(Kenneth Lawson via AP) (Kenneth Lawson) HONOLULU – A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said he was eager ...

Gordon Cordeiro spent three decades in prison in a case involving the killing of Timothy Blaisdell on the island of Maui in 1994.

Kenneth Lawson, co-director of the Hawaii Innocence Project, said it was a very emotional moment. “He cried, we all cried,” Lawson said. “He believed that he was going to be exonerated ...

enjoys dinner at a steak house Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Kahului, Hawaii, hours after a judge ordered him released because of new evidence. (Kenneth Lawson via AP) ...