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A Honolulu police officer with a history of arrests for violating restraining orders brought by the mothers of his five children was arrested Thursday for allegedly violating a temporary restraining order. Read more
Leilani Vaughn is charged with second-degree cruelty to animals and obstructing government operations, both misdemeanors carrying a maximum sentence of a year in jail upon conviction. Read more
A 35-year-old Washington man will plead guilty to charges that he tried to sell more than 4,000 fentanyl pills on Hawaii island in December 2022, according to federal court documents. Read more
The 52-year-old father had wounds to his upper torso and was taken to a hospital in serious condition, police said. Read more
Hilo Circuit Judge Henry Nakamoto ordered Jonathan Lesieur last week to return to court June 24 for “further proceedings.” Read more
The transcript of the testimony was attached to a motion filed in February to dismiss the murder charge filed by Lehua Kalua, Isabella’s adoptive mother. Read more
The 47-year-old leader of a Waianae gang Opens in a new tab that marketed methamphetamine, organized cockfights and kept a firing range on a 10-acre property will spend 14 years in federal prison. Read more
He was arrested at the scene following the 4:30 a.m. crash on Kamehameha Highway just before Lanikuhana Avenue. Read more
Honolulu police are searching for the male suspect but no description was provided at this time. Read more
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Police arrested a 15-year-old girl this morning for allegedly assaulting her 73-year-old foster mother in Wahiawa. Read more
According to Utah’s sex offender registry, Jason Thomas Law was convicted on April 23, 2019, of sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony in Utah. Read more
“We appreciate the public’s assistance and will be closing this investigation,” police said. Read more
A Circuit Court judge has ordered the supervised release of Oscar Cardona, who was convicted in 2022 of second-degree murder in the June 1, 2021, stabbing death of a visitor in Waikiki. Read more
A 45-year-old registered sex offender was ordered held without bail Thursday after he allegedly admitted to collecting child pornography because of “an addiction” he has to feed to avoid abusing children. Read more
A Pearl City woman is facing federal criminal charges after allegedly posting more than 200 social media threats to kill the president of the United States as a way to draw attention to being a victim of human trafficking. Read more
In the first-ever look at the number of people licensed to carry a concealed handgun in Hawaii, the state Department of the Attorney General announced Wednesday that 2,207 people can pack in public, about 0.2% of the state’s resident population age 20 or older. Read more
The Department of Land and Natural Resources said Kala‘i Manuwa failed to appear in Wahiawa District Court twice to answer for a history of alleged violations, particularly at Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District on Oahu’s North Shore. Read more
As of Dec. 31, 2,207 people held a license, about 2 percent of the state’s resident population age 20 or older, according to a news release. Read more
The collision occurred around 11:30 p.m. on eastbound Farrington Highway near Pupukahi Street. Read more
A five-year veteran of the Honolulu Police Department had his police powers suspended after he allegedly pulled information about the investigation into the deadly Jan. 1 Aliamanu fireworks explosion and gave it to suspects. Read more
A 46-year-old Maui anesthesiologist pleaded not guilty Monday to allegations that he tried to kill his wife on an Oahu hiking trail after accusing her of cheating on him in December. Read more
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