A 29-year-old Honolulu man pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree prostitution in a plea agreement for a 10-year prison sentence.
Deante Nelson-Williams is scheduled to be sentenced by Circuit Judge Collette Garibaldi on Oct. 7.
Nelson-Williams entered the plea in return for the Honolulu prosecutor’s office agreeing to dismiss a charge of first-degree prostitution, which carries a 20-year sentence.
Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro said, “Another pimp is going to prison for a long time, and the message should be clear to all traffickers that this office is specifically targeting those who profit from sexual exploitation and that they could be next.”
Navy will continue munitions detonations
The Navy will continue to explode munitions recovered while dredging Pearl Harbor for two more months on Waipio Peninsula.
Navy Region Hawaii Environmental Program Director Aaron Poentis said the Navy has done 22 controlled detonations of a variety of munitions, such as 4.5-inch barrage rockets, 3- and 5-inch projectiles, a 75 mm projectile, 40 mm projectiles, grenades, a practice bomb, a TNT demo charge, flares, a revolver and various small-arms ammunition.
The state Health Department granted the Navy a permit June 29 to detonate the munitions at a site on Waipio Peninsula for 90 days.
A maximum of 50 detonations will be allowed. Each will use no more than 15 pounds net explosive weight.
All future detonations will be done during a normal business week, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Kauai group has plans for pot dispensary
A group on Kauai plans to apply for a permit for a medical marijuana dispensary, which they hope will be entirely locally funded and operated.
The Garden Island reported Monday that since Gov. David Ige approved House Bill 321, which sets up a system of medical marijuana dispensaries, the Kauai Dispensary Project has been approached by three investors and has an advisory board of five members.
Dispensary Project lead director Judiah McRoberts says a dispensary on the island would create easier access for more than 1,800 medical marijuana patients on the island.
Wailuku man loses life after scooter collides with Cadillac
A 54-year-old Wailuku man was killed Monday night in a collision between his motor scooter and a car on Kahului Beach Road.
Maui police said Marshall Carvalho died at Maui Memorial Medical Center, following the 10:23 p.m. accident.
Carvalho was heading south on Kahului Beach Road on a 2013 Genuine Buddy Scooter when he collided with a 2006 Cadillac making a left turn onto Kaihee Place, police said. The car was driven by a 25-year-old Kahului man.
Carvalho was wearing a helmet.
This was Maui County’s 15th traffic fatality for 2015, compared with 15 at this time last year.
Fire destroys Kauai home
Fire engulfed a three-bedroom home in Poipu, Kauai, early Tuesday, displacing a family of six.
The fire broke out at about 4:15 a.m.
A woman living at the home suffered minor injuries. She was treated and released at the scene.
Fire inspectors deemed the home a “total loss.” Damage to the structure and contents was estimated at $300,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.
The American Red Cross is assisting the family.
