Man accused of killing Adult Friends for Youth counselor pleads not guilty
Malakai “Mo” Maumalanga was fatally shot in March 2021 over a drug debt involving eight pounds of methamphetamine, according to federal court documents. Read more
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Malakai “Mo” Maumalanga was fatally shot in March 2021 over a drug debt involving eight pounds of methamphetamine, according to federal court documents. Read more
Kamren Adams is charged with first-degree burglary and first-degree terroristic threatening in connection with an alleged break-in and standoff at an Ocean View home. Read more
The Honolulu Police Department opened a first-degree attempted murder case after a 45-year-old man allegedly rammed his girlfriend’s car and shot at her in the Makapuu area at about 6 a.m. Thursday. Read more
Officers responded to a homicide call on South Kamehameha Highway after 9:30 p.m. Read more
A witness reported three men involved in an altercation and two of those men fled on foot, according to an HPD report. Read more
“The suspect was last seen on Kalanianaole Hwy and Manana St. He is considered armed and dangerous. Do not approach,” read the message from police. Read more
Nainoa Damon, who was 19 at the time of the crimes, faces life imprisonment with the possibility of parole for the murder when he is sentenced Aug. 22 by Judge Shanlyn Park. Read more
Honolulu police have identified, located and arrested a suspect today in connection with a stabbing in Waianae early Sunday morning. Read more
A Circuit Court jury of eight women and four men will resume deliberations today on whether Nainoa Damon, the then 19-year-old son of a Honolulu police sergeant, was the masked man who fired the deadly shot into the belly of Haaheo Kolona, 18, during a botched 2022 robbery at a scenic lookout on Round Top Drive. Read more
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The store manager, a 51-year-old man, had stopped the suspect outside and confronted him about not paying for the items, according to the statement. Read more
Police said the stabbing did not appear to be a random act. Read more
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
He allegedly fired a gun in a residential area near the Ewa Makai Middle School. Read more