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Martha Barnette is the daughter of a seminary professor and the sister of a Southern Baptist minister. She has been involved in a committed relationship for more than seven years. [...]

Debtors' petitions filed in United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii between April 30 and May 6, 2002 are listed here.

Hawaii awaits U.S. response on STARS lawsuit HONOLULU -- The U.S. Army has another month to respond to a lawsuit filed by the State of Hawaii over Army Strategic Defense [...]

Environmentalists say longline fishing vessels are relocating from Hawaii to California to evade a court order to save endangered sea turtles, so they're going to court to close this loophole [...]

John Wellington Bagwell won't be involved in any Hawaii-related investments anytime soon. At least that's the goal of an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10. [...]

AS he waits to resume play on the Canadian Tour in June, Casey Brown is getting on with his life. "I'm not losing any sleep over [what happened]," said the […]

The Gold Coast Neighborhood Association in Hawaii has previously filed a lawsuit to force the state to pay for repairing the seawall along its property. However, the state filed a countersuit against the owners of the individual buildings and asked for judgment that will settle dispute over the responsibility for the repair. Insights on the functions of the seawall are also given.

HRPT Properties Trust of Newton, Massachusetts has filed a federal lawsuit against Hawaii claiming that a law has narrow application to HRPT and hinders private contract negotiations. The law originated from a bill introduced by Hawaii House Speaker Calvin Say, and his link to Warabeya U.S.A., Inc. is mentioned in the lawsuit. A company that pays rent to HRPT leases a building to Warabeya.

DFS Pacific Group, which owes the State of Hawaii $49 million, has until today to pay. The state filed a lawsuit, which alleges that the state's Fraudulent Transfer Act was violated by DFS, and a breach of contract charge could be added, if DFS does not pay the $49 million.

Hawaiian court judgements and orders are listed here.

This is from filings of the First Circuit Court in Honolulu, Hawaii and contains information on mechanics liens, judgements and orders, and civil complaints.

For gays and lesbians, Hawaii's landmark court decision brings legal marriage not within grasp but at least within sight With a Hawaii circuit court ruling on December 3 that cleared [...]

WHEN Joe Lagon and Pat Melillo had lived together for 17 years, they decided to apply for a marriage licence. Being unmarried was a distinct disadvantage. They had no spousal [...]

US. The state of Hawaii is suing DFS Group for $49m in back rent. The news came last week as talks stalled on a renegotiation of the operator's duty-free contract. [...]

In a settlement in Hawaii Aug. 14, Hilo Fish Co. admitted that it had been using tasteless smoke in its frozen seafood products without paying inventor Bill Kowalski, and agreed [...]

May officers, managers, supervisors, or employees e individually liable for discrimination or retaliation prohibited by the Hawaii Civil Rights Act? The Hawaii Supreme Court recently answered that question 'yes,' if [...]

Courts in two states have rendered differing decisions in negligence suits by parties without contractual relationships to the plaintiffs. A design firm was held negligent by the Illinois Court of Appeals in a case in which an insurer paid a contractor for a loss due to allegedly negligently prepared plans for an apartment building. The Hawaii Supreme Court held a product supplier liable for supplying information to a design firm even though it was not in the business of supplying information., Two recent state court decisions dealing with application of the economic loss doctrine to bar negligence suits by parties who have no contractual relationship with the plaintiff illustrate a growing [...]

The US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Hawaii Newspaper Agency (HNA) did not have to provide annual income tax returns to the Hawaii's attorney general. In a case that pitted the government of Hawaii against the HNA, the appeals court ruled that the Newspaper Preservation Act that facilitated the creation of a joint operating agreement, did not leave any aspect for state regulation., STATE GOVERNMENT attempt to force the Hawaii Newspaper Agency's papers to submit annual income tax returns to the attorney general was thwarted by a federal appellate court ruling. The Newspaper [...]

HONOLULU - Following an investigation by Hawaii's Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, World Class Network, a multilevel marketing firm, offered full refunds to Hawaii residents who joined as distributors […]

California Gov. Pete Wilson has praised the State Allocation Board's recent decision to scrap affirmative action regulations that had called for participation goals for minority- and woman-owned firms in school [...]

HONOLULU -- The state of Hawaii filed suit to stop the federal government from imposing a $2 "user fee" on passengers departing the state on domestic flights. The suit named […]

State busts `pyramid' scam The State of Hawaii has filed suit to shut down a marketing plan it claims constitutes a 'pyramid scheme,' and also is known as a 'referral [...]