Law Enforcement

Hawaii’s civil forfeiture laws are among the nation’s worst....

Hawaii and Virginia were the last two states in the nation without a law specifically criminalizing sex trafficking; however, 2015 legislative gains in Virginia left Hawaii behind....

Damage occurred same day a caravan of construction vehicles was turned around by protesters, leading to 11 arrests...

Patients and caregivers who grow their own medical marijuana should be aware of the Hawaii State Department of Health’s new rules governing medical marijuana to avoid getting in trouble with law enforcement....

"...camping in forest reserves and public hunting areas without a permit remains illegal under Hawaii Administrative Rules...."

...subpoenas are going out and an investigative grand jury could hear the case later this year....

The cost of illegal immigration in Hawaii may be associated with several state policies which are friendly towards undocumented workers....

...reimbursing OIG for Federal financial participation claimed for costs related to investigations of ineligible cases, to misplaced equipment, and to unallowable costs for equipment....

Maui attorney Anthony Takitani registered "Maui Medical Marijuana Dispensary, LLC" on September 15, 2015--over two weeks after the August 27, 2015 Disciplinary Board ruling was issued....

...a Navy man told police that Whitt molested him while he slept....

The illegal immigration situation in Hawaii is different than the rest of the country....

The Remembrance Walk opens with a ceremony at the Honolulu Police Department Headquarters.  The walk proceeds to the Honolulu Fire Department Headquarters on Queen Street for bell ringing ceremonies....

"...identifies how and from whom students, faculty and staff can seek confidential support or report incidents of sex discrimination and gender-based violence...."

...Alex Gonzales' dismembered body was discovered along Mililani Memorial Park Rd in September 2013. Gonzales had been stabbed 55 times....

...a federal judge ordered the government return $167,000 law enforcement seized from a motorist driving through Nevada....

Sex trafficking became a prosecutor’s priority when I returned to office in 2010.    That year, exactly one pimp was arrested, and in 2011 the respected Polaris Project ranked Hawaii among the worst states for anti-sex trafficking efforts....

"I contacted my client. He was delighted," says Myles Breiner....

Hawaii is among the states with the lowest rates in the country of foster children who were re-abused within six months of being reunited with their families....

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....

James Dooley revisits highlights of his career as a hard-hitting investigative reporter....

...Yesterday, Hawaii Governor Ige held a press conference to announce his intent to veto SB 265 which could enact Hawaii’s first sex trafficking law....

...Hawaii Supreme Court refined the test for determining when a municipal ordinance or charter provision is preempted by state law....

"It is our belief that there will be mutual respect and aloha on Wednesday and in the days ahead as TMT restarts construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope...."

2015’s Strictest and Most Lenient States on DUI....

in the last two years, HPD made 19 arrests for promoting prostitution, more than half of which were for first-degree promoting or sex trafficking. It is important to note that none of these arrests would have been possible without the cooperation of witnesses -- who in these cases happened to be individuals arrested for prostitution....

...local authorities share fingerprints from everyone booked into jail with federal authorities, who comb the prints for immigrants, those here legally and illegally, so they can be deported....

... July 1, 2011 through July 9, 2013, Sasao collected eleven payments from various probationers that had been assigned to him and kept the payments for his own use....

"Whenever there is a new product, whether it be powdered alcohol or e-cigarettes, we want to jump on it, and ban it."

Having two accidents in the last two years on your record is the most costly traffic violation....

Facts learned during the course of the investigation will determine whether the attorney general’s office pursues or recommends criminal charges....

...Unlike all other states in the union Hawaii has a go-it-alone policy and lets the attorney general’s office keep a running tally....

"I thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney."

Marc Hubbard, 46, of Cornelius, NC...charged by indictment, unsealed today, in a conspiracy to defraud victims who thought they were investing in concert promotions....

"...From agencies like the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to organizations like HART that are entrusted with significant state funds, there is a need for greater accountability...."

Supporters are already working to build legislative and public support for the constitutional amendment in the 2016 legislative session....

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....

"...In the light Lawrence v. Texas and Reliable Consultants v. Abbott, the State can no longer simply say that morality is a sufficient reason...."

SB 473, SD1, proposing carry permit issue rules under the Federal retired Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), has a hearing, Tuesday, 02-24 at 9:15AM....

The Chief's comments that caused a recent mistrial and the initial decision not to file reports as noted above with HPD indicate to us some questionable decision-making....

Comey said he is concerned that in the wake of Snowden’s “so called revelations,” Americans “healthy skepticism” of government powers will turn to cynicism....

From 2009 to 2011, he served as the FBI liaison officer to a counter-narcotics task force at U.S. Pacific Command at Camp Smith, Hawaii. In 2012, he was promoted to assistant special agent in charge of the Honolulu Division....

...residents will see a 6% average increase in their annual insurance costs for three years after the infraction....

...James Pflueger has been released from jail by State Prison Head Ted Sakai after serving 1.5 months of an already meager 7 month sentence he was given for 7 felony counts of manslaughter....

A prominent gay rights activist charged last week with sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy ... has visited the White House more than a half-dozen times in the past two years....

...every state receives a Report Card that grades the state on 41 key legislative components that must be addressed in a state’s laws....

Senator Slom discusses  Police Reform with Prof Aaron Hunger....