On April 14, 2021, police officers with the Honolulu Police Department fatally shot Lindani Myeni. After his widow filed a civil lawsuit against the City[...]
In 2018, the Law Center learned more about the State Judiciary’s use of a confidential flag for normal civil court cases. The confidential flag seals[...]
Online publication Civil Beat challenged the Department of Health’s refusal to identify employees and contract hires with responsibility for contact tracing. Despite initially providing the[...]
In a proceeding to confirm an arbitration award involving United Public Workers and the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, the Intermediate Court of Appeals[...]
Online publication Civil Beat, based on 30-year precedent from the Office of Information Practices, challenged the Honolulu Police Department’s refusal to provide information regarding overtime[...]
The Law Center moved to unseal an addendum to the plea agreement in United States v. Davis, 20-CR-68 LEK. Contrary to local rule, the Government[...]
In 2018, the Law Center learned more about the State Judiciary’s use of a confidential flag for normal civil court cases. The confidential flag seals[...]
In November 2020, in every circuit court, the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) filed complaints alleging that Act 47 (2020)–a law requiring[...]
The Law Center objected to a global toy company’s effort to proceed anonymously in a trademark infringement action without publicly explaining its need for anonymity[...]
The Law Center moved to unseal records in a case pending before the Hawaii Supreme Court, State v. Abion, No. SCWC-18-600, that raises questions regarding[...]