."
"It's covered in crap and I have to give it a bath, and it cries, and she doesn't like that," he added.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said the allegations involving Charette's daughter made the case particularly disturbing.
"A daughter says that when she acts up or when she's in trouble, her father kills her kittens. This is sickening to me," Marceno told CBS affiliate WINK.
Investigators said they later learned Charette had allegedly killed two other kittens over the previous year.
In June, Charette allegedly smothered a one-month-old kitten with a bleach-soaked rag, according to the sheriff's office.
In a separate incident, investigators said Charette allegedly killed a three-month-old kitten with a blow-dryer.
Authorities said both kittens had been buried in the backyard, but investigators recovered only one during a search of the property.
Luna was taken to a local animal hospital for treatment and is recovering, according to the sheriff's office.
UFC star Conor McGregor goes viral for drone delivery fiasco after undergoing knee surgery
More and more things are becoming available via drone delivery, and UFC star Conor McGregor just showed us all that there are still some kinks that need to be worked out with this system.
Last month at UFC 329, McGregor made his highly anticipated return to the octagon, which lasted 69 seconds due to an injury.
McGregor had surgery this week and decided to celebrate by getting an energy drink delivered to him by drone.
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As one does.
The 38-year-old Irishman was spotted on a balcony trying to retrieve his beverage, which proved to be way more difficult than it probably should've been.
You'd think he'd have a guy who runs and gets him drinks, but hey, drone delivery is cool.
They recently started doing drone deliveries near where I live, and I've been hoping I forget something so I can try it.
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However, McGregor's experience has me second-guessing it.
For starters, I don't think anyone has ever been happier to be on crutches than McGregor was when he realized that the sticks he's been hobbling around on could also be used as a makeshift arm extender. He's like a post-op Inspector Gadget.
But that proved to be easier said than done (though many pointed out that McGregor should've used the other end of the crutch so it could hook the drone tether).
What I don't get is why the drone just hovered there while an Irishman swung crutches at it.
Doesn't the drone have cameras or sensors to detect when someone is trying in vain to retrieve the payload?
It should. Then it could just move over a bit so someone like McGregor doesn't pop the stitches on that knee of his because he was trying to snag a Monster he had shipped by air and probably paid a premium for.
So, after seeing that display of McGregor demonstrating the shortcomings in drone delivery technology, I think I'll get groceries I forgot the old-fashioned way: by driving to the grocery store when my wife says we're out of something.
Sophie Cunningham speaks out against DiJonai Carrington after flagrant foul and 'White privilege' post
Sophie Cunningham spoke out against Chicago Sky star DiJonai Carrington after the Fever's 90-86 win on Saturday.
Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.
"Clearly, I think it was like unnecessary. I've never really spoken to her and have no beef with her, but I guess she has some pent up stuff. So get your s--- off. That's fine. I can take it... Yeah, it's intentional," Cunningham said, per ESPN's Kareem Copeland on X.
"She has no reason to be doing any of that. So good way to get her kicked out. I don't even know her. She wasn't even on the team last year when all that was going on. But I do think when people play the Fever, we're nationally televised, there's a lot of eyes on us and people just want attention. And that's her just trying to get attention."
After the foul, Cunningham and Carrington were seen getting in each other's faces and yelling, as referees had to separate them.
After Carrington's ejection, she went on Threads and wrote "White Privilege" and tagged the Indiana Fever. Cunningham rejected Carrington's suggestion that the ejection had anything to do with race.
"I think the league is taking care of that. This has nothing to do with race. Last year, I did the same thing and I got kicked out. And I deserved to be kicked out. There's no reason even to play that card," Cunningham added.
Meanwhile, Cunningham's own coach, Stephanie White, defended Carrington in the post-game press conference, while agreeing the flagrant foul and ejection was the right call.
"Yeah, I mean, look, it was a hard foul. I don't think that DiJonai intentionally came out to get her across the neck like she did. But it did happen and I thought it was the right call. But you know, one of the things about Nay is that she's gonna play her butt off, man. She's gonna compete. Nobody's gonna go walking in for a layup. And so, I don't oppose the hard foul. But I also don't think that she intentionally went for the neck," White said.
White declined to comment on Carrington's "White privilege" post.
White previously coached Carrington when both were with the Connecticut Sun in 2023-24. In the 2024 playoffs, Carrington poked Fever phenom Caitlin Clark in the eye.
Carrington's current coach, Sky coach Tyler Marsh, also defended Carrington and said he believed it wasn't a flagrant foul in the moment.
"In the moment, I thought that she made a play on a ball. I didn't think it warranted a flagrant 2, I didn't see it in the replay. So that was my initial thoughts," Marsh said. "I haven't looked at that play since, so I really don't know if it was justified or not."
Marsh also declined to comment on Carrington's "White privilege" post. He also rejected the notion that Carrington may have come into the game with more emotion to play against Cunningham due to Cunningham's recent public stance in support of protecting women's sports.
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"I don't think there is ill intent on our end," he added.
The incident between the two players unfolded as Cunningham remained at the center of a widening political debate. Supporters held a fourth rally outside the venue of a Fever road game on Saturday, while counterprotesters also gathered near the United Center.
Cunningham has said she does not harbor hatred toward transgender people but believes protecting girls and women in sports is "common sense." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt previously defended Cunningham, saying the backlash against her was "astonishing."
With another Cunningham rally already scheduled ahead of the Fever’s Aug. 22 game against the New York Liberty, controversy is bound to surround Cunningham and Indiana beyond Chicago.
Meanwhile, Carrington already had a contentious history with the Fever before Saturday. During the 2024 season, she mocked Caitlin Clark for what she believed was flopping and later called Indiana supporters "the nastiest fans in the W" after receiving racist abuse from some online users.
Carrington then struck Clark in the eye while defending a pass during the 2024 playoffs, leaving the Fever star with a black eye. Both players said the contact was accidental, although Carrington later drew renewed criticism after appearing to joke about the controversy during an Instagram Live video.
Carrington has also responded to accusations that she plays dirty, insisting she simply plays aggressively and always attempts to make a play on the ball. Beyond basketball, she has drawn attention for wearing an explicit anti-President Donald Trump sweatshirt and urging WNBA players to oppose Trump administration policies affecting women and the LGBTQ community.
Scott Eastwood says his father sent Kevin Costner home from set while filming 'A Perfect World'
Scott Eastwood is getting candid about how his father once asked a well-known actor to leave a movie set.
During a recent interview on the "Armchair Expert" podcast, the 40-year-old actor shared that everybody has "a lot of respect" for his father, Clint Eastwood, on set and that he "didn't raise his voice ever" while on set.
He then shared a "legendary story" about when his father worked with Kevin Costner, and how he reacted when the actor wouldn't leave his trailer, noting "I’m sort of going to paraphrase it, and I’ll probably tell it a little wrong."
"Kevin Costner sort of going through maybe, the Kevin Costner rise to fame and maybe got a big ego, you know, blah blah blah, but they were doing 'Perfect World,'" he said. "Apparently, he didn't want to come out of his trailer for some reason."
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Scott said Clint — who directed and starred in the film — reacted by saying, "Well send him home then," even though Costner was scheduled to be in the scene they were working on that day.
"So he sent him home, and I guess they just went to Kevin and said, 'Hey, you're going to go home for the day,'" Scott explained. "He said, 'What do you mean I'm in the scene?' You know, 'Well, I guess you're not anymore. Clint changed that.'"
After he was asked to leave the set that day, Scott noted, "I think the next day he was on set ready to go."
Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Costner for comment.
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"A Perfect World" stars Costner as an escaped convict who kidnaps a young child, with Clint playing the role of a Texas ranger who is searching for Costner and the young boy.
Scott previously discussed how growing up with a famous father impacted his work ethic and how he conducts himself on set, noting that growing up he saw "some behavior in this business that is shocking."
"I think I was lucky in some ways because I got to see it growing up and got to see like how it's bulls---," he said on an episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," in June of certain behaviors on modern movie sets.
While Eastwood said he got a peek at bad behavior on set when he was younger and visiting his iconic dad on set, the "Wrath of Man" star said his father "did a really good job of protecting" him and his siblings from the pitfalls that come with child stardom.
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He brought it up after he and Rogan began talking about child stars who found fame at a really young age, saying, "you get stunted in your growth" when you get famous too young.
"I mean, kudos to my dad, [be]cause he did a really good job of protecting us from that and very private," he said. "We didn't live in LA, we lived in Carmel. It was a very...as normal as it could be, in the sense that he was like, 'No, you just you need to be a normal child and learn how the world works.'"