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AG Chin Issues Opinion on Hawai‘i Shoreline Migration
The opinion states that BLNR should charge former owners fair market value in return for an easement interest in the land.
AG Doug Chin Receives Champion for Social Justice Award
The award is intended to honor “courageous legal work in the face of public controversy that helps promote the interests of justice and preserves the integrity of the judiciary.”
Hawaiʻi Supports California’s Large-Capacity Magazine Ban
Attorney General Doug Chin announced that Hawaiʻi joined a coalition of states to uphold a California ban on the possession of LCM’s for guns.
Emergency Rule Proposed for Access to Mauna Kea Summit
The proposed rule promotes safe access to the Mauna Kea summit on Hawai‘i Island by scheduling nighttime hours during which individuals “may not remain within a designated restricted area and also prohibits the presence of camping-related supplies within the restricted areas at all hours.”
Court Decision: Online Travel Companies Must Pay Back Taxes to Hawaiʻi
On Tuesday, March 17, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled that online traveling companies must pay tens of millions of dollars in back taxes to the state for hotel rooms sold over the Internet. The companies include Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline and Travelocity.
