Following an 8-day trial last summer, First Circuit Judge Jeannette Castagnetti issued a long written ruling in November 2015 which found the state had violated the Hawaii Constitution by failing to provide “sufficient funds” for the administrative and operational budget of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Echoing a 2012 Hawaii Supreme Court decision, Castagnetti … Continue reading Senate bills hit judges in retaliation for court ruling on Hawaiian Homes funding