Law Enforcement

... Vakameilalo allegedly changed the bank account she previously had designated to receive the PUA unemployment benefit payments from the claimant’s bank account to her own ....

... asking all immediate family members—parents, siblings, and children—of those who are still missing to provide DNA samples ....

... medical records from November 8, 2019--given to DHS--indicate that Sibling 1 and Sibling 2 likely had been sexually abused ....

... Hawai‘i’s LPDLs are not exclusively issued to those without a legal presence in the U.S. ....

... The purpose was to bring awareness to initiatives to modernize our public safety facilities, disrupt pathways to prison, and reduce recidivism ....

... in state court they would have been sentenced to probation ....

... Kauai Police and outside agencies working on forensic evidence and DNA testing ....

... The case, on appeal before the Ninth Circuit from the Northern Mariana Islands District Court, is the latest—and likely the last—in a stream of cases filed by the pro-cockfighting bloc to obstruct the ban on cockfighting in U.S. territories. ...

... 26 counts of prohibited wildlife trafficking (HRS 183D-66) and 26 counts of possession of endangered and protected wildlife ....

“... we cut their heads off right in the [obscenity omitted] palace, for treason -- for treason and human trafficking ....”

... Senate Bill 821 passed the Legislature, with only one legislator voting no for the final floor vote across both chambers ....

... A $2 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by six women who were the victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment by former Adult Corrections Officers (ACOs) at the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) .... 

... Red Rock routinely and repeatedly charged mark-ups ranging from approximately 100% to 130% ....

... Fernandes has distinguished herself as a leading expert in the areas of reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights, and as one of the State’s top litigators defending Hawaii’s gun laws against Second Amendment challenges ....

... Restaurant Co-Owner Sexually Harassed Male Employees, Federal Agency Charges ....

... A mass shooting at known illegal cockfighting venue outside Honolulu demonstrates that the violence from animal-fighting enterprises spills into communities, harms people ....

... Washington uses the name “Bentley” online and allegedly had women under his control tattoo the emblem of the luxury car company on their bodies to show his ownership ....

... A dramatic reading of “Seven” will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the ProArts Playhouse in Kīhei ....

... Following the reporter’s appeal to OIP, PSD provided a new estimate of $290 ....

... to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residential real estate ....

... Hawaii Legislators are hell-bent on taking away the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners--but when a real gun crime occurs, its 'nobody here but us chickens' ....  

... conveniently, Mr. San Nicolas is a Commodity Inspector with the GDOA, one of a handful of trained and sworn law enforcement officers within that division....

"...A majority also support creation of new offenses criminalizing fraud and corruption by public officials and employees...."

... from Trilogy Media April, 2023: Today we’re showing up to the front door of a money mule scammer who’s expecting a check of $150,000 from a victim of a PCH/Lottery scam ....

... Since start, nearly 1,800 citations issued along Vineyard and Pali ....

... SB36 amends state law to allow county prosecutors to initiate felony cases by complaints following preliminary hearings and prohibits multiple attempts to initiate a felony prosecution for an offense, except in certain circumstances ....

... Kapiʻolani Boulevard and Kamakeʻe Street is the first Red-Light Safety Camera location under City and County of Honolulu jurisdiction ....

... convicted by the Circuit Court of the First Circuit of felony promoting dangerous drugs and second-degree robbery in June 2019 ....

... The Chocks were plaintiffs alongside Rose Dradi, a Keanu Sai-Dexter Kiama collaborator, in a now-dismissed Sept 7, 2018, lawsuit claiming the IRS had no legal authority to collect taxes from them ....

... Information sought in the 2010 murder of HSTA employee Amber Jackson ....

... the Red-Light Safety Camera at Likelike Highway and School Street will begin issuing warnings on Friday, March 10, 2023 ....

... The investigations are ongoing, and more arrests are expected ....

... The four defendants were arrested in Waikiki over the weekend by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ....

... Hawaii Man Indicted for Traveling to Oregon to Sexually Abuse Two Children, Sharing Video Recordings of the Abuse Online ....

... the 800-person cockfight was busted at Hokukano Ranch which is promoted as a Big Island film location ....

"...the Board finds that PSD consciously, knowingly, and deliberately failed to disclose and withheld information...."

“...The defendants in this case nearly killed a man because they believed he did not belong in their neighborhood because of the color of his skin....”

... accepted at least $144,043,883 from approximately 913 pool participants ....

... Deputy Freddie Carabbacan rides again ....

... here's what happens when a sovereignty activist doesn't want to pay his dock fees at Waianae Small Boat Harbor ....

... To address the issues raised in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court opinion in State v. Obrero, the Hawai‘i State Senate passed Senate Bill (S.B.) 36 on third reading today ....

... The victim was forced to find clients near the Zippy's in Chinatown ....

... 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 ....