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...several victims testified at trial that they relied upon Williams’s representations and went into foreclosure as a result of the MEI program and lost their homes....

...Hawaii 2.11 drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 people--down 26.83% from 2017....

...Emergency preparedness in Hawaii....

..."While we've seen incursions into the EEZs of partners and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing on the high seas, these are the first interdictions we've had in the US EEZ since 2012"....

...If the required documents previously submitted are on file with the city, these motorists can simply get a duplicate license online and add on the star marking to indicate REAL ID compliance....

...fined $10,000 by Hawaii State Ethics Commission....

...If government benefits were available, Nathan Lum made sure that he was going to receive some of them....

...A female answering the phone did not seem to understand a reporter requesting to speak to Chris Woo.  She kept asking, “You want masagee?”....

...illegally stealing fish which exist for the viewing pleasure of billionaires....

... will Sen Taniguchi block this bill as he did last session? ....

...Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn’t make streets safer....

...The Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Hawaii island) is seeking applications for independent grand jury counsel for Hilo and Kona....

...Whenever we as gun owners object to yet another second amendment infringing law, we hear the same old line, "well, we have to do something," but year after year, law after law is passed, and it changes nothing....

...Thursday, February 27, 6:30–8:30 p.m. in room 125, on the Waiʻanae Moku campus of LCC....

...the current system preys on innocent property owners....

...Kia’i protestors Wong and Perez were quoted as saying in the Tribune-Herald that, “dirty tactics” were being used. Well now that’s rich coming from the protestors....

...Hui Chen is a member of the Complex Litigation, Fraud, and Compliance Unit, and will be tasked with investigating, reviewing, and consulting on compliance issues within state government....

...More than 6,300 students, or 15.5 percent of UH’s approximately 40,861 adult students participated in the 2019 survey....

...Claiming that lawlessness is in fact "civil disobedience" is in the eye of the beholder, making this law almost impossible to enforce....

...SB2505: Requires & appropriates funds for DOH to establish a continuum of stabilization beds statewide for non-forensic patients with substance abuse or mental health disorders....

...“New Year’s Eve was just one of many indications that the inspection process is lacking, which is how illegal goods are coming into the state through our ports. We have seen an increase in gun violence, drug addiction is an epidemic and we are at high-risk for suffering from toxic substances and agricultural invasive species that can hurt our environment,” said Councilmember Pine....

...U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released a fact sheet highlighting information the committee received from whistleblowers....

...when private firms and municipalities consider revenues first, and safety second, the public interest is threatened....

...They don’t reduce the total number of vehicle accidents, the total number of individuals injured in accidents or the total number of incapacitating injuries that involve ambulance transport to a hospital....

...Safety or scam? Red light cameras under scrutiny....

...HB2177 will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on January 30 at 2:45 pm in Capitol Conference Room 325....

...The criminal complaint charges three defendants who are described as the main administrators of KOJC in the United States....

...House Bill 2728 implements a $5 surcharge for all overseas flights except for interisland travel....

...Maui burglar sentenced to 46 months of prison after pleading guilty to possession of stolen firearms....

...HB2680 will be heard on Wednesday, February 5 at 9 am in Capitol Conference Room 325....

...The 18th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report grades states and the federal government on policies proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use....

...What does a drunk rave promoter know about aviation fuel anyway?....

...McCoy escaped death row but he couldn't escape mother of one of his 'girlfriends'....

...since at least 2016, the aforementioned individuals and others have been implicated in the operation of at least nine illegal game rooms....

...unlike the State, the Feds actually put criminals into a thing called a 'prison'....

...In 2019, Hawaii's legislature expressly re-incorporated failure to obtain needed treatment for mental illness to prevent serious physical debilitation or disease into its definition of 'dangerous to self.' ....

...will the Diamond Head attack be enough to turn the tide on mental health reform?....

"...ADC acknowledged that there is some criminal activity going on but said they did not want to send sheriffs there and clear it out because criminals would just come back...."

...This week, the Honolulu Police Commission ousted vocal Kealoha critic, Loretta Sheehan, from her Chair position. Additionally, it was reported that the Federal Public Defender for 24 years, Peter Wolff, who originally exposed the crimes of former City Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha and former Chief of Police Louis Kealoha, will also be ousted from his job....

... The lawsuit could have far broader implications for the AG’s office given the large number of national cases the Hawaii AG’s office involves itself in.  How many of those cases are driven by the profit interest of private law firms? ....

...the administrative asset forfeiture rules will become effective on January 17, 2020....

...This 'agreement' helps everybody EXCEPT the telescope....

...Hawaii is #1 for DUI and #4 for speeding....

...For decades this section of the state’s largest wilderness park had a wild west atmosphere, with illegal campers and often-times their huge, trashy campsites marring the experience and the environment....

... These prosecutions are part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone .... 

...Beverly Hills, California authorities are requesting extradition....

...Follow-Up on Recommendations from Report No. 05-02, Audit of Selected Management Issues of the Honolulu Liquor Commission....

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

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