Supreme Court of Hawaii

The case has been tied up in a special appeal for years.

Now that the Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled, a trial date has been set.

The September 2021 crash caused permanent injuries for some of the six people who were thrown from a white sedan that crashed in a field in Makaha.

The sedan was reportedly being chased by HPD officers at the time.

Four officers were arrested in 2023 for hindering prosecution.

Joshua Nahulu was additionally charged for a collision that caused serious bodily injury.

TRIAL WAS ORIGINALLY SET FOR LATER THAT YEAR, BUT IT WAS MOVED FIVE TIMES, EVEN BEFORE THE APPEAL TO THE HAWAII SUPREME COURT.

Normally, an appeal does not happen until the trial is completely finished.

States like Delaware and Hawaii explicitly forbid the introduction of collateral source evidence.

The Hawaii Supreme Court actually stated that they prefer a plaintiff to receive a double recovery rather than allow a tortfeasor to receive a windfall.

But Wisconsin takes this to the absolute extreme.

What does Wisconsin do?

Court documents say the 28-year-old paid more than 10 children from ages 10 to 17 years old.

Hawaii Supreme Court today questioned members of the State Election Commission on why they haven't held a meeting in four months despite this being an election year.

Two Republican commissioners who've tried several times to fire elections chief Scott Nago asked the court for help, claiming staffers haven't been willing to set up meetings so they can't get a quorum to select their chairperson.

We don't see that as our place.

That's hardly a situation where you get a marriage license.

While the suit was dismissed in 1991, the couples appealed to the Hawaii Supreme Court.

In 1996, the court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry unless the state had a compelling reason to deny that right.

Circuit Court Judge Kevin Chang found no compelling state interest.

The 144-page complaint.

Persuaded the Hawaii Supreme Court that there were various serious problems with the primary election, as well as a tiebreaker of House 43, where Medeiros won.

In addition to ordering a rematch, the justices ordered Chief Election Officer Scott Nago to, quote, expeditiously promulgate rules for how tiebreakers should be handled going forward.

It should be done, the court said, with due regard to giving public notice on the proposed rules and compliance with the procedures required by law.

That's because the commission lacks a ninth member, a chair, and has deadlocked on finding one.

It has not met since June 30th.

Quote, Hawaii just came through the most extraordinary election in memory, they wrote, pointing to the tiebreakers, the fact that incorrect ballots were issued to two Oahu voters in those races, as well as the ruling of the Hawaii Supreme Court last month that a Honolulu city council chair was ineligible to run for a third term, quote, after voters had already marked ballots bearing his name.

What a mess.

Thank you, Guy.

Hawaii Supreme Court has cleared the way for Maui wildfire victims to finally get their share of the $4 billion settlement.

The justices upheld a state judge's ruling that capped most attorney fees between 3% and 10% instead of the typical 25% under state law.

The judge established a pot of $22 million, which will be distributed by a review board Meanwhile, nearly 22,000 wildfire victims are still waiting for their payouts, including Kathy Sicard, who had moved to the Big Island.