Bernardo was part of a team that covered historic events that included President Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington, D.C. in 2009 and the Kilauea volcano eruption on Hawaii island in 2018.
The HPD report says Isabella’s sister told a detective that their adoptive mother, Lehua Kalua, asked her to keep the secret of what happened to the 6-year-old girl. Read more
A 30-year-old man acquitted in 2018 after he was accused of shooting at his ex-girlfriend has now been charged with assault for allegedly hitting his current girlfriend with a metal pipe in the Punchbowl area. Read more
The history of Filipino World War II veterans is a story that needs to be told, says retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, who chairs the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project, a national initiative to raise awareness of their service. Read more
Honolulu police have opened a first-degree arson investigation into an early morning surfboard rack fire that broke out in Waikiki. Read more
This is the second time a fire was allegedly intentionally set to a Waikiki surfboard storage area in three weeks. Read more
A new $80 monthly fee increase for the state Department of Education’s After School-Plus, or A+, program to take effect Monday will not affect families thanks to federal monies that will be used to offset the increase. Read more
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The Honolulu City Council has approved a $10 million settlement in a civil lawsuit filed by the family of William Travis Lau, one of three pedestrians killed in the January 2019 crash in Kakaako. Read more
At least 2,600 elementary school-age children are on the waitlist in the current school year. Read more
Federal public defender Salina Kanai pointed out that Sloan has no criminal history nor any history of violence. Read more
Officials have said the eruption is confined to the crater and no threat to property. Read more
Steven Sloan Jr.’s appearance was held before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rom Trader via telephone from the Honolulu Federal Detention Center. Read more
A 32-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly punched a flight attendant twice Thursday in an unprovoked attack on a Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Hilo. Read more
A 32-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly punched a flight attendant twice in an unprovoked attack on a Hawaiian Airlines flight bound for Hilo Thursday. Read more
Authorities are investigating two unruly-passenger cases that prompted two separate Hawaiian Airlines flights to return Thursday to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Read more
For the second time today, a Hawaiian Airlines flight was diverted back to Honolulu this afternoon due to an incident involving an alleged unruly passenger. Read more
The Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney has declined to file criminal charges in a March road rage case on the H-1 Freeway that resulted in the death of a 50-year-old man. Read more
Workout sessions at the gym are a major part of 43-year-old Alim Shabazz’s daily routine. Read more
A Georgia couple is the latest case of visitors who attempted to circumvent Hawaii’s Safe Travels program by allegedly using falsified COVID-19 vaccination cards to travel to Hawaii. Read more
Authorities arrested three more people who allegedly used falsified COVID-19 vaccination cards to travel to Hawaii. Read more
A 21-year-old man accused in a brazen armed robbery at an illegal game room in Keeaumoku was free on a $50,000 bail bond pending trial in a separate robbery case at the time, according to court documents. Read more
Prosecutors have charged two men in separate shootings at illegal game rooms on Oahu. Read more
