During COVID, the Department of Public Safety sent an e-mail to 260 employees–without using blind carbon copy–with a reminder to submit weekly COVID tests. The[...]

Public First sought to unseal various summary judgment filings in a tax appeal by Booking.com BV. Booking appealed an assessment of nearly $20 million in[...]

On August 8, 2024, Public First sought leave to file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in response to a petition for writ[...]

Public First moved to unseal exhibits submitted by Albert Ian Schweitzer and the Hawai`i County Prosecuting Attorney in connection with Schweitzer’s request for a declaration[...]

Public First moved to unseal documents filed mid-trial in connection with various evidentiary motions in United States v. Keith Kaneshiro et al., 22-CR-48 TMB-NC. The[...]

On January 3, 2024, Angus Mitchell died suddenly at his home. Under those circumstances, the Honolulu Medical Examiner has a statutory duty to investigate the[...]

On March 8, 2024, the Law Center requested and was denied access to the appellate case file in CAAP-23-301. Aside from the case number and[...]

In 2023, Johann Lall sent a public records request for information concerning the Maui Planning Department reducing a fine by nearly $50,000 for a developer’s[...]

Public First moved to unseal portions of the sealed family court proceedings of Isabella P. Kalua f.k.a. Ariel Sellers, whose adoptive parents have been charged[...]

Under the Sunshine Law, Public First challenged the actions of two State boards that each hired–entirely behind closed doors–a top official to run important government[...]