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for allegedly assaulting his 79-year-old mother amid a dispute where the mixed martial artist believes his family has been replaced by impostors.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
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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
Honolulu police are looking for three men who robbed a karaoke bar on Nimitz Highway at gunpoint at 12:30 p.m. today, according to a social media post by the Honolulu Police Department. Read more
A Mexican citizen will be sentenced Monday for his role in a drug trafficking organization that marketed pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl in Pennsylvania, California and Hawaii. Read more
Honolulu police are asking for the public’s help to find a man who tried to take a 10-year-old student from a bathroom at Kalihi Waena Elementary School this morning. Read more
The 38-year-old man who received $12.5 million from the city following injuries he suffered in a 2021 police pursuit pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he used a ghost gun while selling methamphetamine in Waianae. Read more
When police raided the operation and how many devices and cash was confiscated during the operation was not immediately made public. Read more
A Guatemalan national illegally in the U.S. since 2016 likely will be deported after he was arrested for a second time in January for drunk driving in Kona without a license or insurance. Read more
