Judiciary

... oral arguments will also be livestreamed for public viewing ....

... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....

... Hawaii is at the vanguard of a coordinated legal campaign that aims to enact Green New Deal-type policies by lawsuit. And by all appearances, the state’s judiciary is an eager participant ....

... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....

... nomination deadline is June 23, 2025 ....

... the police seize your car because someone stole it and used it in a crime ....

... in the criminal case of United States v. Raymond Martinez and Juanita Moser, 15-CR-00031 ....

... Hawaii's anticipated lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry interferes with U.S. policy on greenhouse gas regulation and is an “extraordinary extraterritorial reach” ....

... Hawai‘i State Senate’s confirmation of eight judges across the state — including Judge Karen T. Nakasone as Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) ....

... Attorney General Office of Child Support Hearings has successfully transitioned to conducting administrative hearings almost exclusively by video conference ....

... the Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....

... The bill increases penalties for individuals who violate temporary restraining orders (TROs) and orders for protection (OFPs) ....

... The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation, and if confirmed, each will serve a term of six-years ....

... Nakasone will fill the vacancy left by the elevation of Judge Lisa M. Ginoza to Associate Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ....

... Governor Green has nominated three Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....

“...Hawai’i is one of only five states that does not currently guarantee the right to legal counsel for children during the duration of their child welfare case....”

... Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and District Family Judge, Second Circuit .... 

... CLUE: 'Vladimir Devens' ....

... The Governor has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his two appointments ....

... The Governor has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment ....

... If convicted of the charged offense, Pham faces up to fifteen years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 ....

... litigation is becoming an increasingly significant source of uncertainty and risk in Hawai‘i’s housing market ....

... After a mistrial was declared, Boom met with Tyquiengco and gave him $1,100 ....

"...Subrogating insurers, the insurance companies argued, have rights that cannot be dismissed or negotiated away by other people or other parties...."

“…now comes the crisis in property insurance - much higher insurance premiums and insurers ceasing to write property insurance….” 

... 'We Can’t Just Assume We Have The Public’s Trust' ....

... The justices denied the oil and gas companies' petition without further explanation in Monday's orders list ....

... District Court judges and Independent Grand Jury Counsel ....

... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....

... the defendants may have a valid argument in favor of federal law since Honolulu is suing over conduct taking place outside of Hawaii’s borders ....

... Feds, once again, doing the job the State Judiciary can/will not ....

... reforms implemented in 2019 have not reduced pretrial incarceration ....

... the Solicitor General Urged the Supreme Court to Deny Requests Aimed at Stopping State and Local Lawsuits against Big Oil Companies from Advancing Toward Trial in State Courts ....

... Links And Materials From Hawaii Bar Association Takings Program ....

... it may be up to the US Supreme Court to set the matter straight ....

... Criminals were lined up when the doors opened, eager for a chance to do it all over again ....

... The State Judiciary can be counted on to twist the law to serve KSBE and HECO.  The Federal Judiciary doesn't even know who they are  ....

... The term of office of a circuit judge shall be ten years ....

... employees at our State, and the Department of Taxation in particular, have a lot of immunity too ....

... Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 “Democracy Scorecard,” recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms ....

... The chances of an expensive, boneheaded precedent being set are greatly enhanced ....

... A three-judge panel found that the public has a presumptive First Amendment right to see medical and health records attached to court filings, such as mental competency examinations ....

... this lawsuit seeks to compel companies to cease production and sale of oil and gas everywhere ....

... tax officials allegedly declined to pursue complaints and reports about certain tax avoiders ....

... All other Hawai'i media are pretending Green's settlement is real.  Fortunately, you are reading Hawai'i Free Press ....

...in so doing, the state court may have placed itself on a collision course with the Supreme Court of the United States....

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....

... one position is triple-extended ....

... Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaiʻi ....

"The family court held that the redacted record could not be disclosed because of the impression of DHS and the family court that it might create."