Court Ruling Halts All Existing Hawaii Commercial Aquarium Fishing Licenses - Honolulu Civil Beat
Court Ruling Halts All Existing Hawaii Commercial Aquarium Fishing Licenses
The latest order compels state officials to cancel all existing commercial aquarium licenses because they lack the proper reviews, environmental advocates say. Reading time: 2 minutes.
Under a new court ruling, state officials must halt all existing commercial aquarium fishing in Hawaii until those operations submit the proper environmental reviews, according to the environmental legal group Earthjustice.
First Circuit Judge Jeffrey Crabtree issued that order from the bench Tuesday in state environmental court, according to Earthjustice attorney Kylie Wager Cruz.
Hawaii Supreme Court Releases Cachola Arbitration Decision - Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii Supreme Court Releases Cachola Arbitration Decision
The public can finally learn why an arbitrator felt HPD Sgt. Darren Cachola should not have been fired after a video surfaced showing him fighting with his girlfriend.
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An arbitration decision released late Wednesday concludes that a grainy surveillance video showing Honolulu police Sgt. Darren Cachola beating his girlfriend in a Waipahu restaurant in 2014 was really showing a “playful sparring match.”
Cachola was fired by then Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha in 2015 after footage of the fight was leaked to the press, sparking a firestorm of controversy in which lawmakers demanded action to address domestic violence and other misconduct within the ranks.