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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/

High court bars Sulla, Zamber from law practice

July 30, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/30/hawaii-news/high-court-bars-sulla-zamber-from-law-practice/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Feral animals bill advances

July 25, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/24/hawaii-news/feral-animals-bill-advances/

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

July 10, 2025 0

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNED 313 BILLS INTO LAW MARKING THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2025 BILL SIGNING PERIOD HONOLULU – Governor Josh...

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BILLS TO TACKLE HOUSING BOTTLENECKS AND FUND NONPROFITS

July 9, 2025 0

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BILLS TO TACKLE HOUSING BOTTLENECKS AND FUND NONPROFITS HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., today concluded the...

New law aims to ‘stabilize’ insurance market for condos in Hawaii

July 8, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/08/hawaii-news/new-law-aims-to-stabilize-insurance-market-for-condos-in-hawaii/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

GOVERNOR GREEN ENACTS LAWS TO STABILIZE PROPERTY INSURANCE MARKET AND SUPPORT HOMELESS YOUTH

July 7, 2025 0

GOVERNOR GREEN ENACTS LAWS TO STABILIZE PROPERTY INSURANCE MARKET AND SUPPORT HOMELESS YOUTH HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D.,...

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BILLS TO ENHANCE WATER SAFETY AND KŪPUNA CARE

July 4, 2025 0

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BILLS TO ENHANCE WATER SAFETY AND KŪPUNA CARE HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., signed four...

GOVERNOR GREEN FINALIZES VETO DECISIONS

July 3, 2025 0

GOVERNOR GREEN FINALIZES VETO DECISIONS HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., today finalized veto decisions and issued eight vetoes...

GOVERNOR GREEN INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THE SIGNING OF FIREWORKS BILLS

July 1, 2025 0

GOVERNOR GREEN INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THE SIGNING OF FIREWORKS BILLS HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., today signed...

W. Hawaii woman’s death triggers lawsuit

June 18, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/06/18/hawaii-news/w-hawaii-womans-death-triggers-lawsuit/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Lawsuit Asks Court To Halt Haʻikū Stairs Demolition, Citing State Flip-Flop The State Historic Preservation Division hasn’t adequately explained why it now supports the stairs’ removal, the suit says.

June 17, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/lawsuit-asks-court-to-halt-ha%ca%bbiku-stairs-demolition-citing-state-flip-flop/

Will Cuts To Pension Benefits Hurt Efforts to Recruit New Hawaiʻi Judges? The Hawaiʻi Salary Commission approved hefty pay raises for judges to help attract more applications for the bench. Then lawmakers voted to cut judges’ pension benefits.

June 10, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/will-cuts-pension-benefits-hurt-efforts-recruit-new-hawaii-judges/

GOVERNOR GREEN RELEASES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST

June 7, 2025 0

GOVERNOR GREEN RELEASES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., today informed legislative leaders and stakeholders of his intent...

Lawsuit: Honolulu Police Made 127 DUI Arrests, But The Drivers Were Sober The ACLU wants the police department to stop arresting people without probable cause and due process. HPD said it is reviewing all drunken driving arrests dating back to 2021.

May 30, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/lawsuit-honolulu-police-made-127-dui-arrests-but-the-drivers-were-sober/

AI Hallucination? Hawaiʻi Attorney Cited For Submitting A Fake Case Lawyers across the country have been reprimanded and fined for artificial intelligence-generated filings but this may be the first of its kind locally.

May 29, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/ai-hallucination-hawaii-attorney-fake-case/

Will Hawaiʻi’s Supreme Court Curb Governor’s Power To Suspend Laws? One justice compared Josh Green’s “maximalist” use of emergency proclamations to President Donald Trump’s controversial use of executive orders.

May 26, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/will-hawai%ca%bbis-supreme-court-curb-governors-power-to-suspend-laws/

Three Individuals Charged in Scheme to Defraud Department of Veterans Affairs of Over $9.1M

May 3, 2025 0

Three Individuals Charged in Scheme to Defraud Department of Veterans Affairs of Over $9.1M U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii...

Former Waiakea basketball coach to appear for change of plea

May 2, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/02/hawaii-news/former-waiakea-basketball-coach-to-appear-for-change-of-plea/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Law

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

New law aims to ‘stabilize’ insurance market for condos in Hawaii

GOVERNOR GREEN ENACTS LAWS TO STABILIZE PROPERTY INSURANCE MARKET AND SUPPORT HOMELESS YOUTH

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS BILLS TO ENHANCE WATER SAFETY AND KŪPUNA CARE

GOVERNOR GREEN FINALIZES VETO DECISIONS

GOVERNOR GREEN INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THE SIGNING OF FIREWORKS BILLS

W. Hawaii woman’s death triggers lawsuit

Lawsuit Asks Court To Halt Haʻikū Stairs Demolition, Citing State Flip-Flop The State Historic Preservation Division hasn’t adequately explained why it now supports the stairs’ removal, the suit says.

Will Cuts To Pension Benefits Hurt Efforts to Recruit New Hawaiʻi Judges? The Hawaiʻi Salary Commission approved hefty pay raises for judges to help attract more applications for the bench. Then lawmakers voted to cut judges’ pension benefits.

GOVERNOR GREEN RELEASES INTENT-TO-VETO LIST

Lawsuit: Honolulu Police Made 127 DUI Arrests, But The Drivers Were Sober The ACLU wants the police department to stop arresting people without probable cause and due process. HPD said it is reviewing all drunken driving arrests dating back to 2021.

AI Hallucination? Hawaiʻi Attorney Cited For Submitting A Fake Case Lawyers across the country have been reprimanded and fined for artificial intelligence-generated filings but this may be the first of its kind locally.

Will Hawaiʻi’s Supreme Court Curb Governor’s Power To Suspend Laws? One justice compared Josh Green’s “maximalist” use of emergency proclamations to President Donald Trump’s controversial use of executive orders.

Three Individuals Charged in Scheme to Defraud Department of Veterans Affairs of Over $9.1M

Former Waiakea basketball coach to appear for change of plea

Hawaiʻi County Expands Community Resource Center Services to Assist with Earthquake Impacts

DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY – HURRICANE LALA RECOVERY PLAN UPDATE

GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES MAJOR RECOVERY PROGRESS FOLLOWING HURRICANE LOWELL Kauaʻi Power Restored to 72%; Roads, Airport and Port Infrastructure Repairs Continue

Hawaiian Electric preparing for Tropical Storm Norbert, supporting power restoration on Kauaʻi – Company sending additional staff, vehicles to Kauaʻi this weekend

Two Aussies Were on Vacation in Thailand When They Saw Workers Struggling With an Excavator. So They Stopped to Help

‘You Just Want To Cry’: Kauaʻi Takes Stock Of Lowell’s Damage Communities on Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi and Niʻihau are picking up the pieces left by Hurricane Lowell, a storm Gov. Josh Green compared with the 1992 disaster ʻIniki.

Radio Silence Amid Lowell Reveals Critical Gap In Emergency Plan Radio is critical during disasters. Kauaʻi has again exposed that many stations lack generators and other equipment needed to stay on the air.

Honolulu Man Involved in Trans-Pacific Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

Kona man accused of possessing, disseminating child porn

Remembering Hawaii’s 9/11 victims

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