Former Honolulu police officer gets probation in sex assault of 5-year-old girl
Circuit Judge Rowena Somerville said she approved the plea deal only after she received assurances that the victim and the victim’s family agreed with it. Read more
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Florence Puana, Katherine Kealoha’s grandmother, turns 100
Florence Puana celebrated her 100th birthday with about 100 family members and friends Sunday at a Mid Pacific Country Club ballroom in Kailua. Read more
Father held son as he died on road in Nanakuli
Edward Werner told a state jury Thursday that he was sitting in his home office in Nanakuli at about 8:30 p.m. April 24, 2016, when he heard a loud “thump, like something hitting a rubbish can.” Read more
Man charged with burglarizing Kaheka condo high-rise
City prosecutors have charged a man who police arrested after releasing photos of a suspect in a string of Waikiki hotel arson fires with burglarizing a Kaheka condominium high-rise during another fire. Read more
Man, 20, indicted of fatally stabbing father in Waianae
An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment today charging Chauncey Kainoa Lopes with murder in connection with Sunday’s stabbing death of his 54-year-old father in Waianae. Read more
Blood Bank of Hawaii settles disability discrimination lawsuit
Blood Bank of Hawaii has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of employees who were fired or forced to resign after undergoing medical procedures. Read more
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Second lawsuit filed over alleged abuse at Kroc Center
Kuira Young says that in her 2-1/2-year-old son’s first week of preschool at the Kroc Keiki Learning Center’s Opihi classroom in August 2017, he began complaining of ear aches and demonstrating unusual behavior. Read more
Woman charged with felony in fatal stabbing of dog
A 19-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend’s dog is charged with felony animal cruelty. Read more
Man accused of shooting officer had been on parole 4 times
The 47-year-old man accused of shooting a Honolulu police officer in Waianae last week had been released on parole four times after he was found guilty and sentenced in 1990 to a life prison term for attempted murder, according to state court records. Read more
Air Force parents face courts-martial in the abuse of their 2 children
A private investigator has filed a federal claim against the government on behalf of a girl who was 9 days old when her active-duty Air Force parents took her to Tripler Army Medical Center with brain damage and skull, rib and leg fractures. Read more
Grand jury indicts woman in Benadryl death of toddler in Aliamanu Military Reservation home
An Oahu grand jury indicted a 41-year-old woman Thursday for manslaughter in connection with the Benadryl overdose death of a 7-month-old girl in her care. Read more
Grand jury indicts day care operator in overdose death of girl
An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment today charging a 41-year-old woman with manslaughter in connection with the death of a 7-month-old girl in her care. Read more
Fired Honolulu police sergeant gets fine in plea deal
A Honolulu police sergeant who was charged with driving drunk and lying about being the driver was instead fined $500 for reckless driving in a plea deal. Read more
Former Micronesian official gets prison for bribery scheme
A federal judge sentenced a former Federated States of Micronesia transportation official to 18 months in prison Monday for his involvement in a bribery scheme with a Honolulu engineering contractor. Read more
Man allegedly buys 3 luxury vehicles from Honolulu dealerships using bad checks
State prosecutors say in January a 34-year-old man drove away from three Honolulu car dealerships with luxury vehicles by passing bad checks. Read more
Maui physician pleads guilty to health care fraud
A Maui physician is facing a federal prison term of up to 10 years at sentencing in December for billing patients’ health insurers for drugs the patients didn’t need, so he could give the drugs to other patients. Read more
Court hears challenge to emergency proclamation
A state judge says he hopes to have, by the end of today, a decision on a Big Island kumu hula’s challenge to Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation restricting public access to Mauna Kea. Read more
Judge increases bail for strip club shooting suspects
A state judge increased the bail for two men involved in a shooting outside a Pearl City strip club after a grand jury indicted the men Wednesday on assault and attempted murder charges. Read more
4 charged in Zippy’s customer credit card data theft
Credit and debit card information stolen in a 2017 and 2018 Zippy’s data breach was used to make fraudulent purchases in 17 foreign countries and 28 states, including 595 in Hawaii, said Deputy Prosecutor Chris Van Marter. Read more
Salesman sentenced to prison for forged drug prescriptions
A federal judge sentenced a former salesman for a Honolulu pharmacy to 18 months in prison Monday for defrauding the Hawaii Medical Service Association of thousands of dollars by submitting forged prescriptions to pad his commissions. Read more
Jury finds driver guilty in 2016 fatal traffic collision
A state jury Thursday was unable to find that the surviving driver in a fatal, head-on collision in Kahaluu was drunk at the time of the 2016 crash. Read more
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