News Releases 2017
12/22/2017: NINTH CIRCUIT RULES TRAVEL BAN 3.0 VIOLATES FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS
12/22/2017: CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZES RANDALL SAITO’S EXTRADITION TO HAWAII
12/21/2017: HAWAII COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
12/13/2017: KALEI GOODWIN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS PRISON
12/13/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN CALLS UPON FCC TO INVESTIGATE FAKE COMMENTS AND DELAY ROLL BACK OF NET NEUTRALITY
12/13/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINES THE PUBLIC INTEREST REMAINS PROTECTED AS THE SHORELINE RETREATS
12/13/2017: SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, JOSHUA WISCH, NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACLU OF HAWAII
12/12/2017: HAWAII TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: MICK MULVANEY SHOULD NOT LEAD CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY
12/08/2017: UH AND THIRTY METER TELESCOPE ASK THAT LAND BOARD NOT START CONTESTED CASE REGARDING SUBLEASE
12/08/2017: Attorney General Chin Joins Effort to Preserve Independence of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
12/08/2017: MAN CHARGED WITH FELONY THEFT
12/06/17: NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HEARS ARGUMENTS ON MERITS OF TRAVEL BAN 3.0
12/05/2017: INVESTIGATION OF ASSAULT AGAINST TODDLER PEYTON VALIENTE ENDS WITHOUT CRIMINAL CHARGES
11/30/2017: DOJ THREATS TO CUT FUNDS TO SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS ARE ILLEGAL, HAWAII ARGUES
11/28/2017: HAWAII OPPOSES REQUEST FOR TRAVEL BAN 3.0 TO TAKE FULL EFFECT
11/28/2017: HAWAII OPPOSES ROLLBACK OF CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE MANDATE
11/27/2017: SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY JUDGE SETS EXTRADITION HEARING FOR RANDALL SAITO
11/22/2017: COURT GREEN LIGHTS NEW CLAIMS BY STATE AGAINST DCK PACIFIC IN AIRPORT HANGAR LAWSUIT
11/17/2017: RANDALL SAITO APPEARS IN CALIFORNIA COURT
11/15/2017: STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN ON ESCAPE AND CAPTURE OF RANDALL SAITO
11/14/2017: FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR BENCH WARRANT ISSUED FOR ESCAPEE RANDALL SAITO
11/14/2017: TWO CHARGED WITH WELFARE FRAUD
11/08/2017: THREE CHARGED WITH ESCAPE IN THE SECOND DEGREE
10/31/2017: FORMER CHARTER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CHARGED WITH THEFT
10/31/2017: 33 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGE CONGRESS TO EVALUATE ‘BUMP STOCKS’
10/30/2017: SIX STATES SEEK TO JOIN HAWAII TRAVEL BAN LAWSUIT
10/30/2017: INMATE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT OF ADULT CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
10/30/2017: HAWAII CO-AUTHORS SUPREME COURT BRIEF DEFENDING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS
10/27/2017: HAWAII FILES SECOND COURT BRIEF OPPOSING BAN ON TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS IN THE MILITARY
10/27/2017: FORMER MANAGER TO LOCAL MUSICIAN JOHN CRUZ INDICTED ON THEFT OFFENSES
10/27/2017: INMATE INDICTED FOR ASSAULT OF ADULT CORRECTIONS OFFICER AT WOMENS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
10/24/2017: INJUNCTION AGAINST TRAVEL BAN 3.0 STILL IN EFFECT AS SUPREME COURT DECLARES EARLIER VERSION MOOT
10/23/2017: HAWAII OPPOSES FORCED CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY
10/20/2017: NATIONAL TAKE-BACK INITIATIVE: TURN IN YOUR UNUSED AND/OR EXPIRED MEDICATIONS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017
10/19/2017: HAWAII SUPPORTS CALIFORNIA LAW BANNING LARGE-CAPACITY AMMUNITION MAGAZINES
10/19/2017: HAWAII ATTORNEY GENERAL RECEIVES “CHAMPION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD” FROM THE HAWAII STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
10/17/2017: HAWAII JOINS TEN STATES SUING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO DISCLOSE IMMIGRATION RECORDS
10/17/2017: HAWAII BLOCKS THIRD TRUMP TRAVEL BAN
10/16/2017: PROTEST OF HABITAT CONSERVATION CONTRACT DISMISSED
10/16/2017: HAWAII JOINS MULTISTATE COURT BRIEF OPPOSING BAN ON TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS IN THE MILITARY
10/13/2017: COURT DENIES TRO TO STOP AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICE
10/13/2017: HAWAII AMONG 18 STATES ON BRIEF TO PROTECT LGBTQ WORKERS FROM EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
10/10/2017: HAWAII OPPOSES TRAVEL BAN 3.0
10/06/2017: HAWAII JOINS COALITION OF 18 STATES OPPOSING PRESIDENT’S CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE ROLLBACK
10/05/2017: HAWAII TO CHALLENGE TRAVEL BAN 3.0
10/04/2017: HAWAII SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT INITIATIVE RELEASES UPDATE ON NUMBER OF KITS SUBMITTED FOR TESTING
10/04/2017: HAWAII RECEIVES MORE THAN $700,000 IN MYLAN SETTLEMENT
10/04/2017: OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
10/04/2017: DACA RENEWALS SHOULD BE PUT IN OVERNIGHT MAIL TODAY
10/02/2017: TWO MEN CHARGED WITH 35 COUNTS OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD
09/29/2017: FORMATION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARD
09/26/2017: HAWAII JOINS STATE COALITION DEMANDING U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY BETSY DEVOS STOP ATTACKING STUDENT BORROWERS
09/25/2017: U.S. SUPREME COURT ORDERS SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING TO ADDRESS TRAVEL BAN 3.0
09/22/2017: EXCESSIVE FORCE COMPLAINT AGAINST STATE INVESTIGATOR TOSSED
09/22/2017: FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSES CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST KAUAI WARDEN
09/19/2017: HAWAII ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS DOCUMENTS FROM OPIOID MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
09/15/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN’S STATEMENT REGARDING TODAY’S RULING IN CITY OF CHICAGO V. SESSIONS
09/15/2017: FORMER KAUAI POLICE OFFICER INDICTED FOR CYBERSTALKING OFFENSES
09/12/2017: HAWAII COUNTY RESIDENT INDICTED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
09/12/2017: FEDERAL JURY VINDICATES HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
09/11/2017: HAWAII FILES SUPREME COURT BRIEF ON THE MERITS IN THE TRAVEL BAN CASE
09/07/2017: CLOSE FAMILY RELATIVES AND REFUGEES MAY ENTER UNITED STATES, FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULES
09/06/2017: HAWAII JOINS 16 STATES IN LAWSUIT TO PROTECT DREAMERS AND PRESERVE DACA
09/02/2017: NOTICES TO WOMEN REGARDING ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES MUST BE ALLOWED, STATE ARGUES
08/31/2017: CRIME IN HAWAII AT RECORD LOW LEVEL IN 2016
08/30/2017: NINTH CIRCUIT RULES IN STATE’S FAVOR IN CASE UNDER THE FEDERAL INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
08/28/2017: HAWAII SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO ORDER STATE TO REPAIR WAIKIKI GOLD COAST SEAWALLS
08/23/2017: STATE RESPONDS TO MCDERMOTT APPEAL
08/22/2017: PEAMAN RACE LAWSUIT AGAINST STATE DISMISSED
08/14/2017: 20 YEARS AGO, BISHOP ESTATE SCANDAL LED TO STRICT CHARITIES OVERSIGHT IN HAWAII
08/14/2017: JUDGE DISMISSES INMATE LAWSUIT
08/08/2017: HAWAII JOINS COALITION FIGHTING TO PROTECT SENIORS IN NURSING HOME AND LONG-TERM CARE CONTRACTS
08/07/2017: HAWAII RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY $477,000 IN SETTLEMENT WITH DRUG MANUFACTURER
08/02/2017: TWO CHARGED WITH FELONY WELFARE FRAUD
07/28/2017: HAWAII SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO RECONSIDER DECISION IN SUBSTITUTE AND PART-TIME TEACHERS CASE
07/28/2017: HAWAII JOINS 20 STATE COALITION URGING CONGRESS TO PROTECT LEGAL RIGHTS OF VICTIMIZED CONSUMERS
07/27/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN LEADS COALITION URGING CONGRESS TO PROTECT TRANSGENDER SERVICE MEMBERS
07/26/2017: STATE WINS AIRPORT PERMIT DISPUTE
07/24/2017: ALLEGED LEASH LAW VIOLATOR CHARGED
07/24/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL CHIN TO SERVE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL
07/21/17: DONALD ISEKE CHARGED WITH FORGERY
07/21/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN SUPPORTS “DREAMERS”
07/20/2017: CIBER LAWSUIT TO REMAIN IN HAWAII
07/19/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN’S STATEMENT ON TODAY’S U.S. SUPREME COURT ORDER
07/14/2017: STATE CIRCUIT COURT DISMISSES MEDICAL AID-IN-DYING CASE
07/13/2017: FEDERAL COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF TRAVEL BAN PLAINTIFFS
07/12/2017: PARTIES BRIEF LATEST ARGUMENTS REGARDING SCOPE OF TRAVEL BAN WITH FEDERAL COURT
07/12/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL CHIN STRONGLY SUPPORTS GOVERNOR DAVID IGE’S INITIATIVE TO FIGHT OPIOID ABUSE
07/07/2017: HAWAII PURSUES INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN TRAVEL BAN LITIGATION
07/07/2017: STATE OBTAINS $45,000 JUDGMENT AGAINST INSURANCE SCAMMER
07/07/2017: NINTH CIRCUIT RULES DISTRICT COURT HAS THE ABILITY TO INTERPRET AND ENFORCE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT’S ORDER
07/07/2017: NINTH CIRCUIT DOCKETS HAWAII APPEAL REGARDING SCOPE OF TRAVEL BAN
07/06/2017: HAWAII SUPREME COURT HEARD ORAL ARGUMENT TODAY REGARDING FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS
07/06/2017: FEDERAL COURT DECLINES TO RULE ON REQUEST TO CLARIFY SCOPE OF TRAVEL BAN
07/06/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL CHIN JOINS 18 STATES TO PROTECT STUDENTS CHEATED BY FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES
07/05/2017: TRAVEL BAN PARTIES REBUT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S INTERPRETATION OF U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING
06/30/2017: MEDIA ADVISORY
06/29/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT OF SHANE TAYLOR NEAL FOR ELECTRONIC ENTICEMENT OF A CHILD
06/29/2017: HAWAII ASKS FEDERAL JUDGE TO CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF TRAVEL BAN INJUNCTION
06/29/2017: RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PERSONS IMPACTED BY PARTIAL TRUMP TRAVEL BAN
06/28/2017: HAWAII SUPREME COURT FINDS SUBSTITUTE AND PART-TIME TEACHERS NOT ENTITLED TO $56 MILLION IN BACK WAGES
06/26/2017: MEDIA ADVISORY
06/23/2017: PROJECT MĀLAMA KĀKOU – HAWAII SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT INITIATIVE (SAKI) WEBSITE LAUNCHES TODAY
06/23/2017: MEDIA ADVISORY
06/21/2017: MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSING AND DISSEMINATING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
06/20/2017: PARTIES DISMISS LAWSUIT IN ADVANCE OF TRANSITION OF MAUI HOSPITALS TO KAISER
06/20/2017: MULTIPLE SEX OFFENDERS CHARGED WITH FAILING TO REGISTER LOCATION
06/20/2017: HAWAII ARGUES TO U.S. SUPREME COURT THAT TRUMP TRAVEL BAN IS UNNECESSARY AND UNLAWFUL
06/19/2017: DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDS AUCTION OF SEIZED AND FORFEITED PROPERTY THIS WEEKEND
06/14/2017: MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT AGAINST STATE DISMISSED
06/12/2017: NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS DECISION IN HAWAII V. TRUMP
06/12/2017: MEDIA ADVISORY
06/12/2017: HAWAII FILES TRAVEL BAN OPPOSITION IN U.S. SUPREME COURT
06/08/2017: NO CRIMINAL CHARGES REGARDING DOG FATALITY INCIDENT AT DANIEL K. INOUYE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
06/07/2017: HAWAII OFFICIALS URGE U.S. CONGRESS TO REJECT ANTI-CONSUMER LEGISLATION
06/05/2017: HAWAII JOINS “WE ARE STILL IN” COALITION IN SUPPORT OF PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT
06/01/2017: ACCUSED IOLANI PALACE VANDAL INDICTED
05/31/2017: STATE OF HAWAII RECEIVES $2.5 MILLION PAYMENT FROM VOLKSWAGEN
05/25/2017: STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN REGARDING TODAY’S FOURTH CIRCUIT RULING AGAINST TRUMP TRAVEL BAN
05/18/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL CHIN URGES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO RESCIND HARSH NEW SENTENCING GUIDELINES
05/18/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL CHIN TAKES ACTION TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
05/18/2017: U.S. SUPREME COURT TURNS DOWN FURTHER REVIEW OF HAWAII’S OPEN PRIMARY ELECTIONS
05/17/2017: CHILD PORNOGRAPHY DISTRIBUTOR SENT TO JAIL
05/15/2017: NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HEARS ARGUMENTS IN HAWAII V. TRUMP
05/11/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL CHIN ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT OF BRETT S. COLBERT FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
05/11/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL CHIN JOINS 37 STATES AND D.C. CALLING FOR EXPANSION OF MEDICAID FRAUD AUTHORITY
05/03/2017: HAWAII FIREARM PERMITS AND REGISTRATIONS INCREASE IN 2016
04/25/2017: NATIONAL TAKE-BACK INITIATIVE: TURN IN YOUR UNUSED OR EXPIRED MEDICATIONS ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017
04/24/2017: FURLOUGH ESCAPEE CHARGED
04/24/2017: TRAVEL BAN CASE UPDATE: HAWAII FILES ANSWERING BRIEF WITH THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
04/20/2017: STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN IN RESPONSE TO U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSION’S RECENT COMMENT
04/13/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL CHIN URGES HAWAII RESIDENTS TO SUBMIT CLAIMS FOR PROVIGIL SETTLEMENT
04/07/2017: APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
04/05/2017: SUPREME COURT ALLOWS HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL DECISION TO INVOLUNTARILY MEDICATE MICHAEL LAWRENCE TO STAND
04/04/2017: FORMER WAIANAE COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIRECTOR SENTENCED
04/03/2017: APRIL IS ALCOHOL RESPONSIBILITY MONTH
03/29/2017: TRAVEL BAN CASE UPDATE: COURT GRANTS CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
03/21/2017: TRAVEL BAN CASE UPDATE: HAWAII SEEKS CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
03/20/2017: WOMAN CHARGED FOR SUBMITTING WORTHLESS CHECKS TO TAX DEPARTMENT
03/15/2017: MEDIA ADVISORY
03/11/2017: HONOLULU HOSTS MEETING OF WESTERN STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL THIS WEEK
03/08/2017: MEDIA ADVISORY
03/08/2017: HAWAII ASKS FEDERAL COURT TO BLOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TRAVEL BAN ORDER
03/08/2017: STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN REGARDING ACTIVITY TODAY IN HAWAII V. TRUMP
03/06/2017: STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT’S NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER
03/03/2017: HAWAII SUPPORTS TRANSGENDER RIGHTS CASE IN UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
03/02/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL CHIN JOINS 39 OTHER STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN LAWSUIT OVER INFLATED DRUG PRICES
02/28/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN QUESTIONS PRESIDENT TRUMP IN D.C. ABOUT TRAVEL BAN
02/27/2016: TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF THEFT FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII RESULT IN FELONY CHARGES
02/23/2017: OAHU MAN INDICTED FOR ELECTRONIC ENTICEMENT OF A CHILD
02/17/2017: TWO MEN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OF KAUAI POLICE OFFICERS
02/14/2017: HAWAII TRAVEL BAN LAWSUIT ADDS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CLAIM
02/10/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL LETTER REGARDING COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY AT HONOLULU HARBOR
02/09/2017: STATEMENT REGARDING NINTH CIRCUIT RULING AGAINST TRUMP TRAVEL BAN
02/08/2017: CHILD PORNOGRAPHY DISSEMINATOR SENTENCED
02/07/2017: HAWAII CASE STAYED SO LONG AS NATIONWIDE ORDER BLOCKING PRESIDENT’S IMMIGRATION BAN REMAINS IN PLACE
02/07/2017: MEDIA ADVISORY
02/03/2017: HAWAII V. TRUMP
02/03/2017: MEDIA ADVISORY
01/31/2017: STATE LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE CHARGED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF UNAUTHORIZED MAILERS
01/29/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN OPPOSES EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMIGRATION
01/24/2017: COURT DISMISSES SANDWICH ISLES COMMUNICATIONS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
01/24/2017: HAWAII ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS 15 STATES AND D.C. IN DEFENSE OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL AGENCY
01/20/2017: ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUG CHIN VOICES OPPOSITION TO TWO PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS
01/10/2017: REPEAT WELFARE FRAUDSTER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS PRISON
01/06/2017: NEW SOLICITOR GENERAL CLYDE WADSWORTH NAMED
01/05/2017: COURT DISMISSES CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES LAWSUIT
01/05/2017: MEDIA ADVISORY
01/04/2017: MALE NURSE’S AIDE PLEADS NO CONTEST TO SLAPPING 93-YEAR OLD DEMENTIA PATIENT
State of Hawaii Attorney General
Anne E. Lopez