Online publication Civil Beat challenged the Department of Health’s refusal to identify employees and contract hires with responsibility for contact tracing. Despite initially providing the[...]

In a proceeding to confirm an arbitration award involving United Public Workers and the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, the Intermediate Court of Appeals[...]

Online publication Civil Beat, based on 30-year precedent from the Office of Information Practices, challenged the Honolulu Police Department’s refusal to provide information regarding overtime[...]

The Law Center moved to unseal an addendum to the plea agreement in United States v. Davis, 20-CR-68 LEK. Contrary to local rule, the Government[...]

In 2018, the Law Center learned more about the State Judiciary’s use of a confidential flag for normal civil court cases. The confidential flag seals[...]

In November 2020, in every circuit court, the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) filed complaints alleging that Act 47 (2020)–a law requiring[...]

The Law Center objected to a global toy company’s effort to proceed anonymously in a trademark infringement action without publicly explaining its need for anonymity[...]

The Law Center moved to unseal records in a case pending before the Hawaii Supreme Court, State v. Abion, No. SCWC-18-600, that raises questions regarding[...]

The Law Center moved to unseal documents filed under seal without public explanation in In re Search of Boston Whaler 370 Outrage “Painkiller”, 18-CV-80 and[...]

The Law Center objected to the Government’s effort to authorize sealing of court records as part of a proposed protective order for discovery purposes in[...]