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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Oahu Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Destroying Cellphone Evidence to Thwart Federal Firearms Investigation
By News Release @ 2:29 PM :: 273 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Drugs

... Tran shot pepper balls at numerous individuals before brandishing the 9mm firearm at a bystander outside of a nightclub ....

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Hawaii Mortgage Scammers Make FBI Most Wanted List
By News Release @ 7:33 AM :: 731 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

"...Multiple Oahu families lost their homes as a result of the Dimitrions’ crimes....”

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Saturday, June 6, 2026
Guns, drugs, and money seized by FBI Honolulu Field Office during Operation Spring Cleaning
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1607 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs

... 27 warrants, 8 kilograms of methamphetamine, 5 kilograms of cocaine, 4 kilograms of other miscellaneous illegal drugs, 10 firearms, 11 firearm accessories, and $150,000 in U.S. currency ....

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Friday, June 5, 2026
$35K Bribe: AG Issues Another Update
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 19579 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement

... The current update makes no mention of "review(ing) records, conduct(ing) interviews and evaluat(ing) information obtained through subpoenas" .... 

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Friday, June 5, 2026
Saddle Road: HDOT Declares 'Traffic Emergency Zone' After Latest Fatal Crash
By News Release @ 11:19 AM :: 1742 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement

...A traffic emergency zone declaration pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §264-1.5 allows HDOT to accelerate procurement and permitting for additional engineering mitigations....

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Thursday, June 4, 2026
Can refusing a sobriety test be used against you? Hawaii high court weighs in
By Court House News @ 6:41 PM :: 1998 Views :: Law Enforcement

... She was arrested anyway, taken to the station and blew a 0.140 on a breath test, well above the legal limit ....

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Thursday, June 4, 2026
Medicaid Fraud: Green Orders DHS to Create 'Strike Force'
By News Release @ 1:14 PM :: 3341 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Law Enforcement

“The findings outlined by the Office of Inspector General are serious and deserve a serious response,” said Governor Green.

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Thursday, June 4, 2026
Convicted: FBI Catches Maui Dude Pointing Laser at Airplanes
By News Release @ 9:36 AM :: 2070 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement

"...Shortly after the incident, FBI agents intercepted Kong and his associate...."

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Thursday, June 4, 2026
'Enough is Enough' -- After 12 Years Feds Lose Patience, Decertify Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Unit
By Andrew Walden @ 8:05 AM :: 5218 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Law Enforcement, COVID-19

...The numbers show Hawaii AGs Claire Connor and Anne Lopez kept Medicaid fraud enforcement at or near zero just as COVID fraud was spiking, thus allowing a massive wave of crooked COVID money to lubricate the system....

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Hawaii AG decides against joining Medicaid fraud roundtable at White House
By Selected News Articles @ 9:59 PM :: 3413 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Law Enforcement

... AG Lopez acknowledged Hawaii “could do better” with indictments and criminal prosecutions ....

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Catch and Release: 0.2% of HPD Misdemeanor Arrests held after 72 hours
By Video @ 9:49 AM :: 3973 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement, Police

...People can go in to stores and steal up to $1000 worth of stuff  …Hawaii District Courts will not hold a misdemeanor suspect longer than 72 hours… out of 20,000 HPD arrests, we’ve got 23-46 people at OCCC....

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Saturday, May 23, 2026
Case, Tokuda Introduce Measure To Crack Down On Interstate Trafficking Of Illegal Fireworks
By Ed Case @ 6:35 PM :: 3605 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement

... crack down on illegal fireworks by allowing prosecutors to pursue money laundering charges ....

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Federal Jury Convicts Hanapepe Man of Producing, Receiving, and Possessing Child Pornography
By News Release @ 8:46 PM :: 3734 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement

...Biggs was a serial, self-described “groomer” who targeted children, many of whom were mentally and emotionally vulnerable....

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Thursday, May 14, 2026
AG: Feds Investigated our Medicaid Fraud Prosecutions in April
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 4599 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement

"...the MFCU identified a number of challenges that have impacted its ability to initiate criminal charges and obtain convictions...."

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Monday, May 11, 2026
Dope in Vending Machines? Complaint Alleges Honolulu Liquor Commission Does Nothing to Shut Down ‘ballsiest drug op in recent memory’
By Andrew Walden @ 8:39 PM :: 6160 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Drugs, COVID-19

... “Unlicensed properties are not currently on our agenda for discussion” ....

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Saturday, May 2, 2026
Alleged Pimps Catch Federal Case
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 4592 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs

... If convicted the men face mandatory minimum sentences of 15 years to life in prison ....

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Saturday, April 25, 2026
Feds say Hawaii crime boss orchestrated his own death to shield millions in assets
By Court House News @ 12:19 AM :: 4353 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Drugs

...A federal judge signaled he would allow some civil discovery to proceed in the government's bid to seize the late crime boss Michael Miske's $20 million fortune....

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Monday, April 20, 2026
AG Charges Prison Guard with Stealing from Criminal
By News Release @ 10:57 PM :: 4324 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement

... DCR employee Julianne Kaniaupio with nine criminal charges for using her position to steal a credit card containing $8,960.11 from the out-processing paperwork of a Hālawa Correctional Facility inmate set for release ....

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Thursday, April 16, 2026
DoTAX Announces Charges in Tax Case
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 4209 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Small Business, Taxes

...Charges were filed in Hawaiʻi County by the Department of the Attorney General’s Criminal Justice Division March 25, 2026, in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit....

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Monday, March 30, 2026
VIDEO: Fake ICE Agent Beaten in Waikiki
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 6992 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism

... multiple people take the guy down to the ground and they wail on him with fists and feet ... including one woman who kicks him in the face several times ....

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Feds Seize 44 Guns in Kalihi Raid
By News Release @ 12:06 PM :: 5329 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Second Amendment

...an Uzi Submachine gun, a pistol with an installed machinegun conversion device, at least two firearms with obliterated serial numbers, two short-barreled rifles, an AR-style pistol with an installed suppressor/silencer, and one firearm suppressor/silencer....

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Monday, March 16, 2026
Miske Forfeiture After Death: "Never seen anything like it"
By Selected News Articles @ 5:41 AM :: 3811 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

“Forfeiture-land is a place where the normal rules don’t work.”

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Friday, March 13, 2026
House Approves Bills to help out Other Criminals
By News Release @ 3:46 AM :: 3089 Views :: Law Enforcement

"Requires release on recognizance for defendants charged with violations, traffic offenses, nonviolent petty misdemeanors, nonviolent misdemeanors, and nonviolent class C felonies"

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Former Corrections Officer Gets 5 Years for Kiddie Porn
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 2028 Views :: Law Enforcement

...He possessed over 200 images of child pornography, including at least one image that depicted an infant and other images that depicted prepubescent minors....

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Monday, March 9, 2026
HDOT: Traffic Death Rate Lower Than Last Year
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 1342 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement

... 15 fewer traffic deaths than the same period last year ....

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
First Traffic Scofflaw Convicted Under New Law
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 1044 Views :: Law Enforcement

... the Attorney General is the first to bring charges under the enhanced penalty provisions of Act 212, a law targeting habitual offenders who repeatedly drive without a valid license ....

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor Indicted for Witness Tampering
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 1791 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... She accused Moon of forcing her to have sex with other men for his “pleasure,” starting in April 2024 and continuing until September 2025 ....

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Sheriff Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 1586 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

...manipulated computer records that tracked her time and attendance between October 1, 2021 and June 20, 2024, in order to receive more than $64,000 in unearned compensation....

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Friday, February 20, 2026
HDoT signs 10-year contract for 187 Red Light Cameras
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 1287 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement

...The 10-year contract totaling approximately $160 million will expand the current program from 17 sites to 187 dual-enforcement cameras across each of the state's major islands....

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Friday, January 30, 2026
Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga Conspiracy: Judge Allows Lawsuit to Proceed
By Court House News @ 12:38 AM :: 1782 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... Federal prosecutors couldn't make criminal bribery charges stick for a former Honolulu prosecutor and engineering firm executives, but civil versions of the claims may live to see another trial ....

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
Hawaii officials admit Department of Education doesn’t use E-Verify
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 1272 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement

... the processes used to screen candidates, review credentials and monitor conduct ....

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
Molester List: DoE Forced to Initiate 'Harm to Students Registry' for Hiring
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 887 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement

...Participating entities include public schools, public charter schools, private schools, and early learning educational programs....

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Saturday, January 24, 2026
Eight Missing Children Found
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 1570 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Law Enforcement

... resulting in the safe location and recovery of eight children between the ages of 13 and 17. Two children recovered in the operation had been reported as runaways over one year ago ....

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
AG Flip-Flop: Suddenly decides to open 'investigation' into $35K Bribery Case
By News Release @ 7:20 PM :: 1481 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement

... CLUE: They already know who took the $35K.  Instead of just announcing the name, this is intended to keep it quiet at least until the session is over ....

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Panos: How Hawaii Can Reduce Traffic Fatalities
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 PM :: 1226 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Police

... by focusing on VRUs, the Vulnerable Road Users, such as pedestrians, motorcyclists, bikers and construction workers ....

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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Waipahu Pedo Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 12:12 PM :: 1146 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... Waipahu Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Paying Adults to Sexually Abuse Children During Livestreamed Internet Videos ....

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
'Trauma Informed' Means 'Put Drug Addicts and Criminals in Charge'
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 1210 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Drugs

... Act 88 (2024), creates a roadmap for formalizing peer support services, which are defined as assistance provided by individuals with lived experience and expertise with mental health challenges, substance use disorders, housing instability and/or justice system involvement ....

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Two Hilo-Area Men Arrested for Years-Long Operation to Transport and Distribute Illegal Fireworks on Big Island
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 1537 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement

... Darrel Goo, 52, of Keaau, Hawaii, and Cy Tamura, 45, of Hilo, Hawaii, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint yesterday ....

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
HDoT App to Record Your Movements
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 1428 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement

...The Safe Roads Challenge is a free gamified safe driving app available on iOS and Android that was created to reward users for driving responsibly....

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025
KPD Issues Arrest Warrant in Amber Jackson Homicide Case
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 1290 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement

... WANTED: Gregory Glaser, 57--last seen on the Big Island ....

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Thursday, December 18, 2025
HIDOE issues first statewide permanent bans following alleged assault of school administrator
By News Release @ 12:54 AM :: 1406 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement

... This marks the first time the Department has issued a permanent ban ....

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
HGEA Demands Action by DOE After Brutal Assault on Moanalua HS Employee
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 1811 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Law Enforcement

... sounding the alarm for years about escalating threats against school employees ....

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
AG Launches Hawaii Crime Statistics Dashboard
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 1518 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Police

... The dashboard displays police-level crime statistics produced through Hawaiʻi’s participation in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program ....

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
City now accepting resumes for Honolulu Liquor Commission Administrator
By News Release @ 4:15 AM :: 1877 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism, Drugs

... outgoing Administrator Sal Petilos is retiring after two and a half years with the City ....

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Thursday, November 20, 2025
PSD Vaccination Case Resolved
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 1396 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, COVID-19

... ICA’s opinion dated August 28, 2025 concluded that the UIPA does not provide an express or implied private cause of action for disclosure of private information ....

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Friday, November 14, 2025
Former death row inmate sentenced to life for sex trafficking in Hawaii
By Court House News @ 2:07 AM :: 2631 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, Judiciary, Law Enforcement

... Isaiah McCoy, who exploited multiple victims including a minor, received life in prison in federal court, in a volatile sentencing hearing marked by his outbursts ....

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Friday, November 14, 2025
Honolulu Grand Jury Indicts Two in Realty Scam
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 2122 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, COVID-19

...An Oʻahu grand jury has indicted Eldon Simer, 41, and Guy Villanueva, 30, for crimes related to a scheme to steal residential properties by forging and recording fake deeds....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
60 Mentally Ill Inmates at WCCC
By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 1230 Views :: Law Enforcement

... Over 60 inmates who are treated by the WCCC Mental Health Unit participated in today’s event ....

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Monday, November 10, 2025
HPD finds Missing Tennessee Child Living in Van with Criminal in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 2746 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Law Enforcement

... The juvenile’s father has a lengthy criminal history in both California and Hawaii that include multiple counts of domestic violence, abuse, drugs, battery, and burglary ....

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Monday, November 3, 2025
Convicted Felon Arrested and Charged After Stealing Multiple Firearms from a Storage Locker
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 1414 Views :: Law Enforcement

... Campbell was previously convicted of burglary in the first degree in 2001 and has six prior felony convictions in the State of Hawaii ....

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