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Monday, January 16, 2017 |
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Oahu Veterans Treatment Court Celebrates 22 Successful Graduates
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 6496 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Military
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Twenty-two veterans have now successfully completed the First Circuit program since it was initiated by Judge Edward Kubo in 2013....
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Friday, January 13, 2017 |
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New DLNR Police Chief Announced
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 5885 Views :: Environment, Law Enforcement
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Robert Farrell retired in 2015 as Assistant Chief for the California Department of Fish and Game. After retirement, Robert went to work for DOCARE as a conservation officer assigned to the Hilo district....
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
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State Announces 10-Year Invasive Species Plan
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 6510 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Law Enforcement
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...the State’s first interagency and comprehensive biosecurity plan to protect Hawai‘i’s agriculture, environment, economy and health....
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
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Full Text: ACLU Asks Feds to Investigate Hawaii Prison Conditions
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 4034 Views :: Law Enforcement
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“Hawaii policymakers have long been warned that without a long-term plan to manage the growth of incarceration, the state could revert to conditions that led to class-action lawsuits and federal oversight."
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Sunday, January 1, 2017 |
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Annual Registration of Mopeds Required Beginning January 2017
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 5267 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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Act 200 of 2016 requires significant changes to moped registration throughout the State of Hawaii....
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Saturday, December 31, 2016 |
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State spends $72K to monitor your social media accounts
By Selected News Articles @ 5:59 PM :: 6570 Views :: First Amendment, Law Enforcement
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“Social media monitoring allows police to constantly target, track, and archive information posted on social media...."
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Sunday, December 25, 2016 |
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Can the Unions Dodge the Law?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6906 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Law Enforcement
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Earlier this year, our lawmakers passed Act 25. It bans smoking on the premises of our state-owned hospitals....
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016 |
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Rehabilitation: Jury Rules in Favor of Kauai Warden
By News Release @ 2:06 PM :: 7590 Views :: Kauai County, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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Attorney General Doug Chin said, “The jury verdict exonerates Warden Wagatsuma...."
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Friday, December 16, 2016 |
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States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections—Hawaii Ranks 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:16 PM :: 5733 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...based on 10 key indicators of elder-abuse protection....
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016 |
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Ethics: Three Prison Guards Conspire to Take $10,000 from Inmate
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 5570 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...appointing ACO A as Inmate’s attorney for the purpose of making a one-time withdrawal of $10,000 from Inmate’s bank account with the intent that the money be divided and distributed between the three ACOs....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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Obama Hawaii Vacation Cost $4.8M
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 6675 Views :: Law Enforcement, Obama
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Secret Service Lodging Cost Over $1 Million Alone....
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Saturday, December 3, 2016 |
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AG Releases 2015 Hawaii Crime Statistics
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 9332 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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Hawaii’s total Index Crime rate in 2015 was 0.3% below the rate reported in 2014, and 24.7% below the rate reported a decade earlier (2006)....
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Friday, December 2, 2016 |
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Attorney General Outlines Plan to Test Rape Kits
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 4183 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...since 1992 the state has collected 2240 sexual assault kits. As of June 30, 2016, 1951 of these have not been tested and 289 of them have been tested....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
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Jail Near You? 11 Sites Identified for OCCC Relocation
By News Release @ 10:58 AM :: 8727 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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...11 sites, clustered within the Kalihi, Aiea, Kalaeloa and Mililani areas, have been identified....
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Monday, November 21, 2016 |
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MADD Rates Hawaii Drunk Driving Laws
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 7145 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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MADD wants tougher Hawaii law for DUI with kids in car....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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Prosecutor Wins Reelection, Gains Budget Autonomy
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 6013 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Is he posting a campaign victory speech on the County Prosecutor’s website?....
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Monday, November 7, 2016 |
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Finally, Real Condo Law Enforcement?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:19 PM :: 8135 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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The proposed Hawaii bill for the 2017 legislative session would institute our own governor-appointed commission and ombudsman’s office and provide for....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Broken Trust Levinson Set up for Gay Marriage Revenge Round with SHOPO
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 9485 Views :: Ethics, Family, Labor, Law Enforcement, Police
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SHOPO President Tenari Maafala … testified that he would never enforce a law requiring same-sex marriage. “You would have to kill me,” he told lawmakers....
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Thursday, October 6, 2016 |
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Police Release Rape Kit Test Info
By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 9905 Views :: Law Enforcement, Police
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Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii county police departments successfully inventoried their untested sexual assault evidence collection kits....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 |
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International Sex-Trafficking Bust Reaches into Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 5519 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...an international sex trafficking organization transporting hundreds of women from Thailand....
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Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
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Prosecutor Urges “YES” Vote on Charter Amendment 3
By News Release @ 5:03 AM :: 5041 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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Charter Amendment 3 asks: “Should the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney control its budget after it is approved by the City Council?”
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016 |
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Hawaii Paroling Authority Gets New Chairman
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 5423 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Gov. David Ige appointed Edmund (Fred) Hyun to be the interim chair of the Hawai‘i Paroling Authority....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
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Puana Attorney to Police Commission: Too little, too late
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 7865 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police
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...not a single member of the Commission appointed by the mayor, other than Ms. Sheehan, has any legal or law enforcement background....
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Hyatt Worker Says Hotel Ignored Sex Assault by Saudi
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 AM :: 7851 Views :: Law Enforcement, Religion, Tourism
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Hassan Maan Melhem later pleaded no contest to fourth-degree sexual assault and was given a deferred sentence and probation....
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Friday, July 15, 2016 |
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Full Text: Attorney General Sues Bounty Hunter Duane Dog Chapman
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 5710 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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Other bail bond companies are also being reviewed....
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Thursday, July 14, 2016 |
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DLNR Officer: ‘Sucker Punched’ by Firing of Friel
By News Release @ 9:16 PM :: 6434 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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"I am now convinced DOCARE is cursed and doomed to remain a pathetic substandard agency...."
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Monday, July 11, 2016 |
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Power Has Been out at Oahu Jail Since Friday
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 3620 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...The Department of Public Safety said the air conditioning will remain on the generator until a faulty transformer can be replaced. The part has been ordered....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Judge Finds No Evidence to Support So-Called ‘Whistleblower’ Lawsuit Against Maui County
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 6164 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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An investigation showed that he had physically threatened his fellow employees, been insubordinate, attempted to use his position as a Liquor Control Officer to obtain special treatment from a licensed liquor establishment....
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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HB2772: UH Rape Policy Now Written into State Law
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 4743 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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In April, UH expanded is sexual harassment policies with a new Executive Policy on Consensual Relationships....
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Friday, June 24, 2016 |
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Conviction Tossed: How They Get Away in Soft on Crime Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:47 PM :: 4696 Views :: Law Enforcement
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"If people didn't upset me, I wouldn't have to punch them...."
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 |
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DOCARE Chief Forced Out—Retaliation for Investigating DLNR Corruption, Theft of Guns
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 12172 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...in a June 16 letter, Case said she was not extending Friel's employment past his six-month probation period....
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Saturday, May 21, 2016 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Rules on Big Cabbage Case
By Robert Thomas @ 11:20 PM :: 9121 Views :: Agriculture, Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Police
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...the unanimous Hawaii Supreme Court threw out the conviction of the farmer, tagged by Officer Fuiava of Five-O for transporting a load of cabbage uncovered....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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Court Advances Suit by Dead Informant's Mom
By Selected News Articles @ 4:21 AM :: 7796 Views :: Law Enforcement, Police, Drugs
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Keawe Ryder, a 37-year old Kona musician, was found dead in a South Kohala lava field in 2013. He had been shot and hit with a hammer....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016 |
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Homosexual Child Molesters: 150 Hawaii Victims Sue
By Selected News Articles @ 12:56 PM :: 8097 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement, Religion
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The complaints describe the actions of a number of serial pedophiles active in the 1950s through the 1970s....
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Saturday, April 30, 2016 |
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FBI, TSA, HPD: Counterterrorism in Hawaii
By Video @ 9:21 PM :: 5118 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Learn what Federal, State, and local agencies are doing to keep the Aloha State safe....
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Thursday, April 28, 2016 |
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Parents charged in 1997 death of ‘Peter Boy’
By Selected News Articles @ 11:28 PM :: 7812 Views :: Hawaii County , Family, Law Enforcement
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The most notorious missing child-turned-murder case in Hawaii history will finally make its way to a courtroom....
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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Marsy’s Law for Crime Victims Rights: Rally at Capitol Friday
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 4179 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Rally at Queen Liliuokalani Statue, Friday 11am to 1pm....
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Saturday, March 5, 2016 |
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Hawaii Drone Bill Would Hinder Federal Surveillance Program
By Selected News Articles @ 2:43 PM :: 3708 Views :: Law Enforcement
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A bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate would restrict the warrantless use of drones by state and local law enforcement....
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Monday, February 29, 2016 |
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SB2956: Involuntary Commitment of Mentally Ill Without Court Order
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 6113 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Second Amendment
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...the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee, will give decision on SB2956 Tuesday March 1....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
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HB1249: Guilty until Proven Innocent of Rape
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 AM :: 4976 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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...the Hawaii Legislature is considering a pair of bills based on California’s affirmative-consent standard that would make it nearly impossible for accused University of Hawaii System students to prove they received consent in a sexual encounter....
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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HB1902 Sex Trafficking Reform Passes Judiciary
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 5:54 PM :: 4460 Views :: Law Enforcement
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HB 1902 adopts a victim-and-survivor centered approach to prosecution of sex trafficking crimes....
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Saturday, February 6, 2016 |
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DLNR Issues, Revises Kailua Bay Boating Incident News Release, Then Withdraws It
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 4736 Views :: Law Enforcement
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"DLNR is withdrawing this news release which concerns an ongoing investigation"
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Wednesday, February 3, 2016 |
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DraftKings Quitting Hawaii After Prosecutor Issues Cease-and-Desist Letter
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 8317 Views :: Honolulu County, Gambling, Law Enforcement
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...the company was hopeful about the prospects of a bill in the Hawaii legislature....
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Wednesday, February 3, 2016 |
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HB1701: Hawaii First State to Introduce ‘Safe Child Act’
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 6837 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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...children exposed to adverse childhood experiences....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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BBB: Hawaii Ranks #2 for Scams
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 6909 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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Hawaii reports nearly 22 scams to BBB per 100,000 people ....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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HOPE Probation: Confronting America’s Drug-Overdose Epidemic
By Selected News Articles @ 1:59 PM :: 7350 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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To illustrate how the carrot-and-stick approach can work, Satel describes the success of Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement program....
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