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Entries for 'Court House News'
| Friday, August 28, 2026 |
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Honolulu City Council Chair barred from seeking third term
By Court House News @ 9:08 PM :: 757 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Office of Elections
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...Tommy Waters had claimed a delay in the start of his original council term meant he could run a third time but was denied by the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 |
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Hawaii high court considers ballot eligibility for Honolulu City Council seat--will rule by Friday
By Court House News @ 9:37 AM :: 1205 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Office of Elections
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...The justices will rule by Friday’s statutory deadline. Whatever the outcome, only two names can appear on the November ballot for the seat: Waters and Ozawa, or Ozawa and Gregory....
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 |
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Environmentalists sue to halt American Samoa deep-sea mining sale
By Court House News @ 2:18 PM :: 2580 Views :: Environment
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... Enviros sue to block 31 million-acre deep-sea mining lease off American Samoa ....
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| Tuesday, August 18, 2026 |
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Indictment: Hawaii Targeted by Iranian Hackers
By Court House News @ 10:57 PM :: 2796 Views :: Higher Education
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... Prosecutors say members of the sanctioned Tehran-based firm the Mabna Institute compromised emails for more than 100,000 college professors worldwide ....
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| Friday, August 14, 2026 |
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Hawaii gunowner targets Denver open-carry ban
By Court House News @ 9:08 AM :: 3600 Views :: Second Amendment
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...National Rifle Association claim Colorado’s capitol city provides no legal pathway for out-of-state residents to carry firearms for self defense....
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| Saturday, August 8, 2026 |
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Hawaii high court restores smoker's $2 million award against Philip Morris
By Court House News @ 9:47 AM :: 4693 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Judiciary
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...Hawaii's Supreme Court said a plaintiff's own negligence can't reduce damages for a defendant's intentional fraud....
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| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
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Hawaii Sues to Protect Welfare Cheats
By Court House News @ 10:34 PM :: 4544 Views :: Ethics, Family, Hawaii State Government
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... A coalition of 24 states and Washington, D.C. sued the Trump administration on Monday, challenging a decision authorizing the disclosure of personal information for individuals participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program ....
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| Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
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Maui can't delegate environmental assessment to property owners
By Court House News @ 4:20 PM :: 4385 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... the rules governing what can be built near the shore have been debated among developers, environmental advocates and fire survivors trying to rebuild their homes in Lahaina ....
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| Friday, July 17, 2026 |
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Soft on Crime Hawaii Supreme Court Gives Maui Rapist a Second Chance
By Court House News @ 11:18 AM :: 5372 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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... The victim in the case reported that Granillo struck her in the parking lot, dragged her into his car, drove her to a beach, held her at knifepoint and repeatedly sexually assaulted and beat her before she escaped ....
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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Judge stalls Turtle Bay resort redevelopment over outdated environmental reviews
By Court House News @ 2:29 PM :: 4790 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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"...The impacts to an endangered Hawaiian bee that moved into the redevelopment area were not included in previous environmental reviews...."
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| Monday, July 6, 2026 |
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Trump admin can't duck blue states' suit over canceled clean energy grants
By Court House News @ 4:14 PM :: 4597 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Thirteen Democrat-led states can continue pursuing their lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of terminating multi-billion dollar clean energy programs without congressional approval ....
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| Thursday, June 25, 2026 |
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Supreme Court defangs Hawaii’s ‘vampire rule’ for gun owners
By Court House News @ 6:56 AM :: 4686 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Hawaii enacted a default gun law requiring permission for carrying on private property after the Supreme Court upended the island’s tight firearm restrictions in 2022 ....
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| Saturday, June 20, 2026 |
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Maui Shoreline Development: Supreme Court Hears Case
By Court House News @ 9:45 AM :: 4204 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... the case turns on a distinction: The difference between genuine development and routine activities that were never meant to require permits ....
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| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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Claims that Maui's streetlights kill endangered seabirds head to trial
By Court House News @ 6:08 AM :: 4090 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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...A federal judge ruled Tuesday that claims Maui County operates streetlights that disorient and kill protected Hawaiian seabirds must go to trial....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
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Can refusing a sobriety test be used against you? Hawaii high court weighs in
By Court House News @ 6:41 PM :: 4903 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... She was arrested anyway, taken to the station and blew a 0.140 on a breath test, well above the legal limit ....
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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Lawsuit Challenges DHHL as 'Race-Based'
By Court House News @ 7:38 PM :: 5593 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL
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... Why This Suit Will Fail: 2009 Supreme Court ruling shields Hawaiian Homelands and ceded lands revenue ....
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| Thursday, May 21, 2026 |
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TikTok attempts to duck Hawaii child safety lawsuit
By Court House News @ 8:25 PM :: 4411 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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... TikTok wants Hawaii’s state lawsuit accusing TikTok of deliberately addicting children dismissed, or at least moved to federal court ....
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| Friday, May 15, 2026 |
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Can Philip Morris blame smokers for addiction? Hawaii high court weighs in
By Court House News @ 6:20 PM :: 4201 Views :: Health Care, Judiciary
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...whether Philip Morris can slash a lung cancer survivor’s damage by blaming her for becoming addicted to cigarettes....
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| Tuesday, May 12, 2026 |
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Navatek Fraudster's Hopes Lay with State Supreme Court
By Court House News @ 7:20 PM :: 4675 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Military, Politicians
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...Both the Oahu First Circuit Court and the Intermediate Court of Appeals sided against him....
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| Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
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Hawaii Legislature passes first-in-nation bill targeting Citizens United ruling
By Court House News @ 6:11 AM :: 6891 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Labor
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...Some labor groups also opposed the measure, arguing it could restrict unions’ political activity, though a proposed union carve-out was rejected in conference....
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| Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
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Legislature passes bills for automatic voter registration, DHHL, 'Corporate personhood'
By Court House News @ 9:07 PM :: 4861 Views :: DHHL, First Amendment, Office of Elections
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...The legislative session ends Friday, with a the corporate spending bill still hanging in the balance....
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| Wednesday, April 29, 2026 |
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HB2309: DHHL Homestead Inheritance Rules
By Court House News @ 5:06 AM :: 6533 Views :: DHHL
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...A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that would let nieces and nephews inherit Hawaiian home leases....
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| Tuesday, April 28, 2026 |
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Ninth Circuit says Hawaii does not have to publicly release voter rolls
By Court House News @ 10:26 PM :: 4815 Views :: Office of Elections
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... ruling against a conservative 'election integrity' foundation’s efforts for a list of the Aloha State’s registered voters ....
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| Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
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Feds say Hawaii crime boss orchestrated his own death to shield millions in assets
By Court House News @ 12:19 AM :: 4845 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...A federal judge signaled he would allow some civil discovery to proceed in the government's bid to seize the late crime boss Michael Miske's $20 million fortune....
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| Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
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Judge grounds flyers' attempt to undo Alaska-Hawaiian airlines merger
By Court House News @ 12:11 AM :: 4712 Views :: Tourism
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...a group of customers claimed the merger had increased flight costs and reduced services in violation of antitrust laws....
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| Friday, April 24, 2026 |
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Hawaii court weighs whether banana workers proved pesticide exposure
By Court House News @ 1:51 AM :: 4654 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, Judiciary
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... The case over a banned pesticide used on banana plantations in Costa Rica has spanned thirty years and multiple courts ....
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| Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
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Ninth Circuit revives lawsuit over deadly Hawaii helicopter crash
By Court House News @ 2:10 PM :: 4737 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary, Tourism
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... A Ninth Circuit panel said a federal judge misinterpreted a key aviation liability law when tossing claims against an aircraft manufacturer named in a wrongful death lawsuit ....
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| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 |
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Youth activists try to revive suit over Trump fossil fuel policies
By Court House News @ 3:14 AM :: 4422 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...The plaintiffs argue that three executive orders focused on “unleashing” American energy are unconstitutional....
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| Friday, April 10, 2026 |
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Military families argue injuries from Hawaii jet fuel water crisis weren't service-related
By Court House News @ 2:10 AM :: 4723 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Military
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... A 1950 Supreme Court ruling prohibits service members from suing the federal government for injuries arising from military service ....
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| Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
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Hawaii bill to ban commercial reef fishing stalls
By Court House News @ 10:17 PM :: 5213 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tourism
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... The Hawaii Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection voted 2-2, leaving the recommendation to ban commercial aquarium fishing on Oahu unadopted ....
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| Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
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SCOTUS Overturns Ban on so-called 'Gay Conversion Therapy'
By Court House News @ 6:00 PM :: 4877 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Religion
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... the law only prohibited counseling conversations in one direction. It allowed conversations that push young people toward a gender identity different from their sex ....
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| Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
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In Hawaii trial, Navy fights claim of ongoing fuel spill risk
By Court House News @ 1:55 AM :: 5117 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... officials say past spills ended and sweeping fixes have made recurrence unlikely ....
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| Wednesday, March 25, 2026 |
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Maryland high court rejects localities’ plea for climate change damages
By Court House News @ 2:16 AM :: 4933 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...The court held that the U.S. Constitution and federal law preempts state claims arising from out-of-state and international greenhouse gas emissions....
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| Wednesday, March 18, 2026 |
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Hawaii Sues to Save 'Gender Ideology' in Housing
By Court House News @ 2:54 PM :: 3980 Views :: National News
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... The federal suit, filed in the Northern District of California, hinges on guidance issued last year by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ....
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| Sunday, March 15, 2026 |
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Hawaii Sues to Maintain Anti-Asian Discrimination at Universities
By Court House News @ 3:33 AM :: 3360 Views :: Higher Education
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... With the administration seeking seven years' worth of detailed data from every U.S. university by next week, a coalition of states says student privacy and institutional funding are at risk ....
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| Wednesday, March 4, 2026 |
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Shareholder Suit: $47M settlement with Hawaiian Electric approved
By Court House News @ 9:11 PM :: 1953 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics
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... Hawaiian Electric Industries was sued by investors who say it misrepresented steps the utility was taking to mitigate wildfire risks ....
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| Monday, March 2, 2026 |
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Hawaii high court takes up 20-year fight over retiree health benefits
By Court House News @ 11:32 PM :: 1665 Views :: Labor
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... A class of roughly 100,000 former public employees returned to court in a case that has outlasted careers, mayoral terms and a chief justice ....
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| Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
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States sue Trump administration for terminating 'Green New Deal' grants
By Court House News @ 12:19 AM :: 1702 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News
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... OMB Director Russell Vought posted online that the Energy Department would be terminating “nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda” ....
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| Saturday, February 21, 2026 |
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Bribery Scandal Looms over Legislature, but they make time to deal with Feral Chickens
By Court House News @ 3:15 PM :: 1886 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... lawmakers debated bills surrounding sports betting, legal rights for coral reefs and feral chickens, but an ongoing bribery investigation cast a shadow over the capitol ....
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| Saturday, February 21, 2026 |
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HUD Moves to Kick Illegals out of Public Housing
By Court House News @ 2:52 PM :: 1366 Views :: National News
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... a new proposed rule to require proof of U.S. citizenship or eligible status for every resident in HUD-funded housing, including “mixed status households” ....
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| Friday, February 20, 2026 |
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s one-man tariff war
By Court House News @ 12:52 PM :: 1404 Views :: National News, Taxes
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... In anticipation of the high court’s ruling, big-name companies like Costco, Revlon and Bumble Bee Foods filed lawsuits in the U.S. Court of International Trade to secure tariff refunds for billions of dollars ....
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| Friday, February 13, 2026 |
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With military land leases expiring, Hawaii moves into unique negotiating position
By Court House News @ 2:46 PM :: 1786 Views :: Land Use, Military
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... Green has two years to convince the feds to pay $10 billion for some of the most critical military training grounds in the Pacific ....
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| Thursday, February 5, 2026 |
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FTC settles with prescription drug middleman giant to lower pricing
By Court House News @ 12:01 AM :: 1157 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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... The agreement orders Express Scripts to offer plan members the lowest available cost for medicine like insulin rather than artificially inflated prices ....
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| Friday, January 30, 2026 |
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Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga Conspiracy: Judge Allows Lawsuit to Proceed
By Court House News @ 12:38 AM :: 2208 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... Federal prosecutors couldn't make criminal bribery charges stick for a former Honolulu prosecutor and engineering firm executives, but civil versions of the claims may live to see another trial ....
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| Wednesday, January 28, 2026 |
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Hawaii Baseball Coach at Center of MLB Gambling Scandal
By Court House News @ 12:21 PM :: 2272 Views :: Gambling
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... Donny Kadokawa is one of the key witnesses in Yasiel Puig's trial over charges the former MLB star lied to federal agents about his dealings with an illegal bookmaker ....
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| Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
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34 years Later: Will State Supreme Court let Rapist Weasel Out?
By Court House News @ 12:21 PM :: 1855 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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... Granillo struck her in the parking lot, dragged her into his car, drove her to a beach, held her at knifepoint and repeatedly sexually assaulted and beat her before she escaped ....
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| Tuesday, December 30, 2025 |
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Judge allows immigrants to challenge ICE courthouse arrests
By Court House News @ 1:29 PM :: 1354 Views :: Judiciary
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... The court has already issued preliminary orders staying the courthouse arrest policies within ICE’s San Francisco area of responsibility, which covers Northern California, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands ....
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| Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
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"I am the mayor. I apologize to no one."
By Court House News @ 11:11 AM :: 3174 Views :: Maui County, Police
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... in the end, even lawyers didn't want this garbage case that fooled 'judge' Bissen ....
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