#Hawaiʻi Attorney General

The department was recently alerted that Iqbal Khowaja is allegedly presenting himself as the “CTO of the State of Hawaiʻi” at the Bitcoin 2026 conference underway in Las Vegas and has made similar claims in prior conference appearances and on social media profiles, according to the state.

The Hawaiʻi Department of the Attorney General held a press briefing on Friday to address an ongoing investigation into possible public corruption.

On Jan. 16, 2026, federal authorities informed state officials that they would provide to the attorney general evidence concerning an alleged incident involving an unnamed “influential state legislator” who is alleged to have accepted approximately $35,000 in funds. 

The Department of the Attorney General is deferring any investigative action at this time to avoid interference with a publicly documented federal investigation that resulted in the convictions of former Sen. Jamie Kalani English and former Rep. Ty Cullen for Honest Services Wire Fraud in February 2022.

Hawaiʻi’s Green Fee will go into full effect on Jan. 1, 2026, after a majority of legal claims challenging Act 96 were dismissed, the state Department of the Attorney General announced.

Three individuals have been arrested on Oʻahu as part of Operation Keiki Shield 29. Law enforcement officers conducted the operation statewide and the arrests, on charges related to internet facilitated sexual offenses against children, were made between Friday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 9.

Attorney General Anne Lopez announced the conclusion of the Department of the Attorney General’s investigation of state and county government response to the August 2023 Lahaina Fire.

Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in releasing a statement reacting to what she called the “unlawful deployment” of California National Guard against protestors in California.

The Maui Police Department, in collaboration with the Department of Law Enforcement (DLE), the Office of the Governor, and the Department of the Attorney General, will host a Gun Buyback Event at the Maui County Service Center (110 ʻAlaʻihi Street, Kahului), on Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Office of Personnel Management’s proposed rule to create a new employment classification in the federal civil service, Schedule F. This classification, if implemented, she said, would strip workplace protections from tens of thousands of federal civil service employees. 

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez is sending letters to more than 800 Hawaiʻi tobacco retailers and distributors about the distribution and sale of illegal tobacco products. Most of the products originate in China and include electronic smoking devices known as vapes or e-cigarettes and oral tobacco pouch products.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez has released the final, forward-looking report for the Department of the Attorney General’s investigation into official government response to the Lahaina wildfire in August 2023. The disaster claimed the lives of at least 102 people, destroyed more than 2,000 structures and left thousands homeless.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 states and Washington, DC in filing an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. The brief supports states’ authority to enforce price gouging regulations to protect consumers during emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.