First Amendment

...Nearly Every State Suing Facebook for Monopolistic Behavior....

...Thursday, December 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. (HST) via Zoom....

... “Hawaii’s law is reserved for serious fraud cases involving actual whistleblowers. It is not designed to pit neighbor against neighbor, and it certainly should not be abused by those who simply have an axe to grind against religion” ....

...“Israel is a very strong partner” and the “best example of democracy and the American values that we have in the Middle East” ....

... Videos aimed to delegitimize election results, boost false fraud claims have millions of views ....

... Department to phase out use of Acellus in all schools by the end of the 2020-21 school year ....

... “Senator Hirono Demands ACB Be Weighed Against a Duck to See if She Is a Witch” ....

... her terrorism convictions in connection with the 1969 hijacking of TWA Flight 840 and the 1970 hijacking of El Al Flight 219 ....

"...Not being afforded the same access to the electorate as my opponent...." -- CD2 Candidate Joe Akana

...the group has raised over $2.1 million for Rittenhouse’s defense fund as of Friday....

...we...have to have plans for healing and creating transformed futures; futures without (those we deem to be racist) ....

...Carlson, Castillo and Lamboy were contacted at the Kahului airport by Officers of the Maui Police Department.  While filling out their travel forms, screeners discovered they had reservations at a non-approved location....

...Ogden Newspapers is seeking the ability to have Mainland workers edit stories and design the pages....

...we will ...uh... exclude these videographers, whoever they are, in the name of  ..uh... inclusivity....

...The petition that was sent to the Governor of Hawaii, and to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, and has gone unanswered....

...$30 Million Purchase of Honolulu ABC Network Affiliate (KITV-ABC 4) from SJL Broadcasting is 16th Station Purchase for Allen's 'Allen Media Broadcasting' Division....

...Senator Ted Cruz invites Senator Mazie Hirono to say 'one negative thing' about Antifa....

...University of Hawaii at Manoa has been given the speech code rating Yellow....

...ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application....

...Friday July 10, 2020 Adjournment Sine Die....

...The intense secrecy that has come to characterize the Honolulu Police Department....

...The legislature reconvened on June 22, 2020 and will end on July 10, 2020. Here's a snapshot of some of the things that happened this week....

...Given the dramatic drop in advertising revenue, Star-Advertiser journalists are ready to do their part to keep the newspaper solvent....

...anonymous, threatening messages, disturbing deliveries – including a box of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig mask – and conducting covert surveillance of the victims....

...29 staff members at the Star-Advertiser, the largest newspaper in the state, are losing their jobs at the end of the month....

"...Hundreds of the marchers today in the Black Lives Matter rally in Honolulu chose to leave their signs at the doorstep of the Hawaii Republican Party...."

...Pine today addressed rumors that professional agitators have arrived in the islands to stir up trouble at peaceful protests being staged to honor George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement....

...Chief Justice John Roberts wrote a short opinion to express his agreement with (and to explain) the denial of the church’s request....

...“This was a publicity stunt through and through, and this filing makes that clear,” Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Clinton, told CNN Wednesday....

..."This time of emergency does not justify government secrecy. The Resort is certainly not entitled to have their permits fast-tracked behind closed doors while public gatherings are banned and also excluding the press."....

...Mayor Caldwell provides guidelines for resuming in-person spiritual services....

...Caldwell's 11th order on the COVID virus authorizes drive-in church services on Oahu starting May 15th....

...starting Friday, May 15, outdoor sport fields and courts will be open for one-on-one sports or exercise with limitations, as well as drive-in services (e.g., spiritual/religious services) that follow specific guidelines....

... More than 100 gathered at the state Capitol on Friday to protest emergency stay-at-home orders ....

...The memorandum titled “Balancing Public Safety with the Preservation of Civil Rights” asks U.S. attorneys to be on the “lookout” for abuses of powers from government officials....

...Six police cars swoop in on Honolulu Mayoral candidate Choon James, Monday, April 27, 2020, as she attempts to video the destruction of Monkeypod trees being cut down during repaving of the Ala Moana/Magic Island parking lot....

...Was it really necessary to suspend those laws to help fight the coronavirus? What can be done to restore government transparency and accountability in Hawaii?....

"...No amount of batteries are going to save us, warns director Jeff Gibbs...."

...April 11, 2020,  Maui Mayor Michael Victorino rescinds exemption for King’s Cathedral’s drive-thru Easter service....

...Jeff Portnoy, a First Amendment attorney who frequently represents the media, calls Governor Ige's recent Coronovirus proclamations “over-broad,” and “kind of like martial law.”....

...if you’ve been wondering when the restrictions will end, you’re not alone....

...Join us next Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 12 noon Hawaii Time for a free webinar sponsored by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "Safety vs. Freedom: Are There Limits to Lockdowns?"....

"...Petitioners and Opposing Intervenors claim broadly that their beliefs should give them veto power over any proposes land use on Mauna Kea. The law does not support that view...."

...Media personnel are amongst the exempted 'Essential Businesses'....

...Legislative Crossing: Bills Start Over Again in the Opposite Chamber....

...hearing and floor session videos have been and continue to be archived, unedited....

...some of the bills we have been tracking are dead....

...1st Decking: One Week Away--Good and Bad Bills on the Move....

...Assisted Suicide: 3 modified safeguards now only 2....

...establishing a remote legislative access program that would allow individuals to present oral testimony at legislative committee hearings....