The latest breaking news coverage of crime and public safety in Hawaii. Find stories about court cases, police arrests, ongoing investigations and more.
A 47-year-old Kahului man arrested in connection with a series of improvised explosive devices discovered on Maui, one of which detonated and damaged a sport utility vehicle, will get a preliminary hearing Sept. 10. Read more
Beverly Shimabukuro will be sentenced to four years’ probation in December, and Circuit Judge Ronald Johnson released her Friday to the custody of her younger brother, the first time in six months she was free. Read more
Beverly Shimabukuro, a retired longtime Pagoda Restaurant waitress, accepted a plea agreement offered by Deputy Prosecutor Hon-Lum Cheung-Cheng, which her attorney Christian Enright initiated. Read more
Circuit Judge Shanlyn Park prefaced her sentencing of a Honolulu police sergeant’s son, convicted of murdering 18-year-old Haaheo Kolona on Round Top Drive, with empathy for Kolona’s mother, saying that as a mother she can understand. Read more
The family of Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, the 19-year-old pregnant Army spouse who has been missing since July 31, announced Thursday that investigators now believe she is dead and that the missing-person case is now being treated as a murder investigation. Read more
Circuit Judge Shanlyn Park denied the state’s motion for extended sentencing, which would have meant life without the possibility of parole. Read more
A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with the Aug. 9 drive by shooting of a city bus that seriously injured a 16-year-old boy. Read more
A GoFundMe account has been set up for donations to help the family of Zoey Suyun He, who was killed Aug. 9 — four days before her 26th birthday — in her boyfriend’s Seattle townhouse. Read more
A 35-year-old off-duty state sheriff’s deputy was arrested by Honolulu police after he allegedly pointed a gun at a fisherman in Maili during an argument. Read more
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Police said at about 10:50 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, the male suspect entered the branch and allegedly passed the teller a demand note. Read more
Honolulu police officers “observed a stolen vehicle in the area of Makakilo” and pursued it. Read more
A Honolulu police officer filed a lawsuit against the department Friday alleging whistleblower retaliation after she reported male training academy staff who allegedly discriminated against female recruits and engaged in sexual relations with others. Read more
Responding units arrived to find a rubbish fire near the school’s softball field. Read more
Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson’s whereabouts are still unknown and the Army Criminal Investigation Division is still searching as the investigation remains open. Read more
Hilo Circuit Judge Peter Kubota explained to the Hawaii Supreme Court why he decided to release information that the Hawaii Police Department wants to keep confidential. Read more
The lawmakers, administrators and law enforcement met late into the night Thursday, committed to doing whatever it takes to take away the guns and eradicate the drug trafficking that comes with it. Read more
Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials said the circumstances of how Irvin T. Agres escaped from the facility are still under investigation. Read more
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300. Read more
The shootings have led Waianae lawmakers and Honolulu Police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan to call for the community to work together and with law enforcement to help stop the gun violence. Read more
A 33-year-old Hawaii man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in Missouri for the sextortion of a 14-year-old Missouri girl and sharing explicit images of other young girls in Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. Read more
The shooting death came just nine days after a man was killed at the Waianae Small Boat Harbor in a shooting that prompted state lawmakers to call for peace in the community. Read more
