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Hawaiʻi Is Still Releasing Inmates Without IDs Needed To Reenter Society Lawmakers have made multiple efforts to improve the process of getting incarcerated people the identification they need to access basic services, but little has changed.

January 2, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/hawaii-is-still-releasing-inmates-without-ids-needed-to-reenter-society/

LAWS TO TAKE EFFECT IN THE NEW YEAR, 2026

December 30, 2025 0

LAWS TO TAKE EFFECT IN THE NEW YEAR Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – House Speaker Nadine K. Nakamura today shared a list of...

A Revolving Door For Mentally Ill? Lawmakers Question Diversion Program Citing Civil Beat’s investigation of a jail diversion program known as Act 26, a group of senators is asking the health department to consider potential changes to the law.

October 31, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/10/revolving-door-mentally-ill-lawmakers-question-diversion-program/

Chief Justice Recktenwald retires

October 1, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/10/01/hawaii-news/chief-justice-recktenwald-retires/

New law impacts moped drivers: It requires helmets, raises minimum age to 16

September 17, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/09/17/hawaii-news/new-law-impacts-moped-drivers-it-requires-helmets-raises-minimum-age-to-16/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Council mulls another pedestrian safety bill

September 17, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/09/17/hawaii-news/council-mulls-another-pedestrian-safety-bill/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Nitta vs. HMSA sent back to lower court

September 14, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/09/14/hawaii-news/nitta-vs-hmsa-sent-back-to-lower-court/

PARENTS SUE MAUI PREPARATORY ACADEMY OVER DISCRIMINATORY POLICY TARGETING TRANS STUDENTS (ACLU-HI)

September 3, 2025 0

PARENTS SUE MAUI PREPARATORY ACADEMY OVER DISCRIMINATORY POLICY TARGETING TRANS STUDENTS HONOLULU, Hawai‘i – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union...

HAWAIʻI ENFORCES NEW LAW TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATORY CALLS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT Act 259 Provides Civil Recourse for Discriminatory Reporting to Law Enforcement

September 3, 2025 0

HAWAIʻI ENFORCES NEW LAW TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATORY CALLS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT Act 259 Provides Civil Recourse for Discriminatory Reporting to...

Judge set to decide fight over subpoena seeking HPD records

August 21, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/21/hawaii-news/judge-set-to-decide-fight-over-subpoena-seeking-hpd-records/

Judge: BJ Penn cannot contact his mother for a year

August 20, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/20/hawaii-news/judge-bj-penn-cannot-contact-his-mother-for-a-year/

STVR law goes into effect soon

August 18, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/18/hawaii-news/stvr-law-goes-into-effect-soon/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Inaba: Council won’t override mayor’s veto of Bill 59

August 10, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/10/hawaii-news/inaba-council-wont-override-mayors-veto-of-bill-59/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaii County bars, restaurants to carry life-saving Narcan under new bill

August 8, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/08/hawaii-news/hawaii-county-bars-restaurants-to-carry-life-saving-narcan-under-new-bill/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaiʻi Needs Lawyers. Now, Mainland Attorneys Can Practice Here Attorneys licensed in other states and in good standing can practice in Hawaiʻi without taking the state bar, as long as they work in criminal litigation for a government agency.

August 1, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawai%ca%bbi-needs-lawyers-now-mainland-attorneys-can-practice-here/

AI In The Courtroom? Complaints About Misuse By Hawaiʻi Lawyers Growing Hawaiʻi is seeing an increase in complaints against lawyers accused of improperly using artificial intelligence programs to help produce documents, but the state court system has yet to take decisive action to address the problem.

July 30, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/ai-in-the-courtroom-complaints-about-misuse-by-hawaii-lawyers-growing/

Law

Hawaiʻi Is Still Releasing Inmates Without IDs Needed To Reenter Society Lawmakers have made multiple efforts to improve the process of getting incarcerated people the identification they need to access basic services, but little has changed.

LAWS TO TAKE EFFECT IN THE NEW YEAR, 2026

A Revolving Door For Mentally Ill? Lawmakers Question Diversion Program Citing Civil Beat’s investigation of a jail diversion program known as Act 26, a group of senators is asking the health department to consider potential changes to the law.

Chief Justice Recktenwald retires

New law impacts moped drivers: It requires helmets, raises minimum age to 16

Council mulls another pedestrian safety bill

Nitta vs. HMSA sent back to lower court

PARENTS SUE MAUI PREPARATORY ACADEMY OVER DISCRIMINATORY POLICY TARGETING TRANS STUDENTS (ACLU-HI)

HAWAIʻI ENFORCES NEW LAW TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATORY CALLS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT Act 259 Provides Civil Recourse for Discriminatory Reporting to Law Enforcement

Judge set to decide fight over subpoena seeking HPD records

Judge: BJ Penn cannot contact his mother for a year

STVR law goes into effect soon

Inaba: Council won’t override mayor’s veto of Bill 59

Hawaii County bars, restaurants to carry life-saving Narcan under new bill

Hawaiʻi Needs Lawyers. Now, Mainland Attorneys Can Practice Here Attorneys licensed in other states and in good standing can practice in Hawaiʻi without taking the state bar, as long as they work in criminal litigation for a government agency.

High court bars Sulla, Zamber from law practice

Feral animals bill advances

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNED 313 BILLS INTO LAW MARKING THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2025 BILL SIGNING PERIOD

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BILLS TO TACKLE HOUSING BOTTLENECKS AND FUND NONPROFITS

HAWAIʻI AWARDED $188.9 MILLION TO TRANSFORM RURAL HEALTHCARE Hawaiʻi Award is Among the Top States Per Capita

Deputy Saves Christmas After Finding Abandoned Packages On The Road

Maui To Settle Landfill Legal Battle After Scrapping Plan To Seize Property The county won’t say how much it intends to pay the company in damages over the eminent domain case to acquire a dump site for Lahaina fire debris.

$35K Mystery Payment: Petition Calls For Hawaiʻi Legislature To Investigate The House is reviewing a petition to investigate $35,000 given to a lawmaker in a paper bag. The Senate so far is mum.

Hawaiʻi Law Enforcement Leader Calls For 5-Year Ban On All Fireworks Officials say this New Year’s Eve was quieter than last, but state Department of Law Enforcement Director Mike Lambert is calling for more drastic measures to cut off the state’s supply of illegal fireworks.

Hawaiʻi ICE Arrests And Detentions In 2025 Spiked From Year Before Updated tallies are not yet complete but already eclipse those in 2024. Data show immigration arrests are increasingly likely to take place at ICE offices and at the state’s civil court houses.

Nalani Kanaka‘ole-Zane, renowned kumu hula and Merrie Monarch judge, dies at 79

Kurtistown woman dies after alleged assault in Kawaihae; suspect could be charged with murder or manslaughter

Feds: Sex crimes against Hawaii kids up since 2021

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