Law Enforcement

... The cost to insure underage and 30-year-old drivers increases by 214% on average after just one violation ....

“...This is the first major correctional facility construction project since the Halawa Medium Security Facility was completed in 1998....”

... The tracking system is designed to allow survivors of sexual assault to obtain up-to-date information on the status of their sexual assault evidence collection kits, from collection through testing, and to do so in an anonymous way ....

... Hawaii Non-Profit Executive Sentenced to 46 Months of Imprisonment for Embezzling Over $500,000 from AmeriCorps and for Agreeing to Receive a Bribe for Approving $845,000 in CARES Act Grants ....

... Convicted in Milwaukee, Hawaii pimp faces a maximum life term of imprisonment and a mandatory minimum of 15 years ....

... Police reported seizing more than $160,000 in cash, along with gambling ledgers and paraphernalia, from an illegal cockfighting derby attended by 300 to 400 people last month on Molokai ....

... routed the proceeds of these schemes through at least six pieces of real estate on the Island of Hawaii ....

... The Hawvers and the Chocks were plaintiffs alongside Rose Dradi, a Keanu Sai-Dexter Kiama collaborator, in a now-dismissed Sept 7, 2018 lawsuit claiming the IRS had no legal authority to collect taxes from them ....

... Thursday, June 17, 2021, from 9-11 a.m. ....

... When you turn ordinary behavior into criminal behavior overnight, you need to be prepared for some unjust results .... 

... A look at SB540 ....

... Former Honolulu Federal Prosecutor Kenji Price Will Help Clients Minimize Risk and Tackle Increased Enforcement Activity ....

... Airports Division announces the operation of Phase III of the thermal temperature screening and facial imaging project at Hawaii’s five major airports that accept trans-Pacific flights ....

... the arrestee is a senior aide to the Governor of the Nigerian State of Ogun, just outside Lagos ....

... Eric Stroeve, arrested for alleged arson of Supreme Court, had been arrested multiple times on Oahu--including for assault on HPD officers in Feb 2020--but not jailed because of COVID sanctions ordered by the very same Supreme Court he allegedly firebombed ....

... Mr. Merrill most recently served as a financial crimes section chief in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. ....

... fulfills a Congressional mandate to biometrically record the entry and exit of non-U.S. citizens ....

... As part of last Friday’s operation, special agents visited 10 hotels ....

... Oahu residents now have an additional 19 months to get the REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and state identification cards before they will need it to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings ....

... and Hawaii is #2 for gambling addiction treatment ....

... The Criminal Justice Research institute reported that 58% of inmates had reoffended at least once since their release ....

“...Securities Commission of the State of Hawaii is about to commence an enforcement action ... based upon the sale of unregistered Kingdom of Hawaii Exchequer Bonds, in violation of HRS § 485A-301....”

... the HPA sets the real sentence after a judge pretends to sentence a criminal ....

... ODC complaint claims a conflict of interest existed when local attorneys Megan Kau and Tristan Andres worked simultaneously for a Michael Miske company and for an HPD Sgt who arrested Miske ....

... The reduction would subject many state residents who consumed little more than a single drink prior to driving to imprisonment ....

... HYCF has conducted cattle ranching operations on HYCF property for many years ....

... The governor’s continued exercise of extended unilateral power also has called into question the legality of the state’s emergency powers law ....

"...they joined a crowd that stormed past barricades and law enforcement officers to halt a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress on January 6...."

... Davis Price was admitted to Kaiser Hospital Emergency Room for evaluation. He was diagnosed with two broken ribs, and multiple contusions ....

... ICA affirmed a lower court decision finding that the chief of the Hawaii County Police Department had the authority to request aid from Maui County Police Department and the Honolulu Police Department ....

... the feds once again doing the job the State just won't do ....

... Martin has been a deputy prosecuting attorney in the Maui County Department of the Prosecuting Attorney since February 2015 .... 

... Hawaii's Legislature needs to step in to prevent the extensive exercise of unchecked unilateral power, says the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii ....

...Of its 117 total traffic deaths in 2018, 45 traffic deaths in Hawaii came when one or more of the drivers had been drinking....

... Those who choose to jeopardize the peaceful transition of power, or otherwise unlawfully wreak havoc in our communities, should know ....

"I was just notified that someone had filed an unemployment claim using my name, work title, Social Security number, and work address."

... 84% of government property grabs go uncontested when local agencies initiate administrative cases with the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General ....

... Developments during this COVID crisis have brought out tax scofflaws in some of the most unexpected ways ....

... refusing to rent to or negotiate for the rental of the three properties on the basis of familial status ....

...management did not initiate a review or evaluation of its policies and procedures that allowed one of its higher-ranking deputy prosecutors to use the office for criminal activity....

...“The Council’s action closes this workplace violence investigation and recommendation for removal of Mr. Guzman,” Mayor Victorino said....

... There are currently 14 States and the District of Columbia that are participating in the Google Apple Exposure Notification (“GAEN”) system ....

... UPW members at work -- broken jaw, nose, and eye socket ....

... Hawaii sees an average of 410 stolen cars per 100,000 registered vehicles. ...

...Otani replaces Nolan Espinda, who retired in September....

... The current Sheriff Al Cummings is retiring on December 1, 2020, after 40 years of service ....

...tightening restrictions for trans-Pacific travelers heading to Hawai‘i....

...Johnson is currently the Parole and Pardons Administrator for the Hawai‘i Paroling Authority (HPA), a position he has held since 2001....

... Cordeiro’s prior convictions under state law included an incident wherein he physically assaulted and threw gasoline on a prior intimate partner; an incident in which he burned a female victim with the hot metal tip of a butane torch; and two separate incidents wherein he violently struck women while they held his infant child ....

...Jordan Lowe most recently worked at the Honolulu Department of Prosecuting Attorney as the Chief Investigator for the Investigative Services Division....