City seeks dismissal of LGBTQ+ lawsuit involving liquor commission
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.
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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.
The enforcement arm of the Honolulu Liquor Commission (HLC) is in disarray: short-staffed, demoralized, dysfunctional and by many standards, ineffective.
Some Honolulu businesses have received more than one inspection a month and others none at all, the commission heard.
During some of the most divisive times in U.S. history, a small group of Democrats and Republicans defied all odds and learned to work together to get things done.
Scarlet, a popular nightclub in Hawaii, has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the state and county.