Law Enforcement

... DOH conducted a full safety and security review of the State Operated Specialized Residential Program (SOSRP) and Hawai‘i State Hospital (HSH) facilities ....

... between at least August 2018 and November 2020, Kaaiawaawa repeatedly sexually assaulted a child who was six to eight years old ....

... “I am an official informant” ....

“...The kid’s got to go....”

... reform the state’s asset forfeiture process to require a conviction in most cases ....

... Also included was draft legislation intended to minimize these risks and promote the public welfare to the greatest extent possible, should the Legislature choose to legalize cannabis ....

... To date, the task force has seized nearly 70,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. ...

... Beginning Monday, December 18, the Hawai‘i State Capitol will join 37 other state capitols that have incorporated metal detection into their security measures ....

... Ascencio worked as a correctional officer at the Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) from 2000 until his arrest in 2020 for these charges ....

... In nearly every location where recreational marijuana is legal, criminal syndicates, far more than the state government, are cashing in on the "green gold rush" ....

... evidence included the criminal records of the parents for assault and drug use, filed bankruptcy documents, and the absence of a record of children of their own ....

... the "Jones Act Enforcer" tracks down and identifies violators of the 1920 protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act ....

... Hawaii is one of 21 states that fail to prohibit the criminalization of minors for prostitution offenses, thus allowing commercially sexually exploited minors to be held criminally accountable for their own victimization ....

... $288 stolen per resident ....

"We are disappointed that one of our colleagues has chosen to align themselves with a group of people promoting hate and bullying."

... inform the Department of the Attorney General if their landlords are illegally raising rent or threatening them with eviction ....

... her fake qualifications will protect every officer she trained ....

“Nobody likes paperwork, especially criminals”

... Hawai‘i is the third state to implement a CRVS, after Vermont and Oregon ....

... two people dead and three others injured ....