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8 Mar 2017, 3:42 am by Lyle Denniston
That is the Circuit Court that hears appeals from West Coast states and from Hawaii. [read post]
16 Dec 2008, 2:50 am
The State of Washington, along with 31 others have filed an amicus brief in support of the State of Hawaii in the ceded lands case (available here) which argues: The amicus curiae states are deeply concerned with the lower court's conclusion that the Apology Resolution creates or recognizes claims that cloud the title to Hawaii's state lands. [read post]
10 Aug 2012, 7:14 am by Michael Haggerson
[JURIST] The US District Court for the District of Hawaii [official website] on Wednesday denied a state law challenge brought by a lesbian couple who seek to be married rather than enter into a civil union. [read post]
1 Oct 2008, 2:18 pm
Supreme Court has granted the State of Hawaii's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Hawaii Supreme Court's decision in the "ceded lands" case, Hawaii v. [read post]
30 Sep 2007, 1:46 am
Ct., Sept. 21, 2007), the Hawaii Supreme Court held that the First Amendment's Free Exercise clause is not a viable defense to a prosecution under state law for illegal possession of marijuana. [read post]
24 May 2011, 6:14 am by Howard Friedman
XII, Sec 7 of Hawaii's Constitution provides:The State reaffirms and shall protect all rights, customarily and traditionally exercised for  subsistence, cultural and religious purposes and possessed by ahupua'a tenants who are descendants of native Hawaiians who inhabited the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778, subject to the right of the State to regulate such rights.Last week, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard oral arguments (audio recording of… [read post]
20 Dec 2008, 9:04 am
Georgette over at the Hawaii House Blog posts on a state Supreme Court ruling last week addressing the separation of powers doctrine. [read post]
24 Sep 2010, 8:25 pm by Warren
 The Hawaii State Court system should encourage this transition. [read post]
It may be Good Friday (an official State Holiday in Hawaii), but the federal courts are open, and today, on behalf of six plaintiffs including several veterans, we filed a lawsuit challenging under the Equal Protection Clause the State of Hawaii's practice of excluding military personnel, their families, and university students who pay nonresident tuition from the population count when reapportioning the state legislature. [read post]
15 Feb 2011, 10:00 am by Record on Appeal
  The court held that goods shipped into Hawaii by an out-of-state seller that has a ‘brick-and-mortar’ store in Hawaii, are subject to state use tax. [read post]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit agreed to re-hear the court’s 2023 three-judge panel decision Thursday which struck down a ban on butterfly knives in Hawaii. [read post]
22 Apr 2015, 7:30 pm
Castle and Cooke Homes Hawaii, will be heard by the Hawaii Supreme Court on Thursday, May 21, 2015. [read post]
23 Feb 2009, 6:07 pm
No. 40, a resolution "Urging the Governor and the Attorney General to withdraw the appeal to the United States Supreme Court of the Hawaii State Supreme Court decision, Office of Hawaiian Affairs v. [read post]
16 Jul 2018, 6:37 am by Katlin Newman, J.D.
The 29th Hawaii State Legislature adjourned its first special session on Tuesday, July 10. [read post]
24 Oct 2014, 1:33 pm by Katlin Newman, J.D.
The Hawaii State Senate convened a special session on Wednesday, October 22, to consider judicial appointments to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit and to the District Court of the Third Circuit. [read post]
12 Nov 2013, 7:29 pm by Lyle Denniston
Hawaii has a special place in the history of same-sex marriage because its state supreme court, in May 1993, became the first court in the country to rule that a guarantee of legal equality could pave the way for such marriages. [read post]
30 Apr 2010, 9:51 am by lgbtlaw blogger
In 1993, the Hawaii Supreme Court ordered the state government to show a compelling interest why same-sex couples should be prohibited from marrying. [read post]