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How Attorney Discipline Works In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

How Attorney Discipline Works In Hawaii

Complaints are investigated, processed by a volunteer board and, in the end, may be adjudicated by the Hawaii Supreme Court.

Lawsuit: State Failed To Help Severely Disabled Boy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Lawsuit: State Failed To Help Severely Disabled Boy

Hawaii still lacks long-term secure facilities for students with behavioral issues who can end up being housed on the mainland.聽

Preventing Prison Rapes: The Fight For Video Cameras At Hawaii’s Women’s Prison Continues Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Preventing Prison Rapes: The Fight For Video Cameras At Hawaii’s Women’s Prison Continues

Poor video monitoring in the facility’s control stations has been an issue for years and a recent inspection found only 40% of the cameras worked.

Hawaii Proud Boys Founder Sentenced To Four Years In Prison Screenshot/2021

Hawaii Proud Boys Founder Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

Nicholas Ochs, who was described by prosecutors as an “elder” in the extremist organization, was an active participant in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Man Accused In 1972 Waikiki Murder Pleads Not Guilty, Trial Set for February James Gonser/Civil Beat/2022

Man Accused In 1972 Waikiki Murder Pleads Not Guilty, Trial Set for February

Prosecutors says that DNA evidence links the 77-year-old to the unsolved murder of Nancy Anderson.

Honolulu Man Arrested For Allegedly Forging Federal Judge’s Signature To Steal From Elderly Woman Flickr.com

Honolulu Man Arrested For Allegedly Forging Federal Judge’s Signature To Steal From Elderly Woman

The suspect allegedly convinced the woman that he had saved her Ewa Beach home from foreclosure and demanded cash payments from her.

Out-Of-Bounds? NBA Star Kevin Johnson Pushes Hard As Point Man For Hawaii Energy Project Scott Liebenson via Wikimedia

Out-Of-Bounds? NBA Star Kevin Johnson Pushes Hard As Point Man For Hawaii Energy Project

Johnson, a two-time-mayor of Sacramento, has pressed state officials to support the controversial Hu Honua biomass project on the Big Island.

Maui County Alleges This TV News Reporter Crossed A Line In Covering A Case Of Police Misconduct Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2022

Maui County Alleges This TV News Reporter Crossed A Line In Covering A Case Of Police Misconduct

Maui County has subpoenaed Hawaii News Now’s chief investigative reporter Lynn Kawano as part of a case involving a former police officer previously convicted of a child sex offense.

DOJ Seeks 4-Year Prison Sentence For Hawaii Proud Boys Founder U.S. Justice Department/2021

DOJ Seeks 4-Year Prison Sentence For Hawaii Proud Boys Founder

Nicholas Ochs claimed he was a journalist when he breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with a mob of pro-Trump supporters. Prosecutors say he was a high-ranking official within the extremist organization who promoted violence.

Hilo Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Programs Wikimedia Commons

Hilo Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Programs

Carey Mills is the first person sentenced for Covid-19 fraud in Hawaii and must pay $957,575 in restitution to the Small Business Administration.