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Hawaii home rentals ruled exempt from 90-day change
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 1—U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson's order keeps the city from enforcing or implementing Ordinance 22-7, which essentially prohibits home rentals for anything less than 90 days. A U.S ...
Ex-OCCC guard sentenced in meth smuggling case
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 15—Chief U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson has sentenced a 52-year-old ex-corrections officer to 3-1 /2 years in prison and two years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute ...
City seeks dismissal of LGBTQ+ lawsuit involving liquor commission
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 8—The city was in court Friday before Chief Judge Derrick Watson arguing its motion filed May 5 for a summary judgment to move the case beyond a trial and resolve the matter outright. Honolulu ...
Plainview man arrested with makeshift bomb sentenced in federal court
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal district judge recently handed down a three year-sentence to a 61-year-old man arrested...
A 90-day minimum on 'harmful' short-term rentals? Oahu residents speak up.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA group of neighborhood and environmental organizations is seeking a seat at the table in the latest...
Waianae man sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for gun possession during meth trafficking
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 16—A Waianae man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for gun possession during methamphetamine trafficking. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson on Wednesday sentenced 43- ...
Judge halts Honolulu's 90-day short-term rental law
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 14—A U.S. District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction ordering the city not to enforce the provisions in a new Oahu law that pertains to increasing the minimum allowable stay ...
Ex-Hawaii councilman sentenced to 20 years for dealing meth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoArthur Brun said last year he sold methamphetamine to support his drug habit even while serving as a member of the county council on the island of Kauai. Prosecutors said Brun, 50, conspired ...
Portland protesters were beaten, shot at and snatched. Years later, they are frustrated by legal...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Supreme Court, in a series of rulings, created an accountability-free environment in which...
Complications expected for registration of Oahu short-term rentals
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 24—Enforcement of city Ordinance 22-7, a controversial bill to regulate short-term rentals, is supposed to start today. Enforcement of city Ordinance 22-7, a controversial bill to regulate ...
