(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 ...

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) ...

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 ... but having ...

Kenneth Lawson, co-director of the Hawaii Innocence Project, said he was waiting for Cordeiro, now 51, to be processed and released from custody after the hearing. “It was very, very emotional. He ...

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 ...

AP 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 ...