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Monday, December 18, 2023 |
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Drugs Behind 50% of Traffic Fatalities
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1804 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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“...Drugs specifically played a role in 38 of the 76 traffic deaths on island in the past three years....”
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 |
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Former Correctional Officer Receives 42 Months in Prison for Smuggling Drugs into Oahu Community Correctional Center
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 1940 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Ascencio worked as a correctional officer at the Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) from 2000 until his arrest in 2020 for these charges ....
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 |
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Oahu Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Weapons Possession
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1608 Views :: Drugs
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... Croskery, working with others, was responsible for bringing approximately 80 pounds of methamphetamine and 40,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl from California to Hawaii from June 2021 to February 2022 ....
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
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Hilo Police Detective Arrested for Perjury and Tampering With a Government Record
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 2263 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police, Drugs
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... Following his arrest, Brown was placed on leave without pay pending the outcome ....
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
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Up in Smoke? AG's Plan to turn Illegal Drug Dealers into Legal Tax-Paying Entrepreneurs
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:58 PM :: 1936 Views :: Law Enforcement, Taxes, Drugs
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... In nearly every location where recreational marijuana is legal, criminal syndicates, far more than the state government, are cashing in on the "green gold rush" ....
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Thursday, November 16, 2023 |
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Waianae: Feds Arrest Six for Cockfighting, Gamerooms, Meth
By News Release @ 1:39 PM :: 3850 Views :: Gambling, Drugs
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... According to the Criminal Complaint, on three occasions in July 2021, Edward Caspino distributed approximately one pound of methamphetamine to an individual working with federal law enforcement ....
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Monday, November 13, 2023 |
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Defend Hawaii: Mainland Drug Dealer Starts Selling in Hilo, gets Busted Within Two Weeks
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 2908 Views :: Hawaii County , Police, Drugs
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... look how very efficient the Hawaii County PD becomes when an outsider starts selling here ....
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Sunday, October 15, 2023 |
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Feds on the Job: Child Molesting Drug Dealer gets 10.5 years
By News Release @ 4:03 AM :: 2352 Views :: Maui County, Drugs
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... doing the job the State courts just won't do ....
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
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New Bill from Guam Delegate to Legalize Cockfighting in U.S. Territories
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 2448 Views :: Agriculture, Congressional Delegation, Drugs
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... Similar legislation has been introduced by Delegate from Puerto Rico and attracted no support from any sitting U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative from the states ....
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Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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Green Orders 24-Hour Bum Patrol at Uncle Billy's Hotel
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 2546 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Drugs
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... Vegetation around the property has been cleared and a perimeter fence has been constructed. However, several breaches of the newly installed fence have already occurred ....
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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Governor's Task Force: Mollies and Shrooms next to be legalized
By News Release @ 2:24 PM :: 1427 Views :: Drugs
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...Although psychedelic plants (drugs) have been used in indigenous cultures (given to hot chicks in nightclubs) for thousands of years, modern science (politics) is now catching up....
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Friday, July 28, 2023 |
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DoH: Hawaii Needs Lots and Lots of Free Needles
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 2605 Views :: Drugs
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"Syringe exchanges serve as essential health hubs for people who use drugs"
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023 |
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Green Emergency Order: Sweep Homeless Drug Addicts out of Uncle Billy's and Demolish Hotel
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 3213 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Tourism, Drugs
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... The Hawaii Police Department has responded to 6,479 calls for service/incidents in the area from September, 2018, to April, 2023, with an estimated cost for responding to these calls ranges from $319,000 to $459,000 ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii Ranks 44th for Marijuana Consumption
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 2813 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs
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... 85.1% of residents haven't smoked weed in the last year ....
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
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Animal Welfare Groups Urge Ninth Circuit to Affirm the Ban on Cockfighting in the Northern Mariana Islands
By News Release @ 12:16 PM :: 2264 Views :: Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... 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. ...
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Friday, June 23, 2023 |
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'Multi-Ton' Chinese Fentanyl Exporters Arrested in Honolulu
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 2947 Views :: Drugs
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... advertising fentanyl precursors as a “Mexico hot sale;” guaranteeing “100% stealth shipping” abroad; and posting to its websites documentation of Amarvel Biotech shipping chemicals to Culiacan ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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SB975: Green Signs Tax Increase on Vaping Products
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 PM :: 3327 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes, Drugs
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... SB975, now Act 62, establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products ....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
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Marijuana Dispensary Oligopoly Enforcers: Court Upholds Drug Raid on Pinky's Hempire
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 2203 Views :: Drugs
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... “Pinky’s Hempire,” alleged that DOH’s interim administrative rules regarding hemp processing were illegal and that the prohibition on Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC products was unconstitutional ....
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023 |
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CDC: Hawaii drug overdoses doubled over the last decade
By Selected News Articles @ 2:21 PM :: 2225 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs
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... Hawaii had a reported 254 drug-related deaths recorded in the 12 months before December 2022. That amount could be as high as 298 after death investigations finalize, an increase of 7% from the prior year, according to the CDC ....
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Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
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Senators Introduce FIGHT Act to Enhance Enforcement and Crack Down on Dogfighting, Cockfighting
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 2722 Views :: Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... A mass shooting at known illegal cockfighting venue outside Honolulu demonstrates that the violence from animal-fighting enterprises spills into communities, harms people ....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 |
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Study: Hawaii Smallest Drug Problem of any State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 2497 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs
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... oxycontin has not hit Hawaii as hard as other states ....
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Sunday, April 16, 2023 |
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Latest Mass Shooting at Cockfight Inevitable Outcome of Inattention by Political Leaders and Law Enforcement
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 3768 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... 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' ....
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023 |
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DoH Releases Hawai‘i Youth Risk Behavior Survey
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 3208 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Drugs
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... Topics covered in the survey include unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy; protective factors; mental health and suicide; dietary behaviors; and physical activity ....
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
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Maui Physician Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Hydrocodone
By News Release @ 6:13 PM :: 2375 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Drugs
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... in June 2022, an undercover agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) sought an appointment with Boulange, posing as a new patient seeking a prescription of opioids ....
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Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii Drug Dealer Gets Parole so Feds Deport Him
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 2665 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... convicted by the Circuit Court of the First Circuit of felony promoting dangerous drugs and second-degree robbery in June 2019 ....
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Saturday, March 11, 2023 |
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53 Years of Legal Abortion in Hawaii
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 2:42 AM :: 3050 Views :: Family, Life, Drugs
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... over 220,000 of Hawaii's keiki have been lost to abortion since 1970 ....
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Friday, March 10, 2023 |
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Smuggling Drugs into Jails--PSD Arrests Five
By News Release @ 6:36 AM :: 3538 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... The investigations are ongoing, and more arrests are expected ....
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii Meth Supplier Gets 24 Years for $5.5M COVID Fraud
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 2792 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs, COVID-19
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... L.A. Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison for $5.5 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Scam, Tax Fraud and Drug Trafficking ....
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
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Shootout as FBI Raids 800-Person Cockfight--Four Arrested
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 4922 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... the 800-person cockfight was busted at Hokukano Ranch which is promoted as a Big Island film location ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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HB622 Suicide Prevention
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:56 PM :: 2460 Views :: Life, Drugs
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... This bill makes permanent the prevent suicide Hawaiʻi task force within the Department of Health ....
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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Sheriffs Bust Waikiki Marijuana Dealer
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 2974 Views :: Taxes, Tourism, Drugs
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“Businesses that are involved in the cannabis industry must ensure that their activities comply with the law.”
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii Senate Committees Pass Two Bills to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition
By Selected News Articles @ 3:54 AM :: 3520 Views :: Drugs
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... SB669 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 3-0, but with an effective date of 2075 ....
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Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
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Legislative Week in Review: Abortion, Drugs, Suicide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 6:14 PM :: 2695 Views :: Health Care, Life, Drugs
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... Hawaii Legislators' cradle-to-grave plan for your life ....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Senate Committees Advance Bill Legalizing Hashish and Honey Butane Oil
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 3062 Views :: Taxes, Drugs
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... The measure would also exempt the sales of cannabis and manufactured cannabis products for medical use from the general excise tax ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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Legislative Agenda: Abortion, Cannabis, Suicide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:13 PM :: 2104 Views :: Life, Drugs
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... Hawaii Legislators have got your life all planned out ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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A Trio of Bills in Hawaii Would Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Cannabis Prohibition
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 AM :: 2050 Views :: Drugs
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... SB1043 and SB669 have been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, while HB1216 has been referred to the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Poll: 86% of residents believe cannabis should be legal
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 2069 Views :: Drugs
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... Thirty percent of residents indicated they would be more likely to support a candidate who supported legalizing adult recreational use, compared to 26 percent who would be less likely to support a candidate who espoused that same view. Nearly 40 percent of residents, however, indicated that a candidate’s view on legalization doesn’t make much of a difference in their vote ....
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Thursday, January 26, 2023 |
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Full Text: 2023 State of the Judiciary Address
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 2223 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary, Drugs
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"We implement programs to address the root causes of recidivism . . . such as drug use and mental illness . . . and to respond to other urgent community needs. We embrace this expanded role.”
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Monday, December 26, 2022 |
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Convicted Meth Dealer Asks Federal Court Permission to Take Over Laborer’s Union
By Andrew Walden @ 10:48 PM :: 7872 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Rail, Drugs
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... “If my name sounds familiar it's because my dad was President of the Hawaii AFL-CIO and the Business Manager/ Financial Secretary for the Hawaii Carpenters Union Local 745 for over 20 years.”….
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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Native Hawaiian Girls LESS Likely to be 'Missing'
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 4620 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Military, Drugs
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... Obvious bias: The word “military” occurs 20 times in this report. The word “drug” four times, “methamphetamines” zero times, “pimp", once, "foster" three times ....
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Monday, December 12, 2022 |
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Kawananakoa Estate: Sex, Drugs, and Inequality
By Andrew Walden @ 1:16 PM :: 49740 Views :: Ethics, Drugs
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...If you’re rich, Hawaii is a really lousy place to get sick....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022 |
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Drugs, Fish, and Termites: Miske FBI Backgrounder Unsealed by Federal Judge
By Andrew Walden @ 8:35 PM :: 5796 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... 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 ....
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Monday, November 14, 2022 |
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Feds: COVID Fraudster Shipped Fentanyl to Hawaii
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 2221 Views :: Drugs, COVID-19
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... Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $5.5 Million in COVID Jobless Relief and for Drug Trafficking ....
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Thursday, November 3, 2022 |
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DEA Intercepts 9 lbs of Heroin and Meth Heading for HOPE Probationer
By News Release @ 5:04 AM :: 2551 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Drugs
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... Thaxton pled down 2009 pimping and child rape charges to felony assault then came before Judge Steven Alm on HOPE violations 13 times between 2010 and 2015 ....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022 |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022 |
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Felony Record: Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker was HOPE Probationer
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 3151 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... 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 ....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2022 |
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Opioid Settlement: How will Hawaii Waste $78M?
By News Release @ 7:02 AM :: 1785 Views :: Drugs
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... The funding is part of nationwide settlements totaling $26 billion to resolve lawsuits against the three largest drug distributors and one of the largest drug manufacturers ....
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Friday, July 29, 2022 |
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Kiddie Porn: Federal Court Hands Down 10 Year Sentence
By News Release @ 2:25 PM :: 2427 Views :: Police, Drugs
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... he also supplied her with drugs and alcohol ....
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