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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
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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
Seniors in Hawaii over 60 years of age lost nearly $28 million last year to fraud schemes targeting older Americans’ money or cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read more
Maui County filed a lawsuit Wednesday against wireless service providers for not notifying it of network outages or providing delayed, incomplete information while emergency management officials tried to send evacuation alerts during the Aug. 8 wildfires, which killed at least 101. Read more
The 36-year-old Wahiawa woman charged in a 10-count indictment that includes second-degree murder of 10-year-old Geanna Bradley, for whom she and her husband were legal guardians, was denied su Read more
A 20-year-old man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man Tuesday night at the Towers at Kuhio Park turned himself in at the Kalihi police station Wednesday. Read more
An April 29 autopsy determined that Wagoner died of a “single gunshot wound,” police said. Read more
“Throughout its emergency response on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9, 2023, the County was not aware of these widespread failures,” according to the complaint. Read more
Officers responded at about 9:10 p.m. to reports of shots being fired on Linapuni Street and found an unresponsive man on the ground with gunshot wounds to his torso. Read more
A Waianae man faces multiple criminal charges and a Thursday court date for barricading himself in his home for 17 hours on April 18 and allegedly firing arrows at law enforcement officers and stabbing a Honolulu police dog. Read more
After a 10-hour standoff with police, the suspect surrendered and was arrested at 4:41 a.m. Sunday on suspicion of kidnapping. Read more
Isaac Edayan is charged with operating a vehicle after his license had been suspended or revoked for driving under the influence, officials said. Read more
