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MEDIA RELEASE State House candidate Kalei Akaka (District 6, Kailua-Kona) personally filed a complaint Tuesday in the Hawaii Supreme Court questioning the results of the Democratic Party primary election for her district. “I am bringing this lawsuit because I feel that due to the numerous voting procedure irregularities which have been extensively covered by the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced Judge Sabrina Shizue McKenna as his nomination for associate justice to the Supreme Court. “This is the most important decision I have made in my career,” Abercrombie said. “This appointment sets the course for the state and its legal direction for the next several years. I am completely […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle has nominated Associate Justice Mark E. Recktenwald to serve as Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court. Recktenwald, 54, would succeed Chief Justice Ronald Moon to become Hawaii’s fifth Chief Justice. He would serve an initial 10-year term as the head of the State’s highest court, while overseeing the […]

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