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The letter accuses the dairy company of unlawful dumping at the farm, which is polluting streams, groundwater and ocean waters in violation of the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

The motion for the temporary restraining order and injunction was filed on behalf of three surf schools. A new hearing is scheduled for Jan. 12 where Kim will rule on the request for a temporary injunction.

The death toll in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in the past century remains at 115; a total of 38 victims have been identified so far.

Mayor Mitch Roth and Hawaiʻi County staff have reviewed what the ACLU of Hawai‘i is claiming in its lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu regarding enforcement actions agains the homeless — and he said on Tuesday that what is happening on Hawai‘i Island regarding park enforcement operations is different.

Judge Kevin T. Morikone on June 14 granted a summary judgment in favor of the state on several grounds in a lawsuit filed in 2022 by ʻOhana Control Systems Inc. that asserted 25 separate claims, including that the Education Department breached eight contracts to install fire alarm systems at schools on Oʻahu and Maui.

On Thursday, Judge Thomas O. Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington issued an order reiterating that his injunction protecting access to mifepristone in Hawaiʻi and 17 other states remains in full force and effect notwithstanding recent orders by courts in Texas.

In its response to a wrongful death lawsuit, the Boy Scouts of America admits only that 11-year-old Manny Carvalho died Aug. 28, 2022, “due to a gunshot while attending a Boy Scout Troop 19 Family Fun Day at Camp Honokāia.”

The lawsuit says Waipiʻo Valley Shuttle had operated almost uninterrupted since the late 1960s until the County’s “illegal actions” closed the access road.

The former St. Regis Princeville Resort has reopened as 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, the latest in a global chain of luxury wellness retreats.

The family of an 11-year-old Hilo boy accidentally shot and killed at a Boy Scouts of America event in 2022 is now suing the national organization and a local affiliate.

Fourteen cattle ranchers and farmers from South Kohala are suing Parker Ranch over last year’s massive brush fire that destroyed their pasture lands.

The closure and reopening of Waipiʻo Valley Road has led to a conflict between valley residents who want the area to remain mostly closed for the sake of the land and culture and those who believe it is their right to have access to the public lands and ocean.

A community organization filed a lawsuit against the county, Mayor Mitch Roth and Public Works Director Ikaika Rodenhurst, claiming that the emergency Waipi‘o Valley Road closure is unlawful to all but a select few people.

The greatest present concern, according to Chief Redulla, centered around a small chance that lightning and thunderstorms may materialize on Mauna Kea…

Hawai‘i Attorney General Clare E. Connor, joined a lawsuit led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed in the U.S. District Court.

Acting Hawai‘i AGl Russell Suzuki joined a coalition of states in opposing an application by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.

Attorney General Doug Chin yesterday filed a federal lawsuit with 19 other states against generic drug makers.

The complaint alleges that the defendants interfered with BIDR’s operations, invaded privacy, and attempted to derail the group’s public perception.

The lawsuit stems from a failed project that involved upgrading the computer accounting systems in the Hawai’i Department of Transportation Highways Division.

The settlement stems from a multistate investigation in which complaints came from consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers.