Police raid uncovers cocaine, marijuana at Kona scooter rental shop

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Oct. 24, 2018
• 11

Vice officers also raided the shop owner’s personal residence. He and another individual were arrested and charged with numerous drug-related offenses. Read more

Legionnaires’ disease case confirmed at Kaiser Moanalua

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 20, 2018
• 1

A patient at Kaiser Permanente’s Moanalua Medical Center has tested positive for Legionella bacteria, the first reported case of the disease since an outbreak earlier in the year that left one person dead. Read more

Kauai police seek public’s help in finding fugitive

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 18, 2018
• 1

Kauai police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 21-year-old Kapaa man wanted on a $50,000 bench warrant and a grand jury indictment for sexual assault. Read more

Wife and daughter of HPD lieutenant die in Kaimuki fire

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 18, 2018
• 35

A 33-year-old woman and her 9-month-old daughter died Wednesday morning in a fire that engulfed their Kaimuki home. Read more

Kalihi apartment fire caused by arcing in electrical outlet

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 18, 2018

Fire investigators have determined that a fire that caused an estimated $169,000 in damage to a Kalihi apartment on Wednesday afternoon was caused by arcing in an electrical outlet. Read more

Suspect escapes transport but recaptured

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 17, 2018
• 2

A 20-year-old man was back in in police custody today after he bolted from a police transport vehicle after being arrested on suspicion operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs in Nanakuli. Read more

Incidental Lives: Mom, tutor join forces to help girl beat dyslexia

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 16, 2018
• 3

Kapiolani Barber and her husband, Bruno Stempel, knew their daughter needed help, but three years of following every lead and researching every angle had left them with more questions than answers. Read more

Incidental Lives: Specialist urges early preparation for disasters

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 9, 2018

Dennis Hwang holds a bachelor’s degree in geology, a master’s in geology and geophysics, and, just to keep things interesting, a juris doctor. Read more

Hawaii singer Ed Kenney Jr. left legacy of song on Broadway and Waikiki stage

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 6, 2018
• 5

A Broadway leading man, successful Hawaii recording artist and songwriter, and Waikiki showroom headliner, Ed Kenney conveyed the spirit of his Hawaii home with a magnetism that had worldwide appeal. Kenney died Friday at his home on Kauai. He was 85. Read more

‘Phantom’ returns as part of 3-show Broadway series

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 5, 2018
• 3

“The Phantom of the Opera” will return to a familiar haunt next year as part of a series of high-profile touring Broadway productions scheduled to hit Honolulu. Read more

Column: Retiree fights to improve quality of life for fellow Parkinson’s patients

• By Michael Tsai
• Oct. 2, 2018
• 3

There is a certain breed of folk who need a swift kick in the tuchus to do what they already know is in their best interest. Read more

Charging car battery causes $562K damage to Hawaii Kai home

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 29, 2018
• 10

A fire in Hawaii Kai that originated with a 12-volt automotive battery being charged injured one man and caused an estimated $562,000 in damage on Friday. Read more

Warning signs posted after Makaha shark sighting

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 29, 2018

Honolulu Emergency Services confirmed a shark sighting at Makaha Beach on Saturday. Read more

License examiner charged in alleged assault

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 27, 2018
• 10

A retired Honolulu Police Department sergeant who had been working as a driver’s license examiner was arrested today for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during a road test. Read more

Arrest made in connection with Kahekili crash

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 27, 2018
• 3

Honolulu police arrested a 24-year-old man wanted in connection with a spectacular crash on Kahekili Highway on Tuesday that involved a stolen pickup truck. Read more

Incidental Lives: Altruistic engineer pitches in at school

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 25, 2018
• 1

Today and Wednesday, a contingent of volunteers from the design firm Stantec will converge on Puuhale Elementary School to spruce up the campus and share some quality time with the students. Read more

Hawaii film industry on pace for record year

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 17, 2018
• 6

With the renewal of “Hawaii Five-0” for another full season and the debut of the rebooted “Magnum P.I.” providing base-line stability to a local production calendar already filling up with feature film activity, 2018 is on pace to be a record year for the state’s film industry. Read more

Mau ruled unfit to stand trial for triple homicide at Tantalus lookout

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 15, 2018
• 73

Some 12 years after the execution-style slayings of three people at Tantalus lookout and a subsequent home invasion robbery that terrorized three others, a Circuit Court judge ruled this week that suspect Adam Mau is unfit to stand trial due to brain damage and severe mental illness. Read more

32,400 gallons of sewage gushes into canal

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 14, 2018
• 2

City crews responded Wednesday night to a sewer overflow that resulted in 32,400 gallons of raw wastewater coming out of a manhole at 1015 N. School St. Read more

Man died of self-inflicted injury in police custody

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 14, 2018
• 2

A man who was taken into police custody after his 91-year-old father was found with life-threatening injuries died of asphyxiation due to a self-inflicted injury, according to an autopsy report. Read more

Hawaii pro golfer Tadd Fujikawa comes out as gay on Instagram

• By Michael Tsai
• Sept. 14, 2018
• 47

“So …” he wrote to his 4,591-and-counting Instagram followers, and the millions more he surely knew the message would reach, “I’m gay.” Read more