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Man Institutionalized Due To Mistaken Identity Will Get $975K Settlement Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Man Institutionalized Due To Mistaken Identity Will Get $975K Settlement

The man could also receive a $200,000 payment from the state.

Senate Panel Approves Dan Gluck For State Appeals Court Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026

Senate Panel Approves Dan Gluck For State Appeals Court

Dan Gluck says “access to justice” is a priority for the Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Here Comes The Judge? Not So Fast, Says State’s Appellate Court Hawaiʻi State Judiciary

Here Comes The Judge? Not So Fast, Says State’s Appellate Court

The Senate wants to add a seventh position to the ICA. Court officials say it’s not needed.

Maui Wildfire Lawyers Vying For $1 Billion Payday David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Maui Wildfire Lawyers Vying For $1 Billion Payday

A Hawaiʻi judge may be the one to decide what legal fees are reasonable under state law.

Hawaiʻi Attorney Accused Of Lying During Kealoha Trial Could Face Discipline Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaiʻi Attorney Accused Of Lying During Kealoha Trial Could Face Discipline

Kevin Sumida could face punishment ranging from a private admonition to suspension. 

Honolulu Investigator Obstructed His Own Criminal Case, Hawaiʻi AG Says Madeleine Valera/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Investigator Obstructed His Own Criminal Case, Hawaiʻi AG Says

The charges come after a Civil Beat report revealed Steve Alm’s office knew about the allegations, botched an investigation and invited the employee back to work.

The People Suing Kamehameha Schools Are Getting Death Threats Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The People Suing Kamehameha Schools Are Getting Death Threats

One family in the lawsuit wants the courts to keep its members anonymous. KS wants their identities revealed.

Failed $20 Bribe: 92-Year-Old Architect Sentenced In Honolulu Permitting Case

Failed $20 Bribe: 92-Year-Old Architect Sentenced In Honolulu Permitting Case

Kiyoshi Toi said he was giving the employee lunch money. The judge saw it as an attempt to influence him.

Mistaken ID Case At Hawaiʻi State Hospital May Cost State $200K PFBentley/Civil Beat/2014

Mistaken ID Case At Hawaiʻi State Hospital May Cost State $200K

A man with a history of mental illness was held at the Oʻahu jail and Hawaiʻi State Hospital for nearly three years after police mistook him for a wanted felon.

Hawaiʻi Judges Face More Threats. Courts Want Armed Guards To Help Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Judges Face More Threats. Courts Want Armed Guards To Help

The Judiciary is seeking $3.25 million to hire private security as the Department of Law Enforcement, which protects the courts, faces staffing shortages.