A 60-year-old Hawaii man pleaded guilty Monday to violating the Atomic Energy Act by transferring equipment containing regulated radioactive material from a licensed former employer to another, unlicensed company during a takeover attempt without making a record of the transfer or declaring his ownership stake in the company that got the gear. Read more
An ex-Army soldier was sentenced to three months in federal prison Thursday and must pay $202,309 in restitution after conspiring with a woman to evade U.S. immigration laws, enter into a fake marriage and steal federal benefits. Read more
Stephen Timothy Wells owned and operated Ehukai Kapolei LLC and Healthcare Partners Inc., which did business on Oahu as Oahu Spine and Rehab. Read more
A state lawmaker and animal advocates are urging Honolulu police and the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney to reopen an animal cruelty case connected to the death of a 14-year-old terrier mix named Max. Read more
Waianae health care officials are launching a “comprehensive public health response” focused on addressing the deteriorating mental health of a community plagued by the high cost of living and deadly gun violence. Read more
Rishard Keamo-Carnate said he saw Hiram James Silva Sr. ram the first two cars into the side of the house he lives in with his wife, Alison, their children and Alison’s mother on Waianae Valley Road. Read more
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Honolulu police told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that a “suspicious device was reported and retrieved from the campus.” Read more
A Kauai man entered into an agreement Monday with the U.S. Department of Justice to plead guilty in connection with the sexual assault of two Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants during a Honolulu-to-Lihue flight in March 2022, according to federal court documents. Read more
Jess Kiesel Lee made his initial appearance in federal court this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rom A. Trader. Read more
A 43-year-old man arrested Wednesday in connection with an ongoing investigation into improvised explosive devices set around Kula and Kahului will make his initial appearance in federal court Monday. Read more
Chantston Pila Kekawa, 17, was indicted for second-degree murder, first-degree terroristic threatening, firearm offenses and first-degree theft. Read more
A 17-year-old Maili teenager has been charged as an adult with murder in the Feb. 17 shooting death of the 39-year-old owner of Ohikilolo Ranch in Makaha. Read more
The arrest of Jess Lee, of Kula, was the result of a “coordinated effort” between the MPD and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read more
The 42-year-old man who shot and killed the neighbor who rammed his house and shot and killed three women at the home on Waianae Valley Road will not be charged in the incident. Read more
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will partner with the U.S. Attorneys to “develop a plan to reduce intimate partner firearm violence and to prioritize prosecutions of domestic violence offenders” who are not allowed to own guns. Read more
A 52-year-old man was found guilty of attempted murder and four felony firearm offenses Monday in connection with the July 29, 2019, shooting of a Honolulu police officer at a home near Pokai Bay. Read more
Lii requested to serve his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Okla. Read more
At 1:08 p.m. Friday, the body of Christina Baca was found unresponsive in a storm drain near the University of Hawaii Faculty Housing at 2640 Dole St. Read more
A jury found Tony D.V. Souza, 52, guilty of shooting an officer who had gone to a home near Pokai Bay in Waianae on July 29, 2019, to follow up a lead in a credit card fraud case. Read more
In the final pages of his book, Routh writes about how hatred in the world has beaten him down. Read more
No “single factor” led to the devastation caused by the Lahaina fires that killed 102 people, left thousands homeless and decimated the visitor industry, according to the second phase of findings from the state Department of the Attorney General’s investigation of government’s management of the disaster. Read more
