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Hawaii’s Supreme Court Quoted a Gritty Popular Show in Its Gun Rights Ruling

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February 9, 2024

Hawaii’s Supreme Court Quoted a Gritty Popular Show in Its Gun Rights Ruling

“What’s past is past” was the underlying message, sort of, of a ruling this week from Hawaii’s Supreme Court, though its decision cited a different famous quote from a popular TV series to get its point across. CBS News and the AP report that the state’s high court issued a ruling Wednesday that allows the prosecution of Christopher Wilson, accused of carrying a gun in public in 2017, to go forward. “The spirit of aloha clashes with a federally mandated lifestyle that lets citizens walk around with deadly weapons during day-to-day activities,” read the court’s decision, penned by Justice Todd Eddins.

Eddins also cites local predecent, noting that in the 19th century, when Hawaii was still categorized as a kingdom, residents weren’t allowed to carry around dangerous weapons. He then quoted HBO’s The Wire to emphasize that we’re now in the 21st century, and the laws should reflect that. “As the world turns, it makes no sense for contemporary society to pledge allegiance to the founding era’s culture, realities, laws, and understanding of the Constitution,” the court’s decision noted. It then included words of wisdom from the fourth season of The Wire, which the Wrap notes were spoken by Anwan Glover’s character, Slim Charles: “The thing about the old days, they the old days.”

The court’s incorporation of Wire language caught the attention of the show’s creator, David Simon, on X. “Slim Charles was a sagacious motherf—er,” Simon reacted Thursday on the social media platform, retweeting a clip of Glover speaking the famous line. Not everyone appreciated the series shoutout, however. “The use of pop culture references … is evidence this is not a well-reasoned opinion,” said Alan Beck, an attorney who has challenged Hawaii’s gun restrictions but wasn’t involved with Wilson’s case, per CBS. (More The Wire stories.)

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Cal Women’s Water Polo to Open NCAA Championships vs. Hawaii

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April 28, 2025

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Cal Women’s Water Polo to Open NCAA Championships vs. Hawaii

The Cal women’s water polo team, fresh off its first victory over USC in 14 years, earned a berth in the NCAA Championships and will open play against No. 4 seed Hawaii on Friday, May 9 at Indianapolis.

Hawaii (21-4) own a 12-11 win over the Bears (19-5) at a tournament Irvine in February. The teams split two regular-season matchups a year ago before Cal beat the Rainbow Wahine 9-6 in the NCAA tournament to advance to the title game for the first time since 2011.

This is the Bears’ 11th appearance in the NCAAs, including four years in a row. Cal has missed playing in the NCAAs just three times since 2019.

They lost 7-4 to top-seeded UCLA in last year’s national championship game.

If Cal beats Hawaii it will advance to the semifinals on May 10 against the winner of a quarterfinal game between top-seeded Stanford (22-1) and either Wagner (21-8) or McKendree (21-7). The Cardinal beat the Bears 12-8 in their only meeting this season.

In the opposite bracket, UCLA (19-5) is seeded No. 2 and USC (27-4) is No. 3.

The championship game will be held on Sunday, May 11 at noon. The game will be aired on ESPNU.

Cal finished third at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament last weekend at UCLA. The Bears lost 15-14 to the Bruins in the semifinals before knocking off No. 2 seed USC 13-12 — their first victory in the series since 2011.

Center Feline Voordouw, a sophomore from the Netherlands, scored three goals in the win over the Trojans. Ruby Swadling, who leads the club with 55 goals, scored twice Sunday, as did Elena Flynn and Eszter Varro’.

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Coast Guard, HFD search for missing kayaker off Hawaii Island

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April 28, 2025

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Coast Guard, HFD search for missing kayaker off Hawaii Island

KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) – A kayaker has gone missing near Keauhou Sunday.

Jared Willeford, 42, was last seen launching his kayak the area at around 8 a.m. at the Keauhou boat ramp wearing orange bib pants.

The U.S. Coast Guard said it was notified by the Hawaii County Fire Department dispatch about an unmanned yellow kayak 400-yards offshore at around 10 a.m.

Willeford’s family and HFD confirmed that his truck and trailer are still at the boat ramp.

The Coast Guard said it is working with the county’s fire department in the search, and has deployed a HC-130 Hercules and MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from USCG Air Station Barbers Point, alongside the USCG Cutter Oliver Berry.

The county fire department said they suspend their search efforts at sunset and resume at sunrise. Helicopter crews will continue to search through the night.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Coast Guard’s Honolulu Command Center at (808) 842-2600.

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Hawaii Career Expo to feature over 100 government, private employers | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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April 27, 2025

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Dylan Humphreys, left, filled out an application for RevoluSun while conferring with his aunt Jere Humphreys during the 2023 Hawaii Career Expo at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.

The Hawaii Career Expo scheduled for Wednesday at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall will feature many of the state’s top employers, including city and state government agencies looking to fill positions with displaced federal workers.

A free event, sponsored by the Honolulu Star- Advertiser, and presented by Star Events, the job fair is open to all job-seekers and allows talented candidates to meet hiring managers from a variety of companies, the military and government departments at more than 100 booths, organizers said.

With the recent downsizing in the U.S. government, this week’s Career Expo will also give former federal workers an opportunity to learn about dozens of Honolulu and state of Hawaii agencies that are in the market for skilled employees.

“The City & County of Honolulu are actively recruiting displaced federal employees and professionals from non-governmental organizations impacted by federal funding cuts. To streamline hiring, the City’s Department of Human Resources is implementing expedited recruitment measures,” Star Events Director Denise Ching said.

“In a similar initiative, the state is also prioritizing the recruitment of highly skilled professionals in several areas. These job categories include program specialists, information technology, finance, budget management, engineering, infrastructure development, human resources, accounting, social services and more. Hawaii government has approximately 4,000 vacancies, which accounts for about 24% of state positions,” she said.

The Career Expo is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Attendees may present a printed copy of their resume at the front door for free admission. Preregistration is recommended at hawaiicareerexpo.com.