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Honolulu Officers In Two Fatal Shootings Did Not Break The Law, Board Says Screenshot/2021

Honolulu Officers In Two Fatal Shootings Did Not Break The Law, Board Says

The Hawaii Law Enforcement Officer Independent Review Board ruled that the shootings of Kyle Thomas and Siatuu Tauai were justified.

Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Stops Short Of Demanding Closure Of Red Hill Fuel Facility Courtesy: U.S. Navy

Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Stops Short Of Demanding Closure Of Red Hill Fuel Facility

Sen. Mazie Hirono, for instance, supports an independent investigation into the Navy鈥檚 response to a Pearl Harbor fuel leak, but says the fuel facility should stay put.聽

Miske Attorneys Ask For Trial To Be Delayed Another Six Months Hawaii News Now/2020

Miske Attorneys Ask For Trial To Be Delayed Another Six Months

The attorneys cite the complexity of the case. If granted, the motion would mean a trial two years later than the original date.

Legal Opinion Affecting 1,800 Oahu Landowners Is Secret For Now Courtesy: Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting

Legal Opinion Affecting 1,800 Oahu Landowners Is Secret For Now

The Land Use Commission on Thursday will discuss in private a Hawaii Attorney General’s analysis on Important Agricultural Lands.

Red Hill Decision Delayed For Probe Of Navy’s Alleged Lack of Disclosure Courtesy: U.S. Navy

Red Hill Decision Delayed For Probe Of Navy’s Alleged Lack of Disclosure

A deputy attorney general also asked that the contested case hearing over the permit for the troubled fuel facility be reopened in light of the new allegations.

Catalytic Converter Stolen? Join The Growing Club Jacob Geanous/Civil Beat/2021

Catalytic Converter Stolen? Join The Growing Club

More than 1,800 catalytic converters have been stolen on Oahu this year, part of a national trend. Replacements are expensive and hard to come by.

Nautical ‘Escape Pods’: Pandemic Fears Spur Yacht Sales Courtesy: Chris Frendreis

Nautical ‘Escape Pods’: Pandemic Fears Spur Yacht Sales

Yachts are attracting buyers beyond the wealthy leisure class due to a desire for socially distanced travel.

Lawmakers Call For Investigation Into Whether Navy Misled Regulators On Red Hill Christina Jedra/Civil Beat 2021

Lawmakers Call For Investigation Into Whether Navy Misled Regulators On Red Hill

The Navy is facing calls for an investigation as its permit hangs in the balance.聽

Police Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Student Over Offensive Drawing, Lawyers Say Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Police Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Student Over Offensive Drawing, Lawyers Say

The Honolulu Police Department said it lacked the evidence to sustain a complaint made last year.

HART Approves More Legal Fees For Looming Trial Against Howard Hughes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

HART Approves More Legal Fees For Looming Trial Against Howard Hughes

The high-stakes battle could involve a claim of more than $200 million in damages, according to the rail agency.