Public First requested information regarding requests in the preceding five years to remove books from Hawai`i State Public Library System facilities. The agency provided a[...]

In 2025, the State of Hawai`i discharged Isaac Choy from his position as Vice President of Finance for the Hawai`i Tourism Authority. Before the termination,[...]

The State Department of Law Enforcement acquired 15 fixed automated license plate readers in June 2024 for approximately $100,000 (which included a related annual cellular[...]

The Na Kupa Alo Ana O Hawai`i Citizen Review Panel (CRP) was established in 2011 pursuant to the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act[...]

Public First observed that the State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands provides significant information about the process for applying for a homestead lease. But DHHL’s[...]

Public First requested records concerning parole proceedings regarding John Freudenberg after his release from prison in May 2024. Released Audio Released Records

In various requests, Public First has sought information about children in foster care who have died or been seriously injured as a result of abuse[...]

Public First facilitated requests for sample data from police departments for what it tracks concerning 911 calls and for what it tracks concerning its larger[...]

Public First requested files related to a complaint for an August 2020 incident–an alleged excessive use of force on a handcuffed individual–investigated by the Honolulu[...]

Public First requested records concerning a $65,000 grant by the County of Hawai`i to the Pāhoa Lava Zone Museum to purchase and install a 25[...]