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Lawmakers fail to agree on domestic violence measure
A domestic violence bill that advocates said would have improved a victim-traumatizing judicial system was passed unanimously by the state Senate but died in the House this year. Read more
A domestic violence bill that advocates said would have improved a victim-traumatizing judicial system was passed unanimously by the state Senate but died in the House this year. Read more
For the past five years, the state Judiciary has asked legislators for money to hire a new Oahu Family Court judge and three support staff. Read more
Raynette Mole, fighting back tears, is blunt with her answer. Read more
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A police officer was on vacation. Another was sick. Another was in training. Read more
After getting a temporary restraining order against her husband last year, Kendra O’Brien’s civil case to secure a protective order was continued several times, highlighting a problem advocates for domestic violence victims say is common. Read more
When domestic violence victims fail to appear in court in response to subpoenas, Oahu judges in the past would issue warrants for their arrest. Not anymore. Read more
Judge Rowena Somerville had seen enough. “This case is terrible,” she said in late April, scolding defendant Jonathan Wengler for not meeting with his public defender. Read more
