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House Speaker Saiki Ousted for Firing Convicted Child Molester?

KPD: Kauai Killer Kept 20 Guns Under multiple TROs because Police only take Legally Registered Guns

CB: … Tiana Victorino, public information officer at the Kauai Police Department, said in an email that the department is unable to comment on specifics of the case because the investigation is ongoing. She added that when a TRO is served, the department reviews firearm registration records.

(CLUE: Franz Kafka)

“If registered firearms are identified, officers will take appropriate steps to recover those firearms and place them into safekeeping in accordance with applicable law and department procedures,” she wrote.

(TRANSLATION: TROs only disarm LAWFUL gun owners.)

As a convicted felon, Sinclair would not have been allowed to register a gun in the state.

When asked about how the police department handles recovering unregistered firearms, Victorino said the department follows state law, which says that an officer may take custody of any firearms and ammunition in plain sight, any discovered during a consensual search and any surrendered by the respondent. Police can also ask the court for a search warrant to seize the firearms and ammunition if the officer cannot locate the firearms mentioned by TRO petitioners. …

(TRANSLATION: When a TRO is filed, convicted felons get to keep their guns because, as felons, all the guns they own are going to be unregistered guns.)

Neighbors told Civil Beat they called the police on Sinclair numerous times and that they’d see police try to talk with Sinclair, but he’d often return to his house and tell police they couldn’t enter his property, making it difficult for officers to communicate with him. Some neighbors said they wanted police to search for Sinclair’s weapons.

Victorino of KPD confirmed that the department had received calls related to Sinclair prior to the death of Hernandez…

(IDEA: Whan a convicted felon is subject of a TRO, his premises should be forcibly searched for weapons, drugs, and other contraband. For convicted felons alleged to have guns, judges should be asked issue a search warrant with issuance of the TRO. That warrant should be executed without warning. The felon should immediately be arrested for illegal possession for every gun found.)

…police received a report of suspected reckless endangerment at Sinclair’s residence. Other callers reported hearing gunshots nearby. As police responded, they learned that Kīlauea resident Shey Ferguson had been grazed by a bullet.

Ferguson had stopped at the stop sign in front of Sinclair’s house and heard six gunshots before being struck by a bullet coming from the direction of Sinclair’s home, according to the court document.

Police officers, including those from KPD’s Special Response Team, set up a perimeter around the house. One officer saw Sinclair exit with a rifle and then go back inside. Police began evacuating nearby neighbors at 6 a.m. and closed nearby roads.

It took nearly 12 more hours before police obtained a search warrant and began combing through the home and three vehicles. Officers were never able to make contact with Sinclair after he went back inside. They realized toward the end of their search that he likely snuck out the back. Police found multiple guns, ammunition, spent bullet casings, a wallet containing Hernandez’s identification cards and passport, and two sets of keys that Gomez later identified as Hernandez’s, according to the court document.

It took two days for police to catch up with Sinclair in Kapa‘a, where community members and officers reported seeing him walking toward the Kapa‘a pool and later toward the public library. As police closed in, Sinclair jumped into the ocean behind the library.

Today, Sinclair is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to the 28 charges against him….

Read … Kaua‘i Police Ignored Warnings Ahead Of Murder, Residents Say - Honolulu Civil Beat

Juvenile Eco-Plaintiff Describes ‘Navahine’ Sue-n-Settle Scheme

SA: … After three years of trying to get to trial, we finally had a date set. Then, just weeks before trial, HDOT agreed to settle the case, the first climate settlement of its kind in the world.

It was a testament to the tireless work of our legal teams at Our Children’s Trust and Earthjustice, the hours of depositions, the pages of documents, and the courage of all 13 plaintiffs. It showed me, for the first time, that it was possible to have my voice heard at the governmental level.

Soon, I found myself sitting across the table from people who, not long before, had been the defendants in our lawsuit. It felt strange at first. I kept waiting for our meetings to feel adversarial, the way they had during depositions and hearings. But they didn’t.

As a member of the Hawai‘i Youth Transportation Council, my role isn’t to fight HDOT, but to help shape what they do next. I’ve sat in meetings raising concerns and have seen those concerns get written into the plan. In a courtroom, you ask someone else to act. On the council, you get to be in the room where the action gets initiated.

The settlement on June 20, 2024, committed Hawaii to reaching zero emissions from ground, marine and interisland air travel by 2045, and in just two years, that commitment has gone from a vision to a working blueprint….

Read … Column: We took Hawaii to court. Now we’re helping build its future | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Entire Lānaʻi School Relies On Unsafe Temporary Power Lines Running Thru Locker Room

CB: … After a power failure knocked out electricity in parts of Lānaʻi High and Elementary School in 2021, the state set up temporary electrical lines to get the lights back on.

Five years later, the so-called temporary lines are still there.

Four portable classrooms and a building housing the boys’ locker room were affected when the school’s underground electrical line failed, said Karen de Brum, a longtime teacher at the school. An electrical cable now pulls power from the autoshop and runs to nearby classrooms by cutting through the boys’ locker room — rendering the showers unusable.

“The whole thing is frustrating because everybody agrees that this is not safe,” she said. …

Because the temporary power line diverts electricity from the autoshop, the building is now running with limited power, said de Brum, who also serves as the school’s career and technical education coordinator. As a result, she said, the school has been unable to install a car lift that was donated around the same time as the 2021 power outage….

Because Lānaʻi High and Elementary requires a permanent repair to its underground electrical line, Ching said, the fix is part of the education department’s backlog of deferred maintenance projects. The department is still establishing a timeline for completing the project but anticipates starting work in 2027, she said. …

Read … Lānaʻi School Relies On Temporary Power Lines For Years - Honolulu Civil Beat

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