Hawaii Supreme Court dismisses final claim in native land case
October 28, 2009
[JURIST] The Hawaii Supreme Court [official website] on Tuesday dismissed the last claim seeking a permanent ban on the sale of lands ceded by the former monarchy. Claims were originally filed by four members of the Native Hawaiians [advocacy website] and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) [offici....... [more] 
Hawaii Supreme Court orders monthly closures to ease financial problems
October 26, 2009
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Hawaii [official website] announced [order, PDF; press release] Friday that state courts will be closed two Fridays each month beginning in November 2009. Chief Justice Ronald Moon [official profile] found that the difficult decision [Honolulu Star-Bulletin report] was....... [more]
US officer who objected to Iraq war getting 'other than honorable' discharge
September 27, 2009
[JURIST] US Army First Lt. Ehren Watada [JURIST news archive] has won discharge from military service after a three year battle to avoid redeployment in Iraq, according to media reports Friday. Watada sought to leave the army [Honolulu Star Bulletin report] in 2006 in objection to the war in Iraq, a....... [more]
US Supreme Court adds 10 cases to 2008-09 docket
October 2, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear 10 cases, including two implicating the land rights of Native peoples, during its term that begins next week. In Hawaii, et al. v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al. (07-1372), the court will....... [more]
New Jersey governor signs legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
July 8, 2007
'[JURIST] New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed legislation to cut emissions of greenhouse gases Friday, making New Jersey the third state in the nation to pass such laws to prevent global warming. California and Hawaii have passed similar laws. New....... [more]
Hawaii lawmakers shelve civil union bill
February 28, 2007
'[JURIST] Hawaii legislators have shelved a proposal to create civil unions for same-sex couples, indicating that the state legislature did not have enough votes to pass the law. The state House Judiciary Committee declined to vote on the proposal after....... [more]
Federal appeals court upholds Hawaii school admissions policy favoring natives
December 5, 2006
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Kamehameha Schools, a private school that accepts no federal funding, can utilize an admissions policy that gives priority to Native Hawaiian students before admitting non-....... [more]
Kennedy says US not doing enough to spread democracy through rule of law
August 7, 2006
'[JURIST] US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said that the US is failing to adequately spread the positive aspects of the"Western idea of democracy," in an address to the American Bar Association at their annual meeting in Hawaii on Saturday........ [more]
Federal appeals court to reconsider Hawaii native-only school admissions policy
February 23, 2006
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted a rehearing in a case challenging the native-only admissions policy of a Hawaiian school. In August 2005, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the admissions policy of the Kamehameha Schools,....... [more]
Environmental brief ~ Hawaii DOT to pay $52M for water pollution
October 7, 2005
'[JURIST] In Friday''s environmental law news, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaii Department of Health have settled a case against the Hawaii Department of Transportation (DOT) for violations of the federal Clean Water Act at highways and....... [more]
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