Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
UH Law School Instructor Says He Was Banned For Criticizing ‘Nice Racism’
Kenneth Lawson criticized a Black history program for including no Black panelists.
Zeke Kalua/County of Maui/2023
Lawsuit: Water Official’s Removal Was Illegal
Two Maui residents are asking a court to return a former state water official to his previous job.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
A Big Island Man Sues Over Gun Permit Privacy Protection
Police are seeking legal protection over how they handle an applicant’s personal information.
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Ending Affirmative Action Does Nothing To End Discrimination Against Asian Americans
The real target of the litigation was the use of race in affirmative action programs that benefit underrepresented racial minorities.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Ben Lowenthal: Students Don’t Have The Same Privacy Rights As Everyone Else
The Hawaii Supreme Court set the standard for student privacy in the 1990s and it hasn’t shifted.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Hawaii Defense Contractors Likely To Get Probation For Campaign Violations
Clifford Chen and Lawrence Lum Kee, formerly of Navatek LLC, were indicted along with their boss, Martin Kao, after making illegal donations to a senator’s reelection efforts.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Feds Closely Watching Local Property Deals For Signs Of Money Laundering
Real estate purchases by anonymous shell companies can distort appraisals and tax assessments.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Did Misconduct Allegations Spur State’s $2M Settlement In Case Already Won?
The settlement of a lawsuit over sex assaults of female inmates came after a federal court judge announced plans to probe allegations of misconduct by state lawyers.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Latest Plea Deal In Miske Case Reveals New Details About 2017 Kidnapping
Preston Kimoto is the seventh of Mike Miske’s original 10 co-defendants to plead guilty and flip on their former boss.
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Ben Lowenthal: Supreme Court Ruling In Same-Sex Wedding Case Sets A Dangerous Precedent
Using the First Amendment as an excuse to discriminate is nothing new.