Peter Boylan
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Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steven Alm seeks pay raises
If the Honolulu Salary Commission approves the requests, both Alm and First Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Thomas J. Brady’s salaries would increase by 17%, with Alm earning $207,084 a year and Brady earning $196,729 annually. → Read More
‘3-time retiree’ wins $10K by renaming disputed beef brand
A 73-year-old Honolulu man won $10,000 after his suggested new name for a beef brand in dispute was selected from more than 5,000 entries submitted by 2,145 Hawaii residents, according to a news release from the brand’s owner. → Read More
Probe ongoing in 10 likely felony charges against officers
Only five of the 24 officers named in the Honolulu Police Department’s 2022 disciplinary report as facing possible criminal prosecution between 2017 and 2022 have been charged, according to a review of state court records. → Read More
HPD chief urges community to call 911 if legal guns not concealed
If you see a person walking around Oahu with a gun that is visible after the Honolulu Police Department begins issuing concealed-carry weapon licenses, please call 911, Honolulu Police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream program Monday. → Read More
Suspect in fatal Ewa Beach shooting surrenders to Sheriff’s deputies
Update, 9:24 p.m. → Read More
Waikiki man indicted for unregistered firearm
A Waikiki man who led police on a car chase that ended with officials confiscating a loaded unregistered assault rifle stashed in the vehicle’s trunk pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court. → Read More
Honolulu lags other counties on concealed-carry gun licenses
The Kauai Police Department will begin issuing concealed carry weapons licenses to gun owners this week, leaving Honolulu as the last county to finalize rules and process the 575 pending applications to carry a gun in public. → Read More
Former top city building plans examiner admits to taking bribes to expedite permits
A former building plans examiner at the city Department of Planning and Permitting entered a plea of guilty Monday to accepting nearly $100,000 in bribes to pre-screen plans and expedite approval of permits for contractors and an architect. → Read More
Robberies, weapon crimes rise on Oahu as other major categories fall
Weapon violations, robberies and assaults are on the rise in Honolulu while other major crime categories have fallen off, compared with 2021, according to Honolulu police statistics obtained by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. → Read More
Honolulu police officers’ relationship ends in domestic violence allegations
A 44-year-old Honolulu police officer was arrested Saturday after he allegedly grabbed a female officer by the hair and threatened to kill her with a knife during an argument in her Waipahu home, according to state court documents. → Read More
Gov. David Ige reviewing request to pardon cannabis convictions
Gov. David Ige is reviewing a request by President Joe Biden to issue pardons in Hawaii for cannabis possession. → Read More
Hawaii lawmakers are drafting bill to create more ways to charge serious felonies
State lawmakers are working on a bill that would give prosecutors more than one way to charge serious felonies after a Sept. 8 Hawaii Supreme Court ruling that preliminary hearings are not a lawful method for charging major crimes, including murder, robbery and sex assault. → Read More
State House has consensus for special legislative session on Hawaii Supreme Court ruling
The state House of Representatives has the consensus necessary to move forward with a special session of the Legislature to address the Hawaii Supreme Court ruling that preliminary hearings are not a lawful method for charging major felonies including murder. → Read More
Oahu man, 23, pleads guilty in federal court to trio of October bank robberies
A 23-year-old Oahu man is facing up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to an October crime spree where he robbed three Oahu banks and tried to rob the Taco Bell in Kapolei, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii. → Read More
Tip leads FBI to Maui bribery arrests; county official allegedly received $2M
Acting on a tip from a frustrated citizen, federal investigators uncovered an alleged bribery scheme and charged the former director of the Maui County Department of Environmental Management with taking $2 million in cash, gambling trips and casino chips to steer $19 million in contracts to a Honolulu wastewater executive’s companies. → Read More
DNA analysis leads to arrest in 1972 Waikiki fatal stabbing
Honolulu police have used DNA comparisons and evidence to make an arrest in connection with the Jan. 7, 1972, killing of Nancy Elaine Anderson, who was found stabbed and unresponsive in her Waikiki apartment. → Read More
Big Island pain doctor gets 7-1/2 years in federal prison
A federal judge sentenced a Hawaii island pain doctor to 7-1/2 years in prison Monday after he was found guilty in April of pushing more than 7,000 oxycodone pills into the Hawaii island and Oahu communities from about 2013 through 2017. → Read More
Ex-Honolulu police officer accused of child sex trafficking sent back to Hawaii
A federal magistrate judge in New Mexico sent a former Honolulu police officer accused of child sex trafficking and producing child pornography back to Hawaii today. → Read More
Incoming police chief’s son allegedly terrorized Waikiki homeowner
The incoming police chief’s son and the ex-girlfriend he was arrested with Tuesday allegedly brought violence and property damage to the Waikiki home of a 70-year-old retiree and his wife, who rented a room to the woman for six years. → Read More
Honolulu Police Department defends actions following arrest of new police chief’s son
The Honolulu Police Commission is seeking an explanation from police leadership about why the felony arrest of newly appointed Police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan’s son was initially concealed from the media and public. → Read More