The U.S. Senate has passed a bill authored by Sen. Mazie Hirono to make it possible for more than 260,000 Filipinos and Filipino-Americans, including 300 from Hawaii, to receive the highest civilian award that Congress can bestow — the Congressional Gold Medal. Read more
Two prison guards are under investigation for sex assaults on inmates at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, police said. Read more
A female correctional officer is being investigated by the Honolulu Police Department and the Department of Public Safety for multiple sex assaults on an inmate at the Women’s Community Correctional Facility last October. Read more
Two oils spills on Maui roads caused traffic delays on Wednesday, but no serious injuries. Read more
State offices, restroom and other facilities at Keehi small boat harbor reopened today after they were forced to close following a water main break. Read more
A fisherman was fined $250 and ordered to to destroy his fishing gear after he was caught using an illegal throw net to catch oama. Read more
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The trial of the mother of Peter “Peter Boy” Kema Jr., has been postponed for five months, according to the Hawaii Tribune Herald. Read more
A 38-year-old prison guard is under investigation for alleged multiple incidents of sexual assault on three inmates at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua over a two-year period. Read more
A 38-year-old prison guard is under investigation for multiple incidents of sexual assault on three inmates at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua over a two-year period. Read more
A fisherman was slapped with a $205 fine last week for catching six undersize papio with a hand line in the Diamond Head area in September. Read more
A Honolulu Police Department officer said he is not guilty of assaulting a truck driver last year on Farrington Highway following a traffic accident near the Kahe Power Plant in Waianae. Read more
The U.S. Senate this week passed a bill to award more than 260,000 Filipinos and Filipino-Americans, including 300 from Hawaii, the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award that Congress can bestow, according to Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, the author of the legislation. Read more
A fisherman was fined $205 for catching six undersized papio with a handline in the Diamond Head area last September. Read more
The 68-year-old Kahaluu man indicted last week on a second set of animal cruelty charges was arrested Monday night over abuse of a family member. Read more
Vice President Joseph Biden will make a brief layover in Hawaii this week on his way to state visits in Australia and New Zealand, the White House announced Tuesday. Read more
Patrons of a Baskin-Robbins ice cream store in Waikele Center during the last two months may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus after one of the store’s employees was confirmed to have the disease, the state Health Department said today. Read more
A 54-year-old Big Island fugitive, who fled to the mainland to avoid a murder charge in a 2009 slaying, will be arraigned in a Hilo District Court this afternoon. Read more
Kauai police continue to seek information for a hit-and-run accident that killed a 48-year-old man in Lihue in April. Read more
Oahu Community Correctional Center — the state’s largest prison facility — had been running on generators since a power outage on Friday, but finally had full electrical power restored Monday night. Read more
Electricity was restored Monday afternoon to most areas of Oahu Community Correctional Center, the state’s largest jail, following an outage that began Friday afternoon. Read more
A 68-year-old Kahaluu man convicted of animal cruelty 11 years ago said he is not guilty of new charges after police and Hawaiian Humane Society officials confiscated 33 dogs from his home. Read more
