Hawaii County police Chief Ben Moszkowicz and Thomas K. Aiu, a retired U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent with a law degree, have applied for the interim job with the Honolulu Police Commission. Read more
Blangiardi told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that his administration will introduce an amendment to the city charter to remove the Honolulu Police Commission’s authority over the office of the chief of the police. Read more
Homeland Security Investigations officials said their agents and “federal law enforcement partners executed the arrest of Ricardo Ramirez Almaguer who had entered and remained in the United States illegally.” Read more
The Honolulu Police Department is looking for its fourth police chief in eight years after Arthur “Joe” Logan decided to retire June 30. Read more
Mayor Rick Blangiardi accepted Logan’s resignation this afternoon. Read more
Bail is set for each suspect at $1 million. Read more
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Penn, listed as 5 feet, 9 inches and 170 pounds in police booking records, was arrested in Hilo on Sunday and again Monday. He was charged with misdemeanor abuse of a household member. Read more
The 48-page civil complaint filed by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and Miyashita & O’Steen names HPD Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan and seven officers. Read more
Honolulu police are looking for the gunman who opened fire during a fight between two groups in Makaha on Wednesday night, killing a 19-year-old man and wounding four others. Read more
Former UFC lightweight champion Jay Dee “B.J.” Penn III was arrested twice this week for allegedly assaulting his 79-year-old mother amid a dispute where the mixed martial artist believes his family has been replaced by impostors. Read more
A tour boat operator involved in a snorkeling accident that injured 10 people in June 2022 is facing federal charges after he allegedly stole personal identifying information to fake his credential for more than a decade, according to federal court records. Read more
Federal agents have arrested more than 100 people in Hawaii so far this year for alleged violations of immigration law, but information on exactly how many over 100, where they were arrested and for what was not made public. Read more
Hannah Heart, 66, entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday, admitting guilt to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and mail fraud. Read more
Federal prosecutors want a 50-year-old Maui man held without bail after he allegedly smuggled pounds of methamphetamine between Oahu and Maui using Mokulele Airlines. Read more
“The victim and suspect got into a verbal argument that escalated to the suspect shooing the victim in the upper torso area,” HPD said in a report. Read more
Illegal gambling arrests on Oahu increased last year as police continued to target game rooms and operators who promote illicit wagering and the collateral crime that comes with it. Read more
An attempted second-degree murder investigation is underway. Read more
The Boeing 777 passenger jet was carrying 339 passengers and 10 crew members at the time of the incident. Read more
A Navy petty officer faces federal charges after he allegedly sextorted children into making pornography and blackmailing one of them into cutting his pedophile moniker into her skin, according to federal court documents. Read more
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the incident that occurred as the flight was preparing for an 8:28 a.m. departure. Read more
Two Hawaii felons face federal charges in separate cases where they allegedly used firearms to protect their marketing of methamphetamine on Oahu and Hawaii island. Read more
