Rui Kaneya, Center for Public Integrity

Rui Kaneya

Center for Public Integrity

Washington, DC, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • Center for Public Integrity
  • Honolulu Civil Beat
  • Mother Jones
  • Columbia Journalism Review

Past articles by Rui:

States urged to repeal cops’ special legal protections –

With hope of federal legislation dead, the fight for policing reform moves to states. One goal: repealing the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights. → Read More

Broken refugee program complicated Afghanistan evacuation crisis –

Refugee advocates say chaotic withdrawal was years in the making, a result of squandering a 20-year window to resettle Afghan refugees. → Read More

The Supreme Court's subtle hint on police accountability –

Recent rulings suggest the high court may be open to ‘recalibrating’ qualified immunity. → Read More

Police reform in response to George Floyd case faces roadblocks –

The fate of a police reform measure is uncertain in the evenly divided Senate. The House of Representatives passed the sweeping reform measure last week → Read More

The multistate push to let dealers get away with selling you a defective car –

Dealers are pushing copycat legislation that calls for recall disclosure but still allows them to continue selling recalled used cars without fixing them first. Consumer advocates say that’s a cop-out. → Read More

The multistate push to let dealers get away with selling you a defective car –

Dealers are pushing copycat legislation that allows them to continue selling recalled used cars without fixing them first. Consumer advocates say that’s a cop-out. → Read More

The NBA and MLB quietly hustle for a cut of the sports betting jackpot –

Now that sports betting is legal, the leagues want in. They’re making a full-court press with a state-by-state playbook of model legislation and lobbying. → Read More

Supreme Court lifts ban on sports betting, opening floodgates for other states

Supreme Court decision on sports betting opens up feeding frenzy among states, sports leagues. → Read More

Activists: Hawaii Can Get By With A Much Smaller Jail

As the state looks to build a new Oahu Community Correctional Center, legislators are urged to think small. → Read More

Trump Immigration Plans Would Hit Hawaii's Filipino Families Hard

Filipinos have become the state's largest ethnic group, in part because of family-friendly immigration policies. → Read More

Audit: Hawaii Needs To Get Its Act Together In Responding To…

When it comes to communication and record keeping, the Health Department seems to start from scratch with each disease outbreak. → Read More

Hawaii And Other States Reach Settlement On Deceptive Drug Marketing

Hawaii will receive about $150,000 as part of a multimillion-dollar settlement with a German drug manufacturer. → Read More

Gov. Ige Makes Two Cabinet Appointments

The governor named a temporary replacement for the outgoing State Budget Director, and a new head for the Human Resources Development Department. → Read More

One Senator's Prescription For Making The State Hospital Safer

After Randall Saito's escape from the Hawaii State Hospital, a state senator calls on the Ige administration to double the number of security personnel. → Read More

Hawaii State Hospital Wasn't Built For The Type Of Patients It Serves

Some lawmakers want tighter security at the psychiatric hospital, where seven patients have escaped since 2014, until new facilities are built. → Read More

Officials Still Silent About How Killer Escaped From Hawaii State Hospital

There was a lapse of 8 hours before staff realized Randall Saito had vanished -- and by that time, he had already fled to California. → Read More

Nevada's 'Most Dangerous' Inmates Move In With Hawaii Prisoners

Hawaii prisoners housed at a for-profit prison in Arizona will soon have new neighbors: 200 Nevada prisoners who are considered disruptive and dangerous. → Read More

'Preferred' Jail Site Currently Houses Animal Quarantine Station

The Halawa Valley project's $5.25 million price tag includes $17.5 million for a new quarantine facility. → Read More

Officers Hope New Chief Will Clear Away 'Dark Cloud Over HPD'

Susan Ballard is sworn in as Honolulu's police chief to a chorus of praise as the department looks to move beyond the Louis Kealoha years. → Read More

Susan Ballard To Be Sworn In Wednesday As Honolulu Police Chief

The 32-year veteran will be first woman to lead the police department in its 85-year history. → Read More