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Latest Plea Deal In Miske Case Reveals New Details About 2017 Kidnapping 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.

Ben Lowenthal: Supreme Court Ruling In Same-Sex Wedding Case Sets A Dangerous Precedent iStock

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.

Female Inmate’s Case Raises Concern About Prolonged Pretrial Detainment At Hilo Jail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Female Inmate’s Case Raises Concern About Prolonged Pretrial Detainment At Hilo Jail

Henrietta Stone, 65, has been locked up since 2017 while the court determines if she is mentally fit.

Court Rules In Favor Of Hawaii Charter School In ‘Strip Search’ Lawsuit Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Court Rules In Favor Of Hawaii Charter School In ‘Strip Search’ Lawsuit

Defendants successfully argued that the school and its director were immune from claims of assault and battery.

Dispute Over Assets Leads To Eviction Of Chinese Temple Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Dispute Over Assets Leads To Eviction Of Chinese Temple

Some worshippers at a Honolulu Chinese religious society argue that its current leadership is acting against their best interests in their bid to sell the premises.

Miske’s Half-Brother Wants Release To House Arrest Pending Trial FBI/2020

Miske’s Half-Brother Wants Release To House Arrest Pending Trial

John Stancil’s motion recited a litany of specific grievances the defendant and his attorneys have alleged about the federal detention center.

Principal Performed Unlawful Strip Search Of High School Girls, Lawsuit Alleges Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Principal Performed Unlawful Strip Search Of High School Girls, Lawsuit Alleges

The students' parents were not informed of the search, a violation of school policy, the complaint said.

Lawsuit: Maui Police Trainers Failed To Aid Recruit Who Fell Unconscious Hawaii News Now screenshot

Lawsuit: Maui Police Trainers Failed To Aid Recruit Who Fell Unconscious

Alexa Jacobs was admitted to the hospital in a coma and a temperature of 107.

Hawaii Judicial Commission Releases List Of Circuit Court Contenders Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Judicial Commission Releases List Of Circuit Court Contenders

The governor’s office is inviting the public to comment on the choices.

Hawaii’s Parole Board Is The Most Powerful In The Country. That May Change Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Parole Board Is The Most Powerful In The Country. That May Change

The paroling authority sets the minimum terms that inmates must serve before they can be released from prison, a task that other states assign to judges.