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Honolulu deputy prosecutor admits to shoving defense lawyer
A Honolulu deputy prosecutor told a state judge Thursday that he shoved defense lawyer Myles Breiner but only after Breiner called him a piece of s-. → Read More
State declines to charge Maui police officer
The Maui prosecutor has decided not to file charges against a Maui police officer accused of promising women to help them with their pending criminal cases in exchange for sex. → Read More
Former Army medic pleads guilty to arranging wife’s murder
Former Tripler Army Medical Center medic Michael Walker admits that he arranged for his lover to kill his wife while he was at work, but says he was still shocked when he found his wifes lifeless body in the couples home at Aliamanu Military Reservation. → Read More
Former Tripler hospital medic admits to arranging wife’s murder at Aliamanu home
A former Army medic pleaded guilty this morning in U.S. District Court in Honolulu to aiding and abetting the murder of his wife. → Read More
Defense lawyer accuses deputy prosecutor of assault
Lawyers can get zealous at times when representing their clients or clients interests, but one deputy prosecutor may have gone too far. → Read More
Sentencing for Kealohas delayed until Halloween
U.S. District Chief Judge J. Michael Seabright agreed Thursday to delay the sentencing of Katherine and Louis Kealoha for their conspiracy and obstruction convictions while settlement talks continue related to the couples upcoming trial on bank fraud charges and a later drug-related trial involving Katherine Kealoha and her brother. → Read More
Trolley driver charged in Kakaako traffic death
The driver of a trolley that ran over and killed a 76-year-old pedestrian in Kakaako last November is charged with negligent homicide. → Read More
Federal-city effort cracks down on illegal gambling
Local and federal law enforcement officers Monday raided homes in Pearl City and Waipahu, seized gambling machines and money in bank accounts, and arrested eight people in the latest effort to crack down on illegal gambling on Oahu. → Read More
Feds, Honolulu police announce major crackdown on illegal gambling on Oahu
U.S. Attorney Kenji Price announced this morning the filing of criminal charges against 15 people, the seizures of 60 illegal gambling machines, homes in Waipahu and Pearl City and cash from bank accounts he said are connected to illegal gambling. → Read More
Judge allows former death row inmate to represent himself again
A state judge agreed Monday to allow former Delaware death row inmate Isaiah McCoy to represent himself in court against a felony robbery charge. → Read More
Grand jury indicts suspect in Ala Moana fatal shooting
The state confirms the claim by the suspect in Sunday mornings fatal shooting outside an Ala Moana Center arcade that his jaw was broken in a punch before the shooting. → Read More
Defendant in fatal stabbing claims self-defense
This weekends fatal stabbing at a homeless encampment in Kalihi started with an argument over infidelity, Deputy Prosecutor Ashley Tanaka told a state judge Thursday after an Oahu grand jury charged a 25-year-old woman with killing her 35-year-old boyfriend. → Read More
Driver gets 4 years in prison for killing 2 in head-on crash
A state judge commended Joshua Thompson for staying out of trouble with the law despite a difficult upbringing but said she cannot sentence him to probation for killing two people in a 2016 drunken driving head-on collision that he caused while speeding. → Read More
Filipino church leader is accused of sexual assault
A 31-year-old woman who claims she was trafficked to Hawaii says the televangelist founder of a Philippine-based megachurch sexually assaulted her starting when she was a teenager assigned as the founders personal servant. → Read More
Ex-death row inmate McCoy is charged in Waikiki robbery
Former Delaware death row inmate Isaiah McCoy targeted a man for robbery in Waikiki because the man was wearing an expensive wristwatch, Deputy Prosecutor David Van Acker told a state judge Thursday. → Read More
Former sports anchor pleads guilty to conspiracy
Former television sports anchor and current HART spokesman Russell Yamanoha pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to conspiring to rig a union election when he was an IBEW Local 1260 official. → Read More
Former deputy announces candidacy for city prosecutor
Former Deputy Prosecutor Megan Kau says she is running for Honolulu city prosecutor in 2020. → Read More
Former TV sports anchor Russell Yamanoha pleads guilty to conspiracy
Former television sports anchor and current HART employee Russell Yamanoha pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to conspiring to rig a union election when he was an IBEW Local 1260 official. → Read More
Former deputy is running for city prosecutor
Former Deputy Prosecutor Megan Kau announced today her intention to run for Honolulu city prosecutor in 2020. → Read More
Driver found guilty in 2016 hit-and-run pedestrian fatality in Nanakuli
Edward Werner said outside a state courtroom Thursday that now that his family and friends have gotten justice, its time to set the ashes of his son Kaulana free. → Read More