Gifts to planning department officials, forged signatures and other improprieties came out in testimony from a prosecution witness in the sweeping criminal trial.

They are contending state law aimed at ensuring the safety of women jeopardizes those long-held practices.

The boy lived for five years in the Wahiawa home of Thomas and Brandy Blas and like Geanna suffered severe abuse and neglect, the complaint says.

The lawsuits are part of a national campaign pitting “swarms of lawyers” against thousands of defendants.

The charges stem from an attack on Lindsey Kinney, a Kaneohe man a former Miske associate said the alleged crime boss wanted dead.

The Hawaii Innocence Project says Gordon Cordeiro’s case exposes the dangers of testimony from inmates who may be incentivized to lie.

One of the most complex criminal cases in Hawaii history has reached a turning point.

The deal calls for a 10-year sentence, but a judge will have the final say at Ma’s sentencing scheduled for Sept. 11.

Expected to last six to eight months, the trial is more grueling than most. But jurors generally find their experience rewarding.

When he ran into hurdles because of his criminal background, court testimony shows, he simply lied or fabricated a non-existent entity.