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Child Welfare Services – Fatalities & Near Fatalities

In various requests, Public First has sought information about children in foster care who have died or been seriously injured as a result of abuse[...]

Honolulu and Hawaii County Police Departments – Incident/911 Data

Public First facilitated requests for sample data from police departments for what it tracks concerning 911 calls and for what it tracks concerning its larger[...]

Honolulu Police Commission – Excessive Force Complaint

Public First requested files related to a complaint for an August 2020 incident–an alleged excessive use of force on a handcuffed individual–investigated by the Honolulu[...]

Pahoa Surveillance Grant

Public First requested records concerning a $65,000 grant by the County of Hawai`i to the Pāhoa Lava Zone Museum to purchase and install a 25[...]

U.S. Attorney’s Office: Giglio List

The Law Center requested the following, among other things, from the Executive Office for the United States Attorneys: “Records sufficient to identify all law enforcement[...]

Honolulu Police Department: Use of Force Data

The Law Center worked with the Honolulu Police Department to obtain readily releasable data regarding use of force. As HPD has migrated to better record[...]

Honolulu Police Department: Sustained Charges

After a litigant in federal court alleged that the Honolulu Police Department maintained a Brady list, the Law Center made a request for the list[...]

City SLFRF Committee

On April 13, 2022, after Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters raised concerns about a committee established by Mayor Rick Blangiardi to allocate certain federal[...]

Hawaii County Prosecutor: Giglio List

The Law Center requested from the Hawaii County Prosecutor’s office “documents sufficient to identify police officers whom the Prosecutor’s Office has determined—consistent with Brady v.[...]

Maui Prosecutor: Giglio List

The Law Center requested from the Maui Prosecutor’s office “documents sufficient to identify police officers whom the Prosecutor’s Office has determined—consistent with Brady v. Maryland,[...]