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Friday, October 22, 2021 |
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State Wins $1.5M Judgment in Mortgage Rescue Fraud Case
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 1908 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Guinn had tricked the couple into signing over the deed to their property ....
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021 |
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Foster Children in Hawaii and Their Right to Counsel
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 3944 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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... Hawaii is the only state in the nation that has a judicial procedure in place to ensure the legal rights of our most vulnerable population are protected; a little-known 2014 Family Court Tort Protocol mandated by Judge Mark Browning ....
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021 |
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10-year-old girl arrested at Honowai Elem School--ACLU Demands $500K
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 4648 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement
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... a parent complained to school officials about a sketch N.B. and other students had drawn in response to another student bullying N.B. The parent unreasonably insisted that school officials call the police ....
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Saturday, October 16, 2021 |
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Six Sovereignty Scammers Could Get 10 years Prison
By News Release @ 3:23 AM :: 3829 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... all connected to Keanu Sai collaborator Rose Dradi ....
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Saturday, October 2, 2021 |
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The Island of Abandoned Cars
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 AM :: 2450 Views :: Environment, Law Enforcement
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... For example, in November 2020, they had to move almost 400 cars and 700 tires from Makuu, in Puna District ....
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
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Big Win for Mafia: Biden Appoints AG Connors US Attorney
By News Release @ 4:09 PM :: 4482 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement
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... As AG, Connors did zero for the manifold corruption and mafia cases rocking Hawaii’s political establishment. That's why Schatz and Hirono recommended her ....
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Saturday, September 25, 2021 |
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Friday, September 24, 2021 |
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Supreme Court Allows Investigation of Anti-Telescope Group
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 2985 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Law Enforcement
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... In a unanimous 5-0 decision, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruled that the Hawai‘i Attorney General was fully authorized to issue a subpoena to obtain the bank records of the non-profit organization KAHEA ....
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
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PSD: 12% More Criminals Vaccinated
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 2189 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... Total statewide percentage of fully vaccinated inmates on September 14 = 66% ....
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
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Hirono Pushes DoJ to Enforce 'COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act'
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 2612 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... Four Months After COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Became Law, Hirono and Meng Ask DOJ for Updates on Implementation ....
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
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Child Molester: State Gives Probation, Feds Give 11 Yrs
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 2030 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Registered sex offender sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted sexual enticement of 13 year-old and possession of child pornography ....
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Monday, September 20, 2021 |
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Life Sentence? State Releases Criminal to his Mommy -- then Feds Take Over
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 2925 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... In 2020 Wilson was already out on the street after his 2019 sentencing to '10 years' in the State case ....
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021 |
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Tourist Busted after Lifting Turtle out of Sea and not Eating it
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 3450 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... tourist fails to uphold traditional Hawaiian cultural practices ....
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Sunday, August 8, 2021 |
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A Policy Statement About Fines
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3207 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Law Enforcement
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... Bill 17 would allow the city’s Department of Planning and Permitting to record liens against property and then to foreclose on the liens....
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Saturday, August 7, 2021 |
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Eviction Ban Extension Only Applies to People who Apply for Aid
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 2619 Views :: Law Enforcement, Small Business, COVID-19
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... The CDC’s Eviction Order only applies to “covered persons.” To be eligible, tenants/renters must attest that they have used best efforts to obtain all available governmental assistance for housing ....
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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Ethics: DOCARE Officers Fix Personal Vehicle During Work Hours
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 2555 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... the repairs took several hours and occurred during state business hours and on state property ....
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Sunday, August 1, 2021 |
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Property Forfeitures and What Our AG is Doing About Them
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2516 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... property may be forfeited without a court hearing, without compensation, and at times, without even a criminal charge filed against the property owner. ...
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Friday, July 30, 2021 |
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Victorino signs agreements with Expedia and Airbnb to curb illegal TVRs
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 3211 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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... Both platforms will now require host-provided tax map key numbers to appear on online listings ....
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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Kauai Woman Pleads Guilty To Multiple Wire Fraud Schemes And Aggravated Identity Theft
By News Release @ 5:30 AM :: 3017 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... Federal prosecutors say she stole from Kamehameha Schools students needing financial aid and from Gates Millennium Scholars. The government also accuses her of stealing information from a non-profit mobile health unit for Native Hawaiians on Kauai ....
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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Asset Forfeiture Audit: After 30 years Program Finally Gets Administrative Rules
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 11:20 PM :: 2381 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... the program was unable to accurately account for forfeited property ....
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Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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Ha'ena 'Adaptive Tourism' Plan Starts with Lots of Expensive Parking Tickets
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 2760 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... The HSP Master Plan caps daily visitation at Hāʻena to 900 people ....
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Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
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Miske News: Union Boss Gets Greedy -- Almost Pays Price in Blood
By Andrew Walden @ 7:44 PM :: 7370 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Akau said the problem involved hiring for jobs on the docks, and that removing Victim 12 “would help the flow of jobs onto the docks.”…
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021 |
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Hawaii: Harshest penalties for underage drivers with DUI
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 2337 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... The cost to insure underage and 30-year-old drivers increases by 214% on average after just one violation ....
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Monday, July 12, 2021 |
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Groundbreaking for New Women's Jail
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 2000 Views :: Law Enforcement
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“...This is the first major correctional facility construction project since the Halawa Medium Security Facility was completed in 1998....”
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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Hawaii AG Announces sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking system
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 1772 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... The tracking system is designed to allow survivors of sexual assault to obtain up-to-date information on the status of their sexual assault evidence collection kits, from collection through testing, and to do so in an anonymous way ....
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
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Embezzlement, Bribery: Hawaii Non-Profit Executive Sentenced to 46 Months of Imprisonment
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 5375 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Ethics, Law Enforcement, OHA, COVID-19
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... Hawaii Non-Profit Executive Sentenced to 46 Months of Imprisonment for Embezzling Over $500,000 from AmeriCorps and for Agreeing to Receive a Bribe for Approving $845,000 in CARES Act Grants ....
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Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
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Pimp Foolishly Leaves Hawaii--Ends up in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 8:53 PM :: 2705 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Convicted in Milwaukee, Hawaii pimp faces a maximum life term of imprisonment and a mandatory minimum of 15 years ....
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
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Cockfighting Arrests on Molokai - The investigation and arrests were long in coming
By Video @ 11:13 PM :: 3174 Views :: Maui County, Gambling, Law Enforcement
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... Police reported seizing more than $160,000 in cash, along with gambling ledgers and paraphernalia, from an illegal cockfighting derby attended by 300 to 400 people last month on Molokai ....
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021 |
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DOJ: Chinese Money Laundering Buys Big Island Properties
By News Release @ 12:50 PM :: 4120 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Law Enforcement
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... routed the proceeds of these schemes through at least six pieces of real estate on the Island of Hawaii ....
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Friday, June 11, 2021 |
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Another Hawaii Couple Indicted in Sovereignty-Related Tax Fraud Scheme
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 4587 Views :: Law Enforcement, Taxes
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... The Hawvers and the Chocks were plaintiffs alongside Rose Dradi, a Keanu Sai-Dexter Kiama collaborator, in a now-dismissed Sept 7, 2018 lawsuit claiming the IRS had no legal authority to collect taxes from them ....
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Friday, June 11, 2021 |
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Public Hearing for Red Light Cam Rules
By News Release @ 1:07 AM :: 1729 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Thursday, June 17, 2021, from 9-11 a.m. ....
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Friday, June 4, 2021 |
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Don't criminalize COVID-19 rule breakers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:56 PM :: 2479 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... When you turn ordinary behavior into criminal behavior overnight, you need to be prepared for some unjust results ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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Kenji Price Joins DC Law Firm
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 2209 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Former Honolulu Federal Prosecutor Kenji Price Will Help Clients Minimize Risk and Tackle Increased Enforcement Activity ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Facial Imaging Now Operational at Five Hawaii Airports
By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 3167 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Airports Division announces the operation of Phase III of the thermal temperature screening and facial imaging project at Hawaii’s five major airports that accept trans-Pacific flights ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Arrested at Airport: Nigerian Prince Allegedly Defrauded Hawaii Unemployment
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 4017 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... the arrestee is a senior aide to the Governor of the Nigerian State of Ogun, just outside Lagos ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Molotov Cocktails at Hawaii Supreme Court, Attorney General Office
By Video @ 2:09 AM :: 4499 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... Eric Stroeve, arrested for alleged arson of Supreme Court, had been arrested multiple times on Oahu--including for assault on HPD officers in Feb 2020--but not jailed because of COVID sanctions ordered by the very same Supreme Court he allegedly firebombed ....
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 |
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Steven B. Merrill Named Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu Field Office
By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 5597 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Mr. Merrill most recently served as a financial crimes section chief in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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Biometric Controls for International Arrivals at Honolulu Airport
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 2948 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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... fulfills a Congressional mandate to biometrically record the entry and exit of non-U.S. citizens ....
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Monday, May 3, 2021 |
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Special Agents Check 3,200 Hotel Rooms for Quarantine Violators
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 2560 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... As part of last Friday’s operation, special agents visited 10 hotels ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Real ID enforcement deadline extended to May 2023
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 3006 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... Oahu residents now have an additional 19 months to get the REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and state identification cards before they will need it to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings ....
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 |
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Hawaii Most Gambling Arrests Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 8:29 PM :: 3200 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... and Hawaii is #2 for gambling addiction treatment ....
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Friday, April 9, 2021 |
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COVID Justice: 430 Inmates Released, 58% Have Already Reoffended
By News Release @ 4:25 AM :: 3521 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... The Criminal Justice Research institute reported that 58% of inmates had reoffended at least once since their release ....
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Monday, April 5, 2021 |
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DCCA Finally Going After Fake ‘Hawaiian Kingdom Bond’ Scheme?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:14 PM :: 4498 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, OHA
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“...Securities Commission of the State of Hawaii is about to commence an enforcement action ... based upon the sale of unregistered Kingdom of Hawaii Exchequer Bonds, in violation of HRS § 485A-301....”
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
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Ige Appoints two to Hawai‘i Paroling Authority Board
By News Release @ 8:33 PM :: 2648 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... the HPA sets the real sentence after a judge pretends to sentence a criminal ....
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Friday, March 19, 2021 |
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ODC Complaint: Megan Kau Worked for Miske and Cop Who Arrested Him
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 6470 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police
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... ODC complaint claims a conflict of interest existed when local attorneys Megan Kau and Tristan Andres worked simultaneously for a Michael Miske company and for an HPD Sgt who arrested Miske ....
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
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SB754: Lower Blood Alcohol Limit Would Divert Police from Catching Real Drunks
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 2115 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... The reduction would subject many state residents who consumed little more than a single drink prior to driving to imprisonment ....
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Monday, March 1, 2021 |
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Ethics: Cows and Church at HYCF
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 2682 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... HYCF has conducted cattle ranching operations on HYCF property for many years ....
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Saturday, February 20, 2021 |
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How to prevent abuse of Hawaii’s emergency law
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:56 AM :: 2782 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... The governor’s continued exercise of extended unilateral power also has called into question the legality of the state’s emergency powers law ....
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Thursday, February 4, 2021 |
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Hawaii Republican Candidate Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 4318 Views :: Law Enforcement, Republican Party
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"...they joined a crowd that stormed past barricades and law enforcement officers to halt a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress on January 6...."
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