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Guzman also admitted that in June 2024, he possessed a privately made firearm, known as a “ghost gun,” loaded with 15 hollow point rounds. Guzman admitted he used the gun to guard his drug dealing. Read more
Police said in a bulletin that at about 5:50 a.m. on Monday, the victim, a 64-year-old man, reported walking his dog at a park when it was attacked by the suspect’s dogs. Read more
A 46-year-old Maui anesthesiologist allegedly told his eldest son that he tried to kill his wife on an Oahu hiking trail and accused her of having an affair, according to state court documents. Read more
An 81-year-old Hilo woman held up her arms to defend herself against her 30-year-old neighbor before he fatally stabbed her in the mouth Saturday morning, a witness told police, according to documents filed Monday in Hilo District Court. Read more
Jillian Pecika’s attorney, Michael Green, told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that his client is “remorseful.” Read more
Hawaii Island police are asking for the public to identify a theft suspected who could be associated with a January theft. Read more
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a news release that a marine patrol unit spotted several people picking opihi along the shoreline and reported it to officers on shore. Read more
Keone Peter Tosie Brown’s bail is set at $2,020,000 and will remain in custody pending his first court appearance Monday in South Hilo District Court. Read more
The grand jury’s indictment and decision for no bail overrides a district court judge’s confirmation to maintain his bail amount to $5 million and the need for a preliminary hearing. Read more
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Court documents filed Thursday reveal Arielle Konig, the wife of a 46-year-old Maui anesthesiologist, told police he struck her about 10 times in the head and tried to inject her with a syringe filled with an unknown liquid while on a hike Monday. Read more
District Judge Kristine Yoo confirmed bail for Gerhard Konig at $5 million. Read more
Gerhardt Konig’s bail is set at $5 million. Read more
No suspect has been arrested and the Honolulu Police Department provided no further information on the case. Read more
Police said at about 10:48 a.m. on Monday, the man was heading westbound on Ala Moana when he rear-ended another car driven by a 42-year-old man at a stop in traffic near Atkinson Drive. Read more
Calvin Shimizu was indicted Wednesday by a Hilo grand jury for the June 18, 2022, crash in Pepeekeo that killed 63-year-old Joni Okino-Shiroma of Mountain View. Read more
Gerhardt Konig of Maui was with his wife on the Pali Lookout this morning when he allegedly struck her in the head with a rock and attempted to push her off the hiking trail. Read more
Police said the incident happened just after 6 p.m. Sunday. Read more
HPD responded to two incidents on the same Ewa boulevard just an hour apart. Read more
The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported that a work furlough inmate failed to return to the Oahu Community Correctional Center after being released on a job-seeking pass Friday morning. Read more
No injuries were reported in the shooting, but a window at a nearby business was shattered from the gunfire. Read more
The Medical Examiner’s Office found she died of blunt force injuries caused by assault, starvation, prolonged immobilization and physical restraint, medical neglect and pneumonia. Read more
