The Hawaiʻi State Senate confirmed both Judge Lisa M. Ginoza and attorney Vladimir P. Devens to the position of Associate Justice to the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court.
Gov. Green has signed Senate Bill 975 to combat the rise of youth vaping and establish regulations on tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices.
Act 62 establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products. This includes electronic smoking devices and e-liquids under the definition of “tobacco products” for purposes of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law.
The Hawai‘i State Senate voted to confirm Michelle L. Drewyer to fill the vacancy in the Circuit Court for the Second Circuit of Maui County created by the retirement of Richard Bissen, Jr. who is now Maui Mayor.
To address the issues raised in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court opinion in State v. Obrero, the state Senate passed Senate Bill 36 on third reading Thursday, according to a news release. It now moves to the state House of Representatives for consideration. The bill specifies that a person may be tried and sentenced for certain alleged felony […]