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Tuesday, July 31, 2018 |
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Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel – Fifth Circuit (Kauai)
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 5083 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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...If you are interested in being considered for a one-year appointment, please submit a resume by November 02, 2018....
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Saturday, July 28, 2018 |
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Foreclosure Hour? ODC Investigation Targets Attorney Gary V Dubin
By Andrew Walden @ 11:15 PM :: 10514 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...Governor John Waihee’s ‘Foreclosure Hour’ AM830 radio host, attorney Gary V Dubin, is being investigated by the State Office of Disciplinary Counsel....
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Saturday, July 28, 2018 |
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Trump Hits Roadblocks in Remaking the Nation’s Most Liberal Court
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:13 PM :: 3885 Views :: Judiciary
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...Earlier this month, the Senate confirmed a Trump nominee from Hawaii to the 9th Circuit despite heavy opposition from conservative Republicans. Trump withdrew a nominee from Oregon, however, although he was regarded as conservative....
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Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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Homeless Outreach Court expands to Wahiawa, Waianae
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 5103 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary
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...During the first 18 months of the program 86 defendants participated in COC, 950 non-violent cases were cleared, and 39 people moved off the street and into housing....
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 |
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Senate Votes 72-27: Former AG Mark Bennett Confirmed to 9th Circuit Court
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 3814 Views :: Judiciary
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...Mark will put his skills and experience to good use on the bench as a fair and impartial judge, beholden to nothing but the law and the Constitution....
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Sunday, June 24, 2018 |
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Travel Ban, Forced Union Dues Decisions Coming in Supreme Court's Final Week
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 6753 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Labor
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...The union dues case, Janus v. AFSCME, is the latest challenge to a 1977 precedent called Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, which allows public sector unions to collect fees from non-members....
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Saturday, June 16, 2018 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Shimozono, Yoo, Hiatt, and DeWeese as District Court Judges
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 3741 Views :: Judiciary
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...Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has today appointed Kenneth J. Shimozono to the District Family Court of the First Circuit and Kristine Y. Yoo to the District Court of the First Circuit. He has also appointed Mahilani E.K. Hiatt and Wendy M. DeWeese to the District Family Court of the Third Circuit....
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Friday, June 15, 2018 |
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Audit: State Asset Forfeiture Program -- 30 Years Without Rules
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:06 AM :: 6362 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...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....
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Thursday, June 14, 2018 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Limits Jurisdiction of Civil Rights Commission
By News Release @ 11:18 PM :: 6835 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...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....
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Sunday, June 10, 2018 |
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Travel Ban? Janus? Supreme Court Poised for Blockbuster Finish
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 6653 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Labor
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...With the U.S. Supreme Court approaching the conclusion of its 2017 – 2018 term, the justices are expected to release a deluge of decisions in the coming weeks....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Kauai Fifth Circuit Seeking Per Diem District/Family Court Judge
By News Release @ 8:57 PM :: 5470 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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...The Fifth Circuit Court (Kauai) is seeking candidates for a Per Diem District/Family Court Judge....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees for the First and Third Circuits
By News Release @ 8:54 PM :: 2747 Views :: Judiciary
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...judicial nominees for four vacancies, two in the First Circuit (Island of Oahu) and two in the Third Circuit (Island of Hawaii)....
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Thursday, May 10, 2018 |
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Senate Panel Approves Mark Bennett for Ninth Circuit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 PM :: 4849 Views :: Judiciary
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...Mark Bennett, who served as Hawaii’s attorney general from 2003 to 2010, cleared the committee in an 18-2 vote and was a rare Trump nominee to receive more support from the Democrats on the committee than from the Republicans....
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Thursday, May 3, 2018 |
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Secretive Commissions Determine Who Violates Anti-Discrimination Laws
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:54 PM :: 7154 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...during oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2017, Justices Anthony Kennedy, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor questioned the commission’s hostility....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |
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Do You Think Lawyers Need Discipline? The Hawaii Supreme Court wants to hear from You
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 4489 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...The Hawaii Supreme Court Disciplinary Board oversees the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which investigates allegations of attorney misconduct and incapacity, and recommends appropriate action....
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Friday, April 13, 2018 |
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JSC Seeks Nominees for Appeals Court, First Circuit
By News Release @ 6:08 PM :: 3531 Views :: Judiciary
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...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancies in the State of Hawaii....
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 |
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Nomination of Mark Bennett Shows Limits Of Outside Group Influence On Judges
By Selected News Articles @ 8:25 PM :: 4891 Views :: Judiciary
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...one of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shows that conventional wisdom isn’t quite right....
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 |
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Senate Panel Endorses Jill Otake for Bench in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 8:20 PM :: 3748 Views :: Judiciary
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...The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved President Donald Trump’s nominee for a position on a federal court in Hawaii....
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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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Trump To Replace 'Liberal Lion' Of The Ninth Circuit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 AM :: 4117 Views :: Judiciary
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...a conservative jurist will replace Judge Stephen Reinhardt....
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Friday, April 6, 2018 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Kirstin M. Hamman as Maui District Court Judge
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 5163 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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...Recktenwald has today appointed Kirstin M. Hamman to the District Court of the Second Circuit (Island of Maui) to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Keith E. Tanaka....
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018 |
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Maui: Six Nominees for 2nd District Court Judge
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 5448 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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...Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for a vacancy in the District Court of the Second Circuit (Maui), to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Keith E. Tanaka....
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 |
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Judiciary Program Dealing with bullies in school
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 5794 Views :: Education K-12, Judiciary
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...“How many of you know someone who has been bullied?” asked Judge Heely....
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 |
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Ige Names Lisa Ginoza chief judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 4898 Views :: Judiciary
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...and James Ashford to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit....and Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald appoints Kevin T. Morikone to the District Court of the First Circuit....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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Trump Nominates Kenji Price US Attorney for Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 5494 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...Mr. Price is currently the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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Hawaii bail system victimizes taxpayers, too
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:38 PM :: 6165 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...government inefficiency is resulting in excessively high costs to Hawaii taxpayers....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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Bills: Skip ICA, Direct Appeals to Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 8:55 PM :: 4039 Views :: Judiciary
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...The bills, HB 2191 and HB 2194, would return the state court appeals system to the way it was prior to the 2006 amendments....
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Monday, February 12, 2018 |
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Former AG Mark Bennett Appointed Federal Judge
By News Release @ 1:07 PM :: 5556 Views :: Judiciary
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...If confirmed, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaiʻi will serve as a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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JSC Releases Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
By News Release @ 11:33 AM :: 4982 Views :: Judiciary
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...to fill the anticipated vacancy created by the retirement of Intermediate Court of Appeals Chief Judge Craig H. Nakamura in March 2018....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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JSC Releases Nominees for First Circuit Court
By News Release @ 11:18 AM :: 4185 Views :: Judiciary
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...judicial nominees for two vacancies in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu)....
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Sunday, February 4, 2018 |
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9th Circuit Causing Surge In Illegal Immigration, ICE Chief Says
By Selected News Articles @ 12:23 PM :: 5554 Views :: National News, Judiciary
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...the court’s decisions have created a legal environment friendly to illegal aliens....
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018 |
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ACLU: Financially Successful Criminals Can Make Bail
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 6596 Views :: Judiciary, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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...ACLU wants lots of unconvicted criminals back out on the streets....
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Thursday, January 25, 2018 |
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Friday, December 22, 2017 |
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SCOTUS Keeps Rebuking Lower Courts That Rule Against Trump
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 6462 Views :: National News, Judiciary
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...the justices have issued several fairly extraordinary orders in cases involving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the latest iteration of the travel ban, which deals rather harshly with trial courts in California, Hawaii and Maryland....
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Monday, December 18, 2017 |
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Homeless Court clears hundreds of cases--16 Accept Housing
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 8430 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Judiciary
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...How Tickets Forced 16 Homeless to accept Housing....
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Friday, December 15, 2017 |
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200 High School Students Watch Supreme Court Hear Lesbian Child Custody Case
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 6598 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Judiciary
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...The case heard at Castle, CC vs. DD, is a parentage case involving a former same sex married couple. The issue is whether Appellant has a legal parent/child relationship with the child born to Appellee during the marriage....
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017 |
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Nominees Sought for Two Judicial Vacancies on Oahu
By News Release @ 12:11 PM :: 3643 Views :: Judiciary
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The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancies in the First Circuit (Oahu)....
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Friday, December 1, 2017 |
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Congress May Seek to Limit Courts’ Nationwide Injunctions
By Selected News Articles @ 11:17 PM :: 3872 Views :: Judiciary
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...nationwide injunctions foster forum-shopping for sympathetic judges....
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Sunday, November 19, 2017 |
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DoTax: No End to Litigation, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5132 Views :: Judiciary, Taxes
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...The Department apparently regards the taxpayers here as lower life forms and wants to give them no respect....
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017 |
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Senate Holding Special Session to Confirm Judicial Appointments
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 3851 Views :: Judiciary
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...scheduled for Tuesday, November 14, 2017 and Wednesday, November 15, 2017 to confirm four judicial appointments, three for the Circuit Court of the First Circuit and one for the District Family Court of the First Circuit – O‘ahu....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Aid for tenants, landlords program expands to Kauai
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 6676 Views :: Kauai County, Homelessness, Judiciary
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...Following the success of a program that helps landlords to get paid and keep tenants from being evicted on Oahu and in Maui County, Steps to Avoid Eviction is now available on Kauai....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Four Judges Appointed to Oahu Courts
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 7313 Views :: Judiciary
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...All four appointments are subject to Senate confirmation....
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 |
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Hirono: Trump Nominees Not Gay Enough
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 5963 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Judiciary
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...“So you do not support the recriminalization of homosexuality?” Hirono asked....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Oahu Circuit: Public Comment on Judicial Nominees for Four Positions
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 6035 Views :: Judiciary
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...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 13, 2017. All comments will be kept confidential....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Judiciary: Collaborative Effort to Reduce Truancy Launched
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 7341 Views :: Education K-12, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...A similar program at an Oahu intermediate school produced a 91 percent daily school attendance rate in 2016-17, up about 40 percent from 2015-16....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Ige Seeks Comment on Nominees for 3rd Circuit Court
By News Release @ 1:36 AM :: 4230 Views :: Judiciary
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...Gov. Ige has 30 days, or until August 30 to make his appointments....
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Saturday, July 22, 2017 |
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JSC Announces Four Vacancies--Seeks Chief Judge for ICA
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 4655 Views :: Judiciary
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...And ICA Judge Katherine Leonard is seeking retention....
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Friday, July 7, 2017 |
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Ige's Second Suit Against Trump: 9th Circuit Says Chin is Faking it
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 10019 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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“This court will not upset the Supreme Court’s careful balancing and ‘equitable judgment’ brought to bear when ‘tailor(ing) a stay’ in this matter....”
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Saturday, May 6, 2017 |
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Dexter Kaiama: Keanu Sai's Favorite Lawyer Censured
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 9428 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, OHA
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"...Kaiama, with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity of the allegation, accused the presiding Judge of committing war crimes under international Conventions, and thereby filed a frivolous document that served no legal or practical purpose...."
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 |
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Punish Judiciary? House Censors Legislator
By Rep Gene Ward @ 3:07 AM :: 7160 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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Rep Gene Ward today sent Attorney General Doug Chin a letter asking for a first Amendment ruling regarding the potential misuse of censorship on the House Floor on April 11, 2017....
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017 |
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JSC Seeks Nominees for Two Oahu Judicial Vacancies
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 4353 Views :: Judiciary
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nomination deadline is Monday, May 1, 2017....
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