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For those who think they may qualify for criminal record expungement or bench warrant recalls, free legal services are available Saturday at Waiʻanae Public Library.
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Once received, people have 10 days to return the questionnaire in a provided envelope. If not returned by the deadline, there could be penalties.
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A judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law requiring midwives to get special licensing. An attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights said the move will allow the plaintiffs to begin practicing midwifery immediately. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has more.
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HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the six midwives and three mothers who are suing the state over a law that requires special licensing to operate. Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners argue the law makes it "impossible" to provide traditional maternal care.
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A case challenging the state's restrictions on midwifery is in court this week. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the controversial state law that prohibits birth workers without a specific midwifery license from providing maternal health care.
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Hawaiʻi's attorney general says a court has ordered the manufacturers and distributors of the blood thinner Plavix to pay the state a combined $916 million after finding the companies failed to disclose the efficacy and safety of the medication.
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A judge is forcing the Hawaiʻi attorney general’s office to turn over documents, interviews and data on last summer's Maui wildfires to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over the disaster.
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Judicial history will come alive on Oʻahu this weekend. Aliʻiōlani Hale, the current home of the Hawai’i Supreme Court, turns 150 years old on Tuesday. The Conversation talked to Matt Mattice and Keahe Davis of the Judiciary Center earlier this week about the festivities.
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Voters may be asked if judges can remain on the bench for a few years longer. Judges are required to retire at 70 years old. But lawmakers are considering putting it to voters to increase the retirement age to 75 years old.
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A youth-led climate change lawsuit against the state Department of Transportation is scheduled to go to trial this summer. The state is asking lawmakers for more than $2 million to fight it. Sen. Karl Rhoads said he would rather see that money go toward implementing policies that reduce emissions. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.