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Ben Lowenthal: Hawaii Just Won’t Give Up Its Harsh Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
Police can seize property without a court process if they suspect it is connected to a crime or poses a danger.
Civil Beat Staff/Civil Beat/2024
Campaign Contributions Or Bribes In Disguise? Closing Arguments Begin In Kaneshiro Bribery Trial
Prosecutors tried to convince jurors money given to Keith Kaneshiro’s campaign was part of a conspiracy to bribe the former Honolulu prosecutor, but defense attorneys maintain it was legal.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
John Hill: A Lawsuit Against The Child Protection System Digs Up Troubling Facts
In the absence of legislative oversight, litigation is one of the few ways to find out what went wrong.
Ian Lind photo/2021
The Miske Trial: Witnesses Describe Bank Transactions
“Structuring” can be evidence of a racketeering conspiracy, the first and overarching charge against Mike Miske.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Ex-Honolulu Investigator Tells Jury He Swore To Facts In Theft Case He Had ‘No Idea’ About
Five people associated with a local engineering firm are accused of bribing former prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro to pursue a bogus theft case.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
The Miske Trial: Testimony Ties Mike Miske To A Robbery Gone Bad In Which A Young Man Died
The organized crime trial continues with witnesses laying out the defendant’s involvement in specific criminal cases.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Officials Mistakenly Locked This Man In A Psych Ward, Then Argued He Was Not Sane Enough To Sue
Joshua Spriestersbach sued the state after he was held in the Hawaii State Hospital for more than two years under the wrong name, only to face new questions about his sanity.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Death Of Foster Child Leads To $750,000 Settlement Pending Approval By Legislature
The caregivers said the child was injured after falling from a 3-foot bench while playing a video game.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Discrimination Suit Against Kauai Police Chief Dismissed, Captain Forced To Retire
Chief Todd Raybuck was suspended for creating a hostile work environment but an investigation found his hiring practices had been fair.
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If Electronic Monitoring Is Going To Expand In Hawaii, There Needs To Be Better Public Data
We don’t know much about how electronic monitoring operates in the state and the raw numbers are only part of the story.