#Attorney General Hawaii

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled that the Board of Land and Natural Resources, through the State Attorney General’s office, acted in bad faith when it alleged there was not enough permitted water to fight the Aug. 8 wildfires because of an earlier ruling that capped the amount of water diverted from East Maui streams.

The purpose of the rent and eviction restrictions in the Emergency Proclamation is to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis caused by the August wildfires. “If you believe that a landlord on Maui is acting illegally under the Emergency Proclamation, report what you know to the Department of the Attorney General,” department officials said.

Hawai’i Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 29 attorney generals from around the nation and Hawai’i Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) Executive Director Stephen Levins to support the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its efforts to combat fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct.

Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 44 attorneys general in urging Facebook to abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), urging them to reconsider their decision to deny a special enrollment period on HealthCare.Gov during the current worldwide pandemic.

The brief, Reproductive Health Services v. Planned Parenthood of St. Louis, was filed in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, argues that these laws are unconstitutional restrictions on womenʻs right to choose. 

All 56 attorneys general are calling for Congress to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs.

Keiki Shield is aimed at predators who approach children on-line for sex or sexual activities; suspects respond to law enforcement officers posing as juveniles on internet sites and are arrested when they arrive at the prearranged sites.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a group of 18 state Attorneys General to defend California’s ban on large-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

Attorney General Chin said, “Big business must not be deciding what people in Hawaiʻi can access on the Internet and how easily we can access it.”

The ACLU of Hawai‘i announced today that Joshua Wisch will take over the helm next month from long-time Executive Director, Vanessa Chong, who is retiring.

A lawsuit has been filed against the state Department of Land and Natural Resources over the current permitting system for tour boat operators off of Kāʻanapali Beach.

The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 would force states to recognize concealed carry weapon permits from other states.

Hawaiʻi filed a reply memo supporting its June 29th request to federal district court Judge Derrick K. Watson to clarify the scope of the travel and refugee ban

State circuit judge Glenn J. Kim sentenced Donovan Soto to ten years in prison for disseminating and possessing child pornography.

Delegates from around Hawaiʻi responded with statements against the new executive order that bans refugees and immigrants from certain Muslim-majority nations.

Attorney General Doug Chin announced that the Department of the Attorney General has charged Calvin Kuahiwinui, Jarvis Pilago II, Robert Caspino, Travis Baqui, and Troy Pacheco with failure to comply with covered offender registration requirements. These individuals are not currently in custody. Anyone with information that could help locate them should call (808) 586-1240.

Maui County’s crime rates increased for six of the ten Index Crime offenses, with a notable increase of 86.4% for arson.

As part of the state’s effort to determine how sexual assault kits are used, tracked, and tested by the police, the reports shed light on the level of testing conducted.

Representative Kaniela Ing of Maui today sent a letter to Attorney General Douglas Chin requesting an opinion on the alleged unfair labor and business practices conducted outside Piers 17 and 38 at Honolulu Harbor. Representative Ing, who is the Chairperson of the House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, and Hawaiian Affairs said, “I am extremely alarmed by recent […]