Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi has asked a Circuit Court judge to dismiss charges stemming from a state investigation of his alleged misuse of a county credit card, the Hawaii Tribune Herald reported Tuesday. Read more
A new scheme is targeting professional tax preparers about security threats designed to trick them in giving up sensitive information such as passwords, Social Security numbers or credit card numbers or to make unnecessary payment of their clients, the Internal Revenue Service said today. Read more
Hawaii is on pace tonight to set a record for voter apathy in a primary election, with only 31.4 percent of registered voters bothering to cast ballots. In all, 228,07 people voted. Read more
Police are investigating two incidents in which students reported being approached by strange men Tuesday in Leeward Oahu. Read more
Three Oahu residents recently were called by a scam artist who offered to clear a warrant for failing to show up for jury duty in exchange for payment by phone, the state Sheriff Division reported. Read more
Three island residents recently were victims of a telephone scams who were called by people with called by a person with a southern drawl offering to clear a warrant in exchange for payment by phone for failing to show up for jury duty, the Hawaii sheriff division reported. Read more
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A former Hawaii island professional boxer was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2011 beating death of the 18-month-old daughter of his girlfriend, who he was indicted for strangling eight months later. Read more
A 29-year-old Nuuanu man faces trial in October for allegedly driving a car over his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, leaving tire marks on the victim’s back. Read more
Police arrested a 42-year-old man Sunday in connection with a hit-and-run accident in Aiea Saturday afternoon. Read more
A 57-year-old retired Honolulu police sergeant pled guilty today to accidentally shooting a South King Street bartender last year. Read more
Honolulu police are being aided by specialists in domestic violence to assist victims in East Honolulu so officers can focus on the investigation of the crime, city officials said in a news release Monday. Read more
The 35-year-old stepdaughter of celebrity bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman will be arraigned Thursday in Circuit Court on a new drug charge. Read more
A 58-year-old Ewa Beach man, who is already facing charges of an earlier road rage incident and barricading himself against police, was again arrested at his home Monday night after he allegedly stabbed three men following a road rage incident on the the H-1 westbound that closed part of the freeway during rush hour. Read more
The pilots of the rented twin-engine Piper Apache reported the fuel tanks were half full when the right engine stopped — followed a few minutes later by the left engine — forcing a ditching in the ocean off Kona last month, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Read more
The pilots of the rented twin-engine Piper Apache reported the fuel tanks were half full when the right engine stopped, followed a few minutes later by the left engine, forcing a ditching in the ocean near Kona off the coast of the Big Island last month, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Read more
The 35-year-old stepdaughter of celebrity bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman is back behind bars after leaving a drug treatment facility without authorization. Read more
A 17-year-old juvenile female faces numerous criminal charges, including two counts of attempted murder, after she rammed two cars following a dispute with a 19-year-old man in Kaneohe Wednesday morning. Read more
A 32-year-old man who damaged the statue of King Kamehameha the Great in Hilo and removed and hid the top portion of its bronze spear was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison, according to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Read more
An Oahu grand jury has indicted two men on charges of kidnapping and trying to kill an employee of a countertop manufacturing company during a robbery in Waianae. Read more
One of two men charged with kidnapping and shooting a man last year will face a Circuit Court jury in September. Read more
The United States and other countries represented at Rim of the Pacific naval war games underway in Hawaii’s waters are tapping alternative fuels and pursuing energy conservation measures, a top Navy official said. Read more
