Law Enforcement

"...under both state and federal fair housing laws, a person with a disability has the right to request ... use of an assistance animal that works, assists, provides emotional support...."

...Also named in the lawsuit is Maui-based artist and sculptor Spar Street, who the SEC says received investor money as commissions for indentifying and recruiting new investors....

...Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers that he is vetoing eight out of 11 bills on his Intent to Veto list....

... Hawaii Ranks 24th ....

...The “public lodging bill” would make it illegal to lodge on a public sidewalk or other public areas if shelter facilities are available....

..."This ruling is also a moment of profound vindication following months of hysterical commentary from the media and Democratic politicians who refuse to do what it takes to secure our border and our country."....

...Each charge involved a different boy and carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years....

...after nearly 30 years since the program’s inception, the department has not yet adopted administrative rules describing procedures and practice requirements for asset forfeiture....

...The HTA decision drastically restricted and reduced the number of state and state-funded programs that are covered under § 368-1.5, as there are very few such programs or agencies that do not receive any federal funding....

...“I, David Y Ige … hereby authorize and invoke … Section 171-85, et. seq., Hawaii Revised Statutes, disposition to victims of natural disaster….”

...Nothing in this report explains why these ACOs were getting this money from the Inmate. What are they getting away with?....

...patients and staff expected to occupy the new building in 2021....

...Since the implementation of Hawaii’s first Drug Court in 1996, more than 2,000 people have graduated and found success in improving their lives....

...submission of the 1,513 previously untested sexual assault kits to accredited, approved forensic laboratories for DNA testing....

...during oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2017, Justices Anthony Kennedy, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor questioned the commission’s hostility....

...Hawaii cars emanate 7.9 text messages per hour during evening peak rush....

...Justice Anthony Kennedy, who likely holds the deciding vote, appeared to agree, noting the order at issue was more detailed than similar proclamations issued by former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. He elsewhere rejected hypotheticals proffered by Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, noting other legal avenues exist to address the abuses envisioned in their scenarios....

... meet the people who covered for the Godfather ....

... a sibling says Peter Boy wasn’t home-schooled, he just didn’t go to school ....

...The pilot is funded by the Hawai‘i Department of Health — Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division and involves a partnership between more than 30 community organizations....

...Dana O. Viola as the First Deputy Attorney General and James W. Walther as the Special Assistant to the Attorney General....

Suzuki has been serving as the acting chief legal and law enforcement officer for the state since February 2 when Attorney General Doug Chin resigned to become Lieutenant Governor....

...hackers got access to Hawaii state computers using a technique called "password spraying"....

...The State appealed to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, arguing that Hawaii's wrongful death statute limits recovery for "the death of a person," and that the fetus did not qualify....

...Suzuki has been acting as the chief legal and law enforcement officer for the state since February 2 when then Attorney General Doug Chin resigned to become Lieutenant Governor....

...OHA is an ongoing criminal enterprise like the Mafia....

“...We are increasing the number of school resource officers, improving background checks and more aggressively prosecuting those who illegally attempt to purchase a firearm, and reviewing and enhancing the way our law enforcement agencies respond to tips from the public...." 

...once a child molester turns your son gay, it will be illegal to obtain counseling which might lead to the molester/s being identified....

...In other cases, incidents first reported as drone collisions turned out to involve a bat, an internal malfunction and a plastic bag....

...Mr. Price is currently the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi....

...government inefficiency is resulting in excessively high costs to Hawaii taxpayers....

...In little Peter's case, he was not of compulsory age, and therefore not homeschooled.  The other case referred to in the bill, the girl who died in 2017 on the Big Island, was already under CPS before her mother took her out to be homeschooled.... 

...Elle Cochran attempted to wrestle the gun away from the security guard before she could be subdued....

...The function of law enforcement is to enforce the duly enacted laws of our state and our nation. SB-2290 violates this function....

...American Samoa is not in compliance with the REAL ID Act and Federal agencies will not accept driver's licenses and identification cards from American Samoa as of February 5, 2018....

...ACLU wants lots of unconvicted criminals back out on the streets....

...A decision is expected in June....

...pedestrian fatalities dropped in every county and overall were reduced from 32 in 2016 to 14 in 2017....

...Among the 6 percent of students who reported nonconsensual sexual contact, less than a third said the incidents occured on campus or at a university-associated property....

..will appoint committee of cronies to choose the most advantageous legal positions....

...This request, in a case from Hawaii, is the first of two that the government is expected to file....

“Kenji Price is a former Army Ranger with two Bronze stars, and a former federal prosecutor who worked organized crime, public corruption, and international drug trafficking cases—including against the Sinaloa Cartel,” said Attorney General Sessions.

...unforgivable acts of physical and emotional abuse committed against Kamehameha School students at the hands of Dr. Robert Browne, a St. Francis consulting psychiatrist between the years of 1962 through 1984....

...Sapolu has worked as a Deputy Prosecutor since 2011....

...2017’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections....

...It was difficult to have to break the news to the parents that our findings did not result in charges against a perpetrator....

...In or around November 2009, Respondent Kanazawa-Yee and two other ACOs, ACO A and ACO B, planned to obtain money from Inmate....

...Challengers in Hawaii and Maryland responded today to the government’s request to have the Supreme Court intervene....

... How do Hawaii legislators get away with sexual harassment? ....

...Hawaii taxpayers may have been soaked as much as $200K in settlements which keep sex harassment quiet....