HPD used physical force against the wrong people during an islandwide manhunt in 2024, costing taxpayers almost $2 million.

Honolulu demanded its towing contractor, accused of overcharging, issue refunds to drivers. When the company said no, taxpayers were stuck with the bill.

In a time of budget trimming, the city found $125,000 to pave a runway for toy planes.

Hawaiʻi schools have faced multiple lawsuits in recent years involving decades-old incidents, after lawmakers temporarily lifted the statute of limitations around the sexual abuse of minors.

A lawsuit filed last year claims the education department violated a religious organization’s First Amendment rights by preventing the group from using school facilities.

The Micronesian plaintiff sued the state, arguing he was denied fundamental rights protected under the U.S. Constitution.

The hit show debuted on Maui in 2021. Filming has since moved offshore but editing work done on Kaua‘i allows for tax benefits.

The state has already settled two other lawsuits filed by former students at Highlands Intermediate School.

The state has tentatively agreed to pay a pair of tourists injured at Waimea Canyon State Park in 2021 and 2023.

Stevenson Middle School Principal Katherine Balatico sued the education department for failing to protect her and her family after they received death threats through her job.