Law Enforcement

... a correctional officer at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu from approximately 2014 to 2018 ....

... REALLY OBVIOUS QUESTION: Will Hawaii County Police or Prosecutor now search federal databases for a match to the DNA from 'Unknown Male #1'? ....

... The man fell to the ground as the first of the two shooters sprinted to a waiting vehicle. The wounded man was lying on the sidewalk to Issa’s left as the second shooter, located to Issa’s right, began firing frantically at the downed man ....

... a multi-year conspiracy to cover-up the abuse ....

... $1,534,259.15 was collected in criminal actions and $554,363.58 was collected in civil actions ....

... sailing from Oahu on his boat, fully fueled, and stocked with cash and enough provisions to sustain himself at sea ....

... effective January 3, 2023 ....

... five cameras now active along Vineyard Boulevard and Nuuanu Avenue ....

"...Public corruption is a top priority for the FBI and this office, and we will continue aggressively pursuing these allegations at every level...."

... Obvious bias: The word “military” occurs 20 times in this report.  The word “drug” four times, “methamphetamines” zero times, “pimp", once, "foster" three times ....

... guard gets 96 months, inmate gets 84 months ....

...O‘ahu residents now have an additional two years to get the REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and state identification cards necessary to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings....

... Gradually the mafia deathgrip on Waikiki beaches is being chipped away ....

... 40 miles off the coast of Hawaii, FV Rachel attached a large amount of Methamphetamine to a Radio Frequency (RF) buoy and dropped the drugs into the ocean ....

... Andrew Salas, a former member of the House of Representatives and former Secretary of Commerce for the NMI, first filed the suit ....

... on June 15, 2015, Taum supervised his two co-Defendants and a third correctional officer while they transported an inmate across the facility. The inmate became frightened in the course of the transfer ....

... the defendants, who had never met C.K. before, stormed onto his property and demanded that he pack his things and leave, threatening to “tie [him] up and drag [him]” and make him “go missing” ....

... Maui rapist and drug dealer now in a Louisiana jail on $505,000 bail ....

... a decade-long scheme to defraud investors of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc ....

... law enforcement officers executed a federal search warrant on Kepa‘a’s Pearl City residence and recovered approximately 61 grams of suspected fentanyl and one kilogram suspected crystal methamphetamine as well as a loaded firearm, semiautomatic rifles, and boxes of ammunition ....

“...Effective immediately, departments and agencies under my authority shall not provide any information, including medical records, data, or billing, to another state seeking to impose penalties upon a person or entity related to reproductive health services in Hawaiʻi....”

... Bill 52, designed to prevent bullying of youths in City programs on City property, prevent retaliation against those who report bullying ....

... 13,449 pounds of unpermitted fireworks with an estimated street value of 2.7 million dollars ....

... Special legislative sessions are reserved for specific issues such as court decisions like the Obrero case ....

... Once construction is completed, red-light runners at the Phase 1 intersections will begin to receive warning letters....

“Ghost guns in particular present a threat to Hawaii and are increasingly showing up in our investigations...."

... The 105.0% increase ranks as the fifth largest among the 44 states that reported an uptick ....

... Guam’s Animal Import Standards Announced in April Prove Hollow ....

... defendants misappropriated a significant portion of the funds to pay for psychics and recreational drugs ....

... Over the course of two minutes, the defendants punched and kicked the inmate in the head and body while he was lying face-down in a pool of his own blood. The inmate suffered a broken nose, jaw and eye socket ....

... “Hawaiʻi is the only state in the country that doesn’t have a centralized, independent state law enforcement agency. The new department will allow more efficient and effective emergency response, criminal law enforcement, investigations and homeland security operations” ....

... Bodycam video of Matt Lopresti getting arested for DUI (again) ....

... Individuals with information, or those who believe they are a victim, are urged to immediately contact the Honolulu FBI at (808) 673-2705 or BunagInvestigation@fbi.gov ....

"... We believe this case is solvable ...."

...  Another world is possible.  A world where girls can get away with anything ....

... Kaneshiro was on paid leave for two years ....

... Hawaii has averaged 68 catalytic converter thefts per 100,000 registered vehicles in just the first four months of 2022 ....

... urging Governor Ige to veto HB 1567 HD1 SD1 CD1, which eliminates the use of monetary bail and requires defendants to be released on their own recognizance for certain nonviolent offenses ....

... Nearly 30 years ago, in our 1992 report, we had raised concerns about the quality of the data used by the department (and nothing has changed since) ....

...$23.2 million in back pay for just one group of convicts.... 

... $937,575 ....

... Here’s a list of some of the eyebrow-raising bills that have gone to the fifth floor ....

... Gender-based violence and harassment prevalence has decreased since the previous survey across all categories ....

... It will release offenders on their own recognizance, thereby allowing them to further victimize our neighborhoods and workplaces within hours of their arrest ....

"... to provide valuable data on the purchase of residential real estate by persons possibly involved in various illicit enterprises ...."

... commemorating National Crime Victims’ Rights Week ....

... auditors found 20% of case files where the state, FBI, and/or child abuse and neglect clearances were missing ....

... Gabris, a tattoo-validated member of the "La Familia" prison gang and registered sex offender, was on parole (of course!) with the State of Hawaii on October 8, 2019, when law enforcement found a Glock .40 S&W firearm and 70 rounds of ammunition hidden in his car ....

... David Akui-Cabanilla, III, 36, pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of assaulting a federal officer ....

... In the House, Speaker Saiki gave SB2422 SD2 a triple referral to kill it off ....