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Thursday
21Aug
Proposed county law fizzling in Denver
Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 07:06AM The Denver Rocky Mountain News has this story today about complaints that police are ignoring a local ordinance to make marijuana offenses the lowest law enforcement priority of the Denver police department. A panel set up to implement the ordinance wants police to go easy on attendees at the Democratic National Convention coming up in Denver but aren't getting much cooperation.
Monday
18Aug
Naeole attorney submits $13,000 bill
Monday, August 18, 2008 at 08:26PM The County Council will soon be deciding whether to pay Councilwoman Emily Naeole's legal bills stemming from her Board of Ethics defense in July 2007, and an impeachment case brought by a Keaau man that was dismissed by a judge in Third Circuit Court on Aug. 1.
Thursday
14Aug
Kimura: The 'equivalent' of a charge
Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 03:33PM County Prosecutor Jay Kimura said today that when Billy Kenoi was brought to court on a penal summons, that was "equivalent to a charge," even though he was not arrested, fingerprinted, photographed or anything else connected to the process that I always thought came before a person was formally charged with a crime.
Wednesday
13Aug
Council puts pot back on the ballot
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 03:26PM The Peaceful Skies petition that fell short of getting onto the November ballot by more than 2,000 signatures was revived by the Hawaii County Council on a 5-4 vote about an hour ago in Kona.
Friday
08Aug
Naeole investigated for alleged threat
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 08:20AM Police and county officials are investigating a felony complaint of first-degree terroristic threatening filed against Fifth District Councilwoman Emily Naeole stemming from an incident that reportedly occurred during a recess at a County Council committee meeting in Kona on July 22.
Thursday
17Jul
Barbara Hale story: Little credibility
Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 07:59AM Anyone who's tried to follow Barbara Hale's twisted tales won't put much stock in the latest, and I'd advise others to exercise caution in evaluating them as well.
Saturday
28Jun
Hawaii shippers fixing fuel surcharges?
Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 07:12AM Thanks to Aaron Stene at Kona Blog for the link to this CNN Money story about a class-action suit filed against Hawaii's two largest shippers -- Matson and Horizon -- accusing them of conspiring to fix fuel surcharges at levels much higher than their actual costs.
Sunday
22Jun
Chang attorney would open the record
Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 11:07AM Updated on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 11:18PM by
Hunter Bishop
Here's another Stacy Higa story from Saturday's West Hawaii Today that I didn't see in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald online edition. Anybody see it in print? I don't understand why they share some stories online but not others.
Wednesday
18Jun
Another new lawyer for Higa
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 06:53AM Let's see now, there was Brian De Lima, then a whole team of unnamed Honolulu lawyers, then Stan Roehrig, now Michael Nauyokas, according to this story today in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Think Stacy Higa has enough lawyers fighting for his honor in the sex harassment case against the County?