John Hill
Honolulu Civil Beat
Honolulu, HI, United States
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Past articles by John:
Danny De Gracia: How My 2-Year Lucky Covid Streak Came To An Abrupt End
Don't let your luck fool you that you are invincible. → Read More
Danny De Gracia: 'Leaders' Should Put Themselves In Our Shoes
Winning office is more than just a prize -- it's a responsibility to get things done. → Read More
Danny De Gracia: Take A Deep Breath And Consider All The Angles Before Voting
Could your choice in this election stop the next major crisis? Think about it. → Read More
Hawaii Confirms Presence Of More Contagious COVID-19 Variant
The state of Hawaii confirmed Friday that a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that originated in the United Kingdom has infected one person on Oahu. Three other people also had positive tests that included a molecular signal consistent with the so-called B.1.1.7 variant. The state is still analyzing specimens to verify the variant. The patient […] → Read More
Hawaii Reports 1 New COVID-19 Case Sunday
No new deaths were reported. → Read More
Mysteries Surround Pay For Top Staffers At Prominent Honolulu Rehab
Why did Sand Island Treatment Center report much higher salaries in its tax returns than in bids for state contracts? The rehab won't say. → Read More
Judge: Mother Wrongly Listed By Hawaii As Abuser Had No Chance To Clear Her Name
Courtney Bird lost her case in federal appeals court because she didn't file in time, but one judge blasted Hawaii's system as nonsensical and unfair. → Read More
Texas Agency Forced To Shutter Marshallese Adoption Business
Adoptions International, which flew in Marshallese birth mothers through Hawaii, was suspended in June and last week lost its accreditation. → Read More
Abuse Signs In Newborn's Death Went Unreported
Tripler Army Medical Center doctors found Grayson Beyer died from natural causes, and didn't report suspicious evidence despite a Hawaii law requiring them to do so. → Read More
Texas Agency Ordered To Stop Marshall Islands Adoptions
Attorney Jody Hall, the subject of a Civil Beat investigation, told clients she would fly in birth mothers from the Marshall Islands in defiance of U.S. and Marshallese law. → Read More
Hawaii AG: Rehab Center Ignored Promised Reforms For 2 Years
The director of Sand Island Treatment Center reportedly did not pay back part of his excessive salary for two years because he was "distracted." → Read More
This Texas Lawyer Flies Marshallese Women Through Hawaii For Black Market Adoptions
In texts and emails with adoptive parents, Dallas lawyer Jody Hall openly flouts laws restricting Marshallese adoptions in the U.S. → Read More
She's Fought Nearly Three Years To Adopt Her Grandson. Hawaii Keeps…
The state says it tries to reunite children with kin. But after Deborah Goodwin's daughter died, it awarded custody to non-relatives and blocked her adoption attempts. → Read More
Hawaii Put This Woman On A Child Neglect List — And Now She Can't…
Julia Milam was placed on Hawaii's abuse and neglect registry, a label that could kill her lifetime dream of becoming a nurse. → Read More
Longtime Acupuncturist Agrees To Stop Practicing To Settle Patient Complaint
Mike Hashimoto, a former acupuncture board member who pushed for regulation, was accused by a patient of unprofessional conduct. → Read More
A Nonprofit Honolulu Rehab Center Mixes Taxpayer Support With Lavish…
The executive director of the nonprofit Sand Island Treatment Center has been paid as much as $500,000 a year -- and many counselors make over $100,000 -- far in excess of their peers in Hawaii. → Read More
Well-Known Adoption Fixer Charged With Human Trafficking
The case offers a rare glimpse into the thriving adoption pipeline to the U.S., documented in a Civil Beat investigation in November. → Read More
This Longtime Acupuncturist Who Pushed For Oversight Is Now Under…
Mike Hashimoto was accused of sexual misconduct by a patient three years ago. The still unresolved case highlights problems within the state agency that regulates licensed professionals. → Read More
Justice Served? A Highly Unusual Hawaii Law Is Costing This Woman Her Home
Her son was one of five teenagers who robbed and shot a Pearl City man during a home invasion 19 years ago. Now the victim has wound up with her house as part of his restitution claim. → Read More
Mysterious Manoa Tree Hackers May Be Peddling Hallucinogenic Bark
Large gashes in acacia trees, whose bark is reportedly hallucinogenic, were first noticed in December by Manoa residents. → Read More