Hawaii island fentanyl smuggling case moves to federal court
If convicted, Izaiah Matthew Shields faces a potential 40-year prison term with a mandatory minimum sentence of five years’ incarceration. Read more
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If convicted, Izaiah Matthew Shields faces a potential 40-year prison term with a mandatory minimum sentence of five years’ incarceration. Read more
A Honolulu man was convicted by a federal jury Thursday for his role in a more than 10-year-long investment fraud scheme, defrauding investors of over $28 million. Read more
The incident occurred at about 11 p.m. Wednesday on Ukee Street. Read more
A 48-year-old Kona man will spend nearly five years in federal prison and must pay back more than $1.2 million he conned 42 teachers and friends into investing in a fake online lei business to feed his lavish Las Vegas gambling habit. Read more
The Intermediate Court of Appeals filed an opinion April 30 vacating the verdict of a Circuit Court jury that found Erik Willis, 21, guilty in the July 8, 2020, stabbing of a 17-year-old girl at Kahala Beach. Read more
The 32-year-old woman was “able to jump out of the way of the vehicle,” police said. Read more
Ethan Taumua was indicted on charges of second-degree murder and two firearms offenses. Read more
“Contrary to rumors circulating on social media, no weapons were involved,” said principal Momi Kaehuaea in a letter to parents. Read more
A 38-year-old man allegedly disabled and awarded $12.5 million after he sued the city following a traumatic brain injury resulting from a police pursuit was charged Monday in connection with a shooting in Kapolei. Read more
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He allegedly fired a gun in a residential area near the Ewa Makai Middle School. Read more
A Kona man who bilked 45 investors in his online lei business out of $1.2 million to fuel a high-stakes gambling habit in Las Vegas is asking a federal judge to sentence him Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in prison. Read more
A 44-year-old former office associate with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1186 has been charged with felony theft for allegedly embezzling $44,367 in union dues. Read more
When Kenneth Jacob, a 75-year-old Waikiki resident, was attacked by a man on the Ala Moana bridge over the Ala Wai Canal, he yelled, “Call 911.” Read more
The suspect was located and arrested at 5:35 p.m. for second-degree attempted murder. Read more
Dylan Alcain of Kona received his sentence in Kona Circuit Court. He was detained on $725,000 bail. Read more
The man dubbed the “Manoa Rapist” was denied parole more than 20 times over his past 42 years in prison. Read more
Ethan Etsione Taumua did “intentionally or knowingly cause the death of Richie Kony” and was charged with second-degree murder, according to state court documents. Read more
Over prosecutors’ objection, Judge Kimberly Tsuchiya granted Ian Benjamin Winther, 50, supervised release with orders not to contact, threaten, abuse or harass the victim. Read more
Lawyer Michael D. Rudy made a public plea to the officers to “identify themselves and turn themselves in to internal affairs.” Read more
A trial commenced Thursday for the 22-year-old son of a Honolulu police sergeant accused of murdering an 18-year-old man who tried to stop a robbery on Tantalus in 2022. Read more
The citations follow a post-mortem report last week that determined a nene gosling had died at the park due to toxoplasmosis, a disease carried in the feces of cats. Read more