Hawaii State Executive - Attorney General
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Attorney General Lopez Urges U.s. Supreme Court to Uphold Crucial Lifeline to Internet, Phone Service for Rural Hawaiʻi Homes, Schools, Health Care Providers
As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews an important case that could determine the fate of internet and phone service for millions of people living in rural areas in Hawai‘i and across the country, Attorney General Anne Lopez is leading a bipartisan effort urging the court to keep in place, a fund that supports those services. -
Attorney General Lopez is Sounding the Alarm Over Illegal Vapes Being Sold in Hawaiʻi
Attorney General Anne Lopez is issuing letters to over 800 Hawaiʻi tobacco retailers and distributors that may be distributing and selling illegal tobacco products, most of which are originating from China. -
Department of the Attorney General Announces New Human Trafficking Prevention Program Webpage
The website will raise public awareness and provide education and resources designed to prevent human trafficking in Hawai‘i. -
Department of Public Safety Employee Sentenced for Making False Statements and Submitting Fake Academic Transcripts to Investigators
– Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (formerly known as the Department of Public Safety) Training Officer J. Marte Martinez was sentenced , by First Circuit Court Judge Faʻauuga Toʻotoʻo, to a one-year term of probation and a suspended 30-day term of imprisonment, to run concurrently, for tampering with government records and making false statements to authorities. -
Attorney General Lopez Condemns Texas Supreme Court Decision Upholding the State’s Dangerous Abortion Ban
Attorney General Anne Lopez and a coalition of 11 attorneys general released the following statement after the Texas Supreme Court denied abortion access to Kate Cox, a pregnant woman whose health and life were at risk because of a lethal fetal diagnosis. -
Former Kauaʻi Police Department Employee Convicted, Given Jail Sentence for Felony Theft
Former Kauaʻi Police Department employee Mikalynn Hiranaka has been sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Randal Valenciano to 60 days in jail and four years of probation following her guilty plea to one count of Theft in the First Degree.