OCCC running on backup generators following power outage

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 11, 2016

Backup generators are supplying Oahu Community Correctional Center in Kalihi with a source of power following an electrical outage Friday afternoon. Read more

Judge postpones arraignment for police officer in Makiki shooting

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 11, 2016

The Circuit Court arraignment for a retired Honolulu police sergeant charged with accidentally shooting a South King Street bartender last year has been postponed for two weeks. Read more

Police investigate death of OCCC inmate

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 11, 2016

Police and prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate who had to be treated in his cell after he started having trouble breathing Sunday morning. Read more

3 graduates of ‘Iolani named to school’s board

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 10, 2016

Three graduates of ‘Iolani School have been named to the private school’s board of governors. Read more

Woman released without charges stemming from suspected child abuse

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• July 7, 2016

A 30-year-old Red Hill woman was released from police custody today after prosecutors declined an assault charge against her stemming from injuries to a 6-year-old boy. Read more

Grand jury indicts Oahu man on charges of animal cruelty

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 7, 2016

A 68-year-old Kahaluu man was indicted Tuesday by an Oahu grand jury for allegedly operating a puppy mill at his home, where 33 animals were housed. Read more

Police officer assaulted breaking up argument in Makiki

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 6, 2016

A 32 year-old Makiki man is in custody after he allegedly assaulted a police officer in Makiki Tuesday night. Read more

Pedestrian, 19, seriously injured in Moiliili

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 6, 2016

Paramedics treated a woman, believed to be 19 years old, after she was struck by a car in Moilili this morning. Read more

Citations issued, motorcycles seized for alleged illegal riding on Haleakala

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 6, 2016

State conservation officers impounded 10 motorcycles and issued 46 citations to ten people for alleged illegal dirt biking in Kula Forest Reserve on the slopes of Mt. Haleakala on Sunday. Read more

Alleged puppy mill operator faces animal cruelty charges for 2nd time

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 6, 2016

An Oahu grand jury indicted a 68 year-old Kahaluu man Tuesday for allegedly mistreating dogs in a puppy mill at his home in May. Read more

Fire in Kailua-Kona warehouse under investigation

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 5, 2016

Hawaii County fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that caused $200,00 worth of damages to an air conditioning warehouse and office in Kailua-Kona Read more

Woman killed in lava field crash identified

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 5, 2016

Hawaii County police identified a 23-year-old woman killed when the car she was riding in ran off the road and hit a lava rock wall throwing her into a lava field. Read more

Man found unresponsive at Kailua Beach identified

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 5, 2016

An autopsy will be conducted on a 74-year-old man who was found unresponsive in the ocean at Kailua Beach Monday afternoon. Read more

HPD honors officers, civilians at quarterly awards ceremony

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 5, 2016

A 10-year police veteran has been awarded the Honolulu Police Department’s third-highest honor for aiding a distraught man on the H-1 freeway earlier this year. Read more

Just 1 store sells firecrackers

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• July 1, 2016

There’s just one place to purchase July Fourth firecrackers with a city permit — and the supply will likely fall short of the demand. Read more

Shoplifter hits store employee, is seen on video

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• July 1, 2016

Hawaii island police are seeking information on a woman who was caught on surveillance cameras shoplifting items at a Hilo store Tuesday. Read more

Police warn Maui residents of telephone scams

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• June 30, 2016

The Maui Police Department is warning isle residents about a telephone scam in which a woman caller claiming to be a U.S. Department of Treasury officer will tell her target that a tax lawsuit has been filed against them and to make a payment to avoid being arrested. Read more

Kauai water inspector helps hydrate isle’s football teams

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• June 30, 2016

Student athletes and their coaches at Kauai’s three public high schools now have a new way to stay cool during practices and games with a portable water system that was designed and built by a county water inspector. Read more

Maui’s first mayor is remembered as a visionary trailblazer

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• June 29, 2016

Maui’s first mayor, Elmer Cravalho, who moved the Valley Isle from plantations to a top visitor destination and served as speaker of the Territorial House of Representatives during the fight for statehood, died Monday afternoon. Read more

Hawaii County police getting new guns; Old guns will be resold

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• June 28, 2016

Big Island police officers, beginning with its recruit class, will be issued semi-automatic Glock 17 handguns, according to the Hawaii Tribune Herald. Read more

Maui’s first mayor, Elmer Cravalho, dies

• By Gregg K. Kakesako
• June 28, 2016

Elmer Cravalho, Maui’s first mayor and former speaker of the State House, died Monday night, according to the office of Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa. Read more