Law Enforcement

... 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 ....

... Leader of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay More Than $350k in Restitution ....

... FBI agents interviewed Kauai Councilmember Felicia Cowden in September, 2020 ....

... nine out of the top 10 states are State Plan states ....

... goal of preventing children from entering foster care by providing family strengthening services to keep families safely together ....

... Defendants Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Local Housing Programs of Over $100,000 ....

"The CLFCU unit was to spearhead the criminal prosecution of White Collar and government corruption crimes. So far, completed cases that were sent to the unit have not been forwarded for indictments and are held in abeyance for no reason." -- Chief Investigator Daniel Hanagami

... This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts ....

... In the federal system the little fish eats the big fish.  We've got a menu .... 

... The legislation would restrict asset forfeiture to felony cases and would require a criminal conviction before prosecutors could proceed with the process in most cases ....

... engineering studies to select the ten intersections for the pilot began in January and are expected to be completed in March ....

... Alm’s subpoena of credit card records and video from the AnyPlace Lounge in Rep Sharon Har’s recently-dismissed DUI case ....

... The incentive is in addition to the $50 inmates can receive if they are fully vaccinated ....