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Ending Affirmative Action Does Nothing To End Discrimination Against Asian Americans Getty Images/iStockphotos

Ending Affirmative Action Does Nothing To End Discrimination Against Asian Americans

The real target of the litigation was the use of race in affirmative action programs that benefit underrepresented racial minorities.

Ben Lowenthal: Students Don’t Have The Same Privacy Rights As Everyone Else Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Ben Lowenthal: Students Don’t Have The Same Privacy Rights As Everyone Else

The Hawaii Supreme Court set the standard for student privacy in the 1990s and it hasn't shifted.

Hawaii Defense Contractors Likely To Get Probation For Campaign Violations Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Defense Contractors Likely To Get Probation For Campaign Violations

Clifford Chen and Lawrence Lum Kee, formerly of Navatek LLC, were indicted along with their boss, Martin Kao, after making illegal donations to a senator's reelection efforts.

Feds Closely Watching Local Property Deals For Signs Of Money Laundering Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Feds Closely Watching Local Property Deals For Signs Of Money Laundering

Real estate purchases by anonymous shell companies can distort appraisals and tax assessments.

Did Misconduct Allegations Spur State’s $2M Settlement In Case Already Won? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Did Misconduct Allegations Spur State’s $2M Settlement In Case Already Won?

The settlement of a lawsuit over sex assaults of female inmates came after a federal court judge announced plans to probe allegations of misconduct by state lawyers.

Latest Plea Deal In Miske Case Reveals New Details About 2017 Kidnapping Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Latest Plea Deal In Miske Case Reveals New Details About 2017 Kidnapping

Preston Kimoto is the seventh of Mike Miske’s original 10 co-defendants to plead guilty and flip on their former boss.

Ben Lowenthal: Supreme Court Ruling In Same-Sex Wedding Case Sets A Dangerous Precedent iStock

Ben Lowenthal: Supreme Court Ruling In Same-Sex Wedding Case Sets A Dangerous Precedent

Using the First Amendment as an excuse to discriminate is nothing new.

Female Inmate’s Case Raises Concern About Prolonged Pretrial Detainment At Hilo Jail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Female Inmate’s Case Raises Concern About Prolonged Pretrial Detainment At Hilo Jail

Henrietta Stone, 65, has been locked up since 2017 while the court determines if she is mentally fit.

Court Rules In Favor Of Hawaii Charter School In ‘Strip Search’ Lawsuit Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Court Rules In Favor Of Hawaii Charter School In ‘Strip Search’ Lawsuit

Defendants successfully argued that the school and its director were immune from claims of assault and battery.

Dispute Over Assets Leads To Eviction Of Chinese Temple Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Dispute Over Assets Leads To Eviction Of Chinese Temple

Some worshippers at a Honolulu Chinese religious society argue that its current leadership is acting against their best interests in their bid to sell the premises.