Law Enforcement

...2019’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections....

...Agency leaders share the history and potential of research-driven policy change....

...New Jersey Tax Preparer and her Husband Face Prison Terms for Operating Tax Fraud Scheme in which they stole nearly $250,000 from State of Hawaii....

...We also noted that AG did not file statutorily required reports for non-general funds and for administratively created funds....   

...but not of protesters....

...Hawaii Attorney General Announces Results of Operation Keiki Shield....

...In addition to the alleged cutting of these vines, DOCARE officers found evidence that other rare plants have been trampled, either inadvertently or intentionally....

...Guam Ambulance Company Executives Plead Guilty to Medicare and TRICARE Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme....

...the annual Defend The Family sex-trafficking awareness conference....

...State's Amicus Response....

...Perhaps of interest to the Attorney General, the OHA-funded contracts illegally place the rented equipment on land belonging to DHHL, DLNR, and HDoT....

...These cases are being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security Investigations), Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA), U.S. Marshals Service Hawaii Fugitive Task Force, and the Honolulu Police Department....

...The videos show anti-telescope activists in black tactical vests labelled “HKPO” September 10, 2019 at the Hawaii County Building in Hilo.... 

...let's give them a second chance--or a 22nd chance....

...more NOVs are anticipated in the coming weeks....

“...Overcrowding, high recidivism rates and skyrocketing costs aren’t solved with politics or posturing...."

"...Mauna Kea Access Road is under the control and jurisdiction of DOT...."

...Criminal laws are still in force, even as to Hawaiian protesters demonstrating on Hawaiian home lands....

...Theft and Juvenile Delinquency: Where Are Teens Most Likely to Steal?....

...a July 22, 2019 'melee' between members of the Fullard-Leo family and 20 pimps and drug dealers....

...The ability to drive a car is a privilege, not a right.... 

"...contamination is most often associated with military bases, firefighting training centers, civilian airports, and industrial facilities...."

...HDOT will continue to work with law enforcement to address illegal actions by protestors on neighboring islands to impact the daily lives of commuters on other state roads such as the H-1 Freeway....

...“I don't wanna be here,” said Kamakau who is the DOCARE Hawai‘i Island Branch Chief....

...In my opinion no single project, not any, is important enough to allow ourselves to damage the fabric of our Ohana in Hawaii....

...The emergency proclamation gives law enforcement increased flexibility and authority to close more areas and restrict access on Mauna Kea....

"...the commencement of construction activities for the TMT will result in bodily harm and psychological trauma to OHA’s beneficiaries and others at the hands of the State...."

"...corralling of protesters is simply unconstitutional...."

...“If you want to maintain your aircraft there are not a lot of options up there because the state won’t allow it.”...

...SB 1405 calls for confiscation, increased fines for youth....

...Husband and Wife Plead Guilty To Involvement In Multi-Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme Based in Hawaii....

...the project lost its funding at the City Council and is set to close in August....

...without property rights, many of our other rights or freedoms would be shallower....

...Ige said requiring proof of victimization is “unrealistic” due to victims’ fear of retaliation from their former pimps or sex buyers.... 

...The assertion that DOCARE utilized an LRAD in association with protests on Maui’s Haleakala several years ago is completely false....

...The governor is threatening to veto reform of a police practice that abuses individual rights....

...Wagdy A. Guirguis was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States....

...John Topasna Mantanona aka 'Boom' was arrested today, June 26, 2019, and charged with obstructing justice by endeavoring to influence a juror and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride....

...Skydiver's GoPro video taken from within the cabin records a 2016 incident over Byron, CA involving the same skydiving plane which later crashed at Dillingham Airfield, June 21, 2019, killing 11.... 

...The day after an allegedly corrupt charter school director evaded justice, the AG’s office sent out yet another nationally-themed news release--ironically calling on Congress to do something about … corrupt educational institutions....

...in Hawaii, 29% of federal criminal convictions are for white collar crime, second only to New Jersey....

...“15-seconds of terror,” is how a trespassing Honolulu hiker describes his near miss with a rock-fall incident at the closed Sacred Falls State Park on King Kamehameha Day....

...“There really is no support. You’d think that Hawaii would kind of be the center for immigration issues.  But I guess if it’s deemed a ‘sanctuary city,’ that’s not well-received.”....

...“When my legislation became law, it should have solved this issue and allowed FAS citizens to obtain REAL ID compliant identification.  However, recent guidance put into place by the Department of Homeland Security has imposed additional burdens on these citizens."  -- Rep. Don Young (R-AK)

...State Makes No Conclusion On Whether DPS Deputy Director Violated Ethics Code....

...The Hawaii Constitution also has a clause that protects citizens from excessive fines, making it even more likely that someone will challenge the enormous fines associated with this proposal....

...Approximately one-third of individuals with severe mental illness have their first contact with mental health treatment through a law enforcement encounter....

...the police officer observed drug paraphernalia in plain view and subsequently arrested Espejo....

...warning letters have been sent to companies that have targeted vulnerable populations with false advertising....

...Bill to thoroughly reform our system of handling people arrested, incarcerated....