Trolley driver charged in Kakaako traffic death

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 19, 2019

The driver of a trolley that ran over and killed a 76-year-old pedestrian in Kakaako last November is charged with negligent homicide. Read more

Judge increases Kaua’s bail to $5M

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 19, 2019

A state judge increased bail Wednesday to $5 million for a man who was involved in a 15-hour armed standoff with Honolulu police last week at a home in Pearl City. Read more

Federal-city effort cracks down on illegal gambling

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 18, 2019

Local and federal law enforcement officers Monday raided homes in Pearl City and Waipahu, seized gambling machines and money in bank accounts, and arrested eight people in the latest effort to crack down on illegal gambling on Oahu. Read more

Feds, Honolulu police announce major crackdown on illegal gambling on Oahu

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 17, 2019

The filing of three indictments, two criminal complaints and a civil lawsuit is the result of a joint federal-city effort to crack down on illegal gambling operations on Oahu. Read more

Judge allows former death row inmate to represent himself again

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 17, 2019

A state judge agreed Monday to allow former Delaware death row inmate Isaiah McCoy to represent himself in court against a felony robbery charge. Read more

Guilty plea expected in medical billing case

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 16, 2019

A Kailua doctor is expected to admit in federal court that he billed Medicare, Medicaid, HMSA and TRICARE, the health care benefit program for military service members, nearly $1 million for services he never provided and agree to pay back the money he collected. Read more

Defendant in fatal stabbing claims self-defense

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 13, 2019

This weekend’s fatal stabbing at a homeless encampment in Kalihi started with an argument over infidelity, Deputy Prosecutor Ashley Tanaka told a state judge Thursday after an Oahu grand jury charged a 25-year-old woman with killing her 35-year-old boyfriend. Read more

Grand jury indicts suspect in Ala Moana fatal shooting

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 13, 2019

The state confirms the claim by the suspect in Sunday morning’s fatal shooting outside an Ala Moana Center arcade that his jaw was broken in a punch before the shooting. Read more

Driver gets 4 years in prison for killing 2 in head-on crash

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 13, 2019

A state judge commended Joshua Thompson for staying out of trouble with the law despite a difficult upbringing but said she cannot sentence him to probation for killing two people in a 2016 drunken driving head-on collision that he caused while speeding. Read more

Filipino church leader is accused of sexual assault

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 11, 2019

A 31-year-old woman who claims she was trafficked to Hawaii says the televangelist founder of a Philippine-­based megachurch sexually assaulted her starting when she was a teenager assigned as the founder’s personal servant. Read more

Maui mayor wants Council to reconsider wastewater vote

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 9, 2019

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino says he is disappointed that a Council committee voted 5-3 Friday to end the county’s legal fight over its practice of pumping treated wastewater into the ground. Read more

Ex-death row inmate McCoy is charged in Waikiki robbery

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 6, 2019

Former Delaware death row inmate Isaiah McCoy targeted a man for robbery in Waikiki because the man was wearing an expensive wristwatch, Deputy Prosecutor David Van Acker told a state judge Thursday. Read more

Former deputy announces candidacy for city prosecutor

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 4, 2019

Former Deputy Prosecutor Megan Kau says she is running for Honolulu city prosecutor in 2020. Read more

Former sports anchor pleads guilty to conspiracy

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 4, 2019

Former television sports anchor and current HART spokesman Russell Yama­noha pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to conspiring to rig a union election when he was an IBEW Local 1260 official. Read more

Former TV sports anchor Russell Yamanoha pleads guilty to conspiracy

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 3, 2019

Former television sports anchor and current HART employee Russell Yamanoha pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court this afternoon to conspiring to rig a union election when he was an IBEW Local 1260 official. Read more

Former deputy is running for city prosecutor

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Sept. 3, 2019

Former Deputy Prosecutor Megan Kau announced today her intention to run for Honolulu city prosecutor in 2020. Read more

Driver found guilty in 2016 hit-and-run pedestrian fatality in Nanakuli

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Aug. 30, 2019

Edward Werner said outside a state courtroom Thursday that now that his family and friends have gotten justice, it’s time to set the ashes of his son Kaulana free. Read more

Jury takes less than 2 hours to find Myisha Lee Armitage guilty in Nanakuli hit-and-run death

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Aug. 29, 2019

Armitage, 26, faces maximum jail terms of 10 years for each count at sentencing in November Read more

Brandon Reis gets life in prison for attempted murder of man pinned by own car while attempting to flee

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Aug. 29, 2019

A state judge sentenced Brandon Reis to life in prison today for what the prosecutor described as about as callous and brazen an offense that can be committed. Read more

Driver accused in fatality says she passed out after impact

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Aug. 29, 2019

The driver accused of killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash in Nanakuli in 2016 told a state jury Wednesday that she blacked out after something fell on her windshield. Read more

Driver accused of killing pedestrian in Nanakuli says she ‘blacked out’

• By Nelson Daranciang
• Aug. 28, 2019

The driver accused of killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash in Nanakuli in 2016 told a state jury today that she blacked out after something fell on her windshield. Read more