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The state Department of Education issued a permanent ban from all campuses and properties against a man accused of punching out Moanalua High School’s associate athletic director after allegedly harassing referees at his son’s exhibition basketball game Dec. 4. Read more
A Honolulu police corporal was justified to use deadly force when he shot a 37-year-old man high on methamphetamine through the cheek after the man threatened officers with a hammer and a rifle during a standoff June 22 at Keehi Boat Harbor, the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office said. Read more
A man indicted on a charge of second-degree attempted murder in the 2024 drive-by shooting of a 16-year-old boy inside a city bus, and the 2023 sexual assault and kidnapping of a 12-year-old child, is scheduled Dec. 30 to possibly change his not-guilty pleas. Read more
Aukusitino I. Noga Jr. was allegedly angry after his son was whistled for two fouls in close succession during an exhibition game between Mililani and Moanalua high schools. Read more
A woman and her ex-boyfriend are pleading guilty to lying about being victims of the Aug. 8, 2023 West Maui wildfires and the January Los Angeles fires — stealing more than $110,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Read more
The Maui Police Department had issued alerts asking for the public’s help locating Kaleo Kubo who was wanted for both the crash and a no-bail warrant. Read more
An off-duty prison guard allegedly assaulted an associate athletic director at Moanalua High School after clashing with referees who ejected his son from a boys basketball exhibition between Moanalua and Mililani high schools on Dec.4. Read more
Lucky died after he was shot multiple times in Salt Lake by gunmen who remain on the run from police. Read more
Two members of large drug-trafficking organizations that shipped methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin into Hawaii were sentenced to federal prison terms in separate cases last week. Read more
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Police arrested three people today on four counts of second-degree promotion of gambling, a Class C felony. Read more
Honolulu police are investigating a Friday night drive-by shooting in the Kalihi Valley Homes area in which several unoccupied cars were struck by bullets. Read more
A 26-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole for the 2023 unprovoked attack of a stranger in the restroom of a busy Kapolei restaurant. Read more
An ex-Bank of Hawaii teller was charged Dec. 1 for embezzling $44,000 from seven customer accounts and falsifying signatures on cash withdrawal and cashier’s check purchase slips. Read more
Kealii Lopez, AARP state director, called the scams “an epidemic” during a recent briefing before the state House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Read more
Alohi Kaupu-Grace is charged with three counts each of first-degree computer fraud and first-degree theft, and two counts each of second-degree computer fraud and second-degree theft. Read more
Mason Pang sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken in critical condition to Maui Memorial Medical Center, where he died around noon Thursday, according to MPD. Read more
Paramedics responded to a Kohomua Street address and treated the victim for gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to HPD. Read more
The associate athletic director at Moanalua High School is seeking a protective order against a 40-year-old man who was arrested after he allegedly punched and knocked her to the ground following a fight with referees at a basketball game. Read more
A 46-year-old man from Argentina is facing federal drug charges after the Maui Police Department identified him as a suspect in home invasions connected to reports of sexual incidents between 2017 and Oct. 12. Read more
A 58-year-old Kaneohe woman and 29-year-old Aiea man were arrested on suspicion of promoting gambling in the second degree and possession of a gambling device. Read more
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., and over 50 other congressional Democrats, have asked the Pentagon to investigate reports that Army leaders had ignored or dismissed complaints about McGraw, dating back to his time at Tripler. Read more
