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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 4447 Views :: Judiciary
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... two vacancies – one in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu) and one in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (Island of Hawaii) ....
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Thursday, April 14, 2016 |
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Federal Grant Backs New Honolulu Homeless Court
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 5804 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary
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Defendants who agree to plea deals will be offered alternative sentences such as community service or enrollment in court-ordered treatment....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Darien W.L. Ching Nagata as Hawaii Island District Court Judge
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 3808 Views :: Judiciary
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If confirmed by the State Senate, Nagata will serve a term of six years....
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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Dubanoski Appointed to Judicial Selection Commission
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 4036 Views :: Judiciary
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Chief Justice Recktenwald appointed Dr. Dubanoski to the Commission, replacing Dr. Phyllis C. Horner, for the remainder of her term, effective April 2, 2016 and expiring on April 1, 2019....
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Saturday, March 19, 2016 |
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Hawaii State Judiciary “Connect-A-Vet” resource fair
By News Release @ 8:14 PM :: 5290 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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The Veterans Treatment Court of the First Circuit teamed up with community service providers....
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Friday, February 26, 2016 |
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If judges act like politicians, shouldn't they be treated like politicians?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:26 AM :: 4720 Views :: Judiciary
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Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski "wisely admonished his fellow judges that 'When we act act like politicians, we will be treated like politicians.'"
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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Applicants Sought for Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 4346 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Applications due March 18, 2016 ....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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It’s the Judges, Stupid
By Andrew Walden @ 8:53 PM :: 9594 Views :: Greenmail, Judiciary, OHA
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Telescope, HC&S, Superferry: Going, going, gone. Are protesters to blame? Think again.
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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What Scalia Taught Us
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:20 PM :: 4855 Views :: Judiciary
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...9 Zingers From the Sharp Mind of Justice Scalia....
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Friday, February 12, 2016 |
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Oahu Girls Court Celebrates Strength Through Adversity
By News Release @ 1:56 PM :: 3879 Views :: Judiciary
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The Oahu Girls Court celebrated the 13th class who successfully completed the Girls Court program at a special ceremony held on Thursday, February 11....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Western States try again at Freeing Themselves from 9th Circuit Court
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 4334 Views :: Judiciary
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...Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake (R) and Rep. Matt Salmon (R) introduced legislation that would split up the 9th Circuit and add a new 12th Circuit....
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Wednesday, February 3, 2016 |
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Time To Elect Hawaii's Judges? Maybe Not Such A Bad Idea.
By Robert Thomas @ 1:55 AM :: 4571 Views :: Judiciary
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The Hawaii Legislature is evaluating a series of bills which, taken collectively, would radically overhaul the way judges and justices are selected....
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Friday, January 29, 2016 |
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Advocates for Abused and Neglected Children Needed on Oahu
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 5192 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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Interested persons must attend a mandatory CASA training program....
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Saturday, January 16, 2016 |
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Kauai Girls Court Celebrates Success of First Cohort
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 6110 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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Girls Court is the Judiciary’s innovative effort to stem the rising tide of female delinquency in Hawaii, where the proportion of female juvenile arrests has been significantly higher than the national average....
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Saturday, January 16, 2016 |
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Indict Somebody: Judiciary Hiring Independent Grand Jury Counsel
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 4400 Views :: Judiciary
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First & Third Circuit Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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Judges Lead Grassroots Effort to Help Landlords and Tenants Curb Evictions
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 5796 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary
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Group named STAE (Steps to Avoid Eviction) to distribute flyers in the community....
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Friday, December 18, 2015 |
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Judiciary: Six Funds out of Compliance
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:37 PM :: 4115 Views :: Judiciary
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One special fund and five trust funds did not meet criteria...
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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Big Island Veterans Treatment Court Recognizes Its First Graduate
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 5806 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Military
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Six veterans are now enrolled in the Hilo and Kona Veterans Treatment Courts since the program’s inception in November 2014....
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Thursday, November 12, 2015 |
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Hawaii earns a D- for Civil Forfeiture Laws
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 7997 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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Hawaii’s civil forfeiture laws are among the nation’s worst....
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Monday, November 9, 2015 |
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New Data Shows Veterans Treatment Court Surge
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 5365 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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Nationally, Veterans Treatment Courts are serving an estimated 13,200 veterans who would otherwise be incarcerated....
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Saturday, October 24, 2015 |
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Hawaii Veterans Treatment Court Graduates Five
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 5930 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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The Hawaii State Supreme Court courtroom was filled with supporters of the five U.S. veterans who completed the intensive two-year program.....
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Saturday, October 24, 2015 |
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Chief Justice Appoints James C. McWhinnie Oahu District Court Judge
By News Release @ 7:28 PM :: 4845 Views :: Judiciary
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If confirmed by the State Senate, McWhinnie will serve a term of six years....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Public Comment Period Opens for 1st & 3rd Circuit Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 7:33 PM :: 7016 Views :: Judiciary
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Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 9, 2015....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Political Cronies Who are also Lawyers will be Iced Out of Marijuana Goldrush
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 6331 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Drugs
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...a lawyer may not ‘provide legal services to facilitate the establishment and operation of a medical marijuana business’….”
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015 |
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Obama Nominates Clare Connors Hawaii Federal Judge
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 4747 Views :: Judiciary
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Clare E. Connors has been an attorney at the law firm of Davis Levin Livingston in Honolulu, Hawaii since 2011....
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Sunday, September 6, 2015 |
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9 Years of Hawaii Law Blogging
By Robert Thomas @ 9:05 PM :: 6623 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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I'd also like to hail my fellow law bloggers....
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Wednesday, August 19, 2015 |
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Enviro Wars Episode IV: A New Court
By Robert Thomas @ 3:06 PM :: 6093 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
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..."mission creep" could well set in....
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015 |
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Anti-Cane Burning Suit to be First Case Heard by Hawaii Environmental Court
By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 8251 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture, Judiciary
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Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be heard by the Honorable Joseph E. Cardoza, Judge of the Environmental Court of the Second Circuit on September 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m....
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015 |
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Jury Questionnaires to be Mailed Out for 2016
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 3921 Views :: Judiciary
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Those who receive a questionnaire have 10 days to complete and return....
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Thursday, July 9, 2015 |
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Supreme Court Overturns Former Judge’s Ruling on Gambling Case
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 6668 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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The Hawaii Supreme Court has overturned former Circuit Court Judge Randal Lee’s order disqualifying two Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys from a high profile gambling case....
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Thursday, July 2, 2015 |
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Hawaii Appeals: When is Final, Final?
By Robert Thomas @ 11:00 PM :: 4602 Views :: Judiciary
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HAWSCT Again Clarifies When A Judgment Is "Final" And Appealable (They're Serious About This Finality Thing)....
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Monday, June 29, 2015 |
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Hawaii State Judiciary Launches New Environmental Court
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 5944 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
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Hawaii’s new Environmental Court will have broad jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases affecting the environment....
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Friday, June 26, 2015 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: County Initiative Preempted by State Law
By Robert Thomas @ 5:08 PM :: 9836 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Drugs, GMOs
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...Hawaii Supreme Court refined the test for determining when a municipal ordinance or charter provision is preempted by state law....
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Sunday, June 21, 2015 |
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Contested Case or Court Case? The Hawaii Supreme Court Decides
By Robert Thomas @ 6:58 PM :: 6210 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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It's a fine balance, and until the Hawaii Supreme Court's recent decision in Kellberg v. Yuen, and the Intermediate Court of Appeals' decision in Hoku Lele, LLC v. City and County of Honolulu....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 |
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Hirono, Schatz Nominate Three for Federal Judge
By News Release @ 9:34 PM :: 4759 Views :: Judiciary
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Clare Connors, David Louie, and Jill Otake....
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015 |
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Calvin Say case shakes up Hawaii Supreme Court
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 5212 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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"...Calvin K.Y. Say is the uncle of one of my current law clerk’s spouse, and that another law clerk, prior to joining my staff, worked on a campaign involving Respondent Calvin K.Y. Say...." -- Rectenwald
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Saturday, May 30, 2015 |
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Why are there so many Crooked Lawyers in Honolulu?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:26 PM :: 6698 Views :: Judiciary
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In Hawaii...it seems like half the top lawyers attended the University of Hawaii....
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Friday, May 29, 2015 |
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Big Law vs. Honolulu's Not-So-Big Law
By Robert Thomas @ 9:01 AM :: 7214 Views :: Judiciary, Small Business
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"A Tale of Two Cities: Honolulu and San Francisco"
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Saturday, May 2, 2015 |
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JSC Seeks Applicants for First and Third Circuit Courts
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 4090 Views :: Judiciary
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The term of office of a circuit judge shall be ten years. The annual salary in Hawaiʻi of a circuit judge is $193,248....
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 |
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Hawaiians and the Law: Kelii Akina and Michael Lilly
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 PM :: 9409 Views :: Akaka Bill, Higher Education, Judiciary, OHA
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Whether it's activists on Mauna Kea, the Akaka Bill or the Native Hawaiian roll, questions of law abound....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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HAWSCT Clarifies Joinder Of Indispensable Parties, Timely Appeals
By Robert Thomas @ 12:49 AM :: 4162 Views :: Judiciary
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Here's the latest from the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Dyan M. Medeiros as Oahu District Family Court Judge
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 5692 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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The appointment of Medeiros fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Christine E. Kuriyama to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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Applicants Sought for District Court Per Diem Judges
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 4737 Views :: Judiciary
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The District Court of the First Circuit is accepting applications from attorneys interested in serving as Per Diem District Judges....
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
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Chief Justice Appoints William M. Domingo as Oahu District Court Judge
By News Release @ 9:05 PM :: 6532 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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If confirmed by the State Senate, Domingo will serve a term of six years....
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015 |
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Deferred, not Defeated: Marsy's Law Supporters Organize for Next Session
By Video @ 10:11 PM :: 6729 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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Supporters are already working to build legislative and public support for the constitutional amendment in the 2016 legislative session....
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Oahu Family Court Nominees
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 6649 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Judiciary
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...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Thursday, April 2, 2015. All comments will be kept confidential....
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Thursday, March 12, 2015 |
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After Sob Story from Child Molester's Mother, Hawaii House Offers Ex-Cons $50K per Year, Free Obamacare for Life
By Andrew Walden @ 7:08 AM :: 9015 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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This is all part of a scheme hatched by two lawyers famous for helping OJ Simpson get off on his 1994 double murder rap in Los Angeles....
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Thursday, March 5, 2015 |
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Applicants Wanted for Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 4927 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation (attesting to the applicant’s character and integrity) postmarked by March 13, 2015....
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Monday, March 2, 2015 |
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Applicants Wanted for Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 4:57 PM :: 4370 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation postmarked by March 13, 2015....
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Monday, February 2, 2015 |
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HB624: Parental Parity in Child Custody Cases
By Chris Lethem @ 11:14 PM :: 5606 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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Testimony will be heard on HB624 Tuesday morning at 8:30 am in room 326....
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