A Maui High School English teacher was charged this week with five counts of indecent electronic display to a child over a computer online service, according to court records.
David V. Bui will be arraigned April 28 in Maui Circuit Court in Wailuku, court records show.
A criminal complaint filed in court Wednesday alleges Bui exposed his genitals or committed lewd or lascivious acts over a computer online service, Internet service or local bulletin board service from May through September 2014.
The complaint also alleges that Bui knew, should have known or had reason to believe that the transmission was viewed on a computer or other electronic device by a minor known to him to be under the age of 18.
The complaint lists each month as a single count.
Bui, who taught English to ninth- and 10th-graders since August 2004, was placed on paid department-directed leave in February 2015, a state Department of Education spokeswoman said.
Also, he coached the school’s football team starting in 2005 and became head coach in 2011, but he resigned from the position in February 2015, she said.
Husband of woman killed is released
Hawaii County police have released the husband of a 62-year-old Kailua-Kona woman who was fatally shot Thursday.
The 70-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder but was released at 2:15 p.m. Friday pending further investigation.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday to determine cause of death.
Police responded to a 7:11 a.m. call Thursday. Police officers found Marsha Mansker dead with a gunshot wound to the head insider her home in the Kona Highlands subdivision.
Meth trafficker receives life sentence
A 52-year-old Honolulu man at the center of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy was sentenced to life in prison Thursday in federal court.
A jury previously found defendant Gilbert Lee Medina guilty of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing a firearm and attempting to enter a secure area of Honolulu Airport by fraud or false pretenses.
“This sentence is a stern warning that those individuals who repeatedly participate in drug trafficking risk being severely punished for their criminal conduct,” said U.S. Attorney Florence T. Nakakuni.
Medina has two prior felony drug convictions in California, which mandated the life sentence. Medina is not eligible for parole.
According to prosecutors, Medina was responsible for more than 20 pounds of methamphetamine being brought from California into Hawaii between April 2012 and April 2013.
Fire destroys carport at home in Kalihi
It took 35 firefighters 15 minutes to control a fire that destroyed a carport in Kalihi Valley on Friday morning.
The fire at Kalaepaa Drive was reported at 7:31 a.m. but did not damage the house on the property.
Four people were at home when the fire broke out, but no one was injured.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Man spotted damaging vehicles at school
A 19-year-old McCully man was arrested after he was caught on video surveillance tapes damaging several cars at Kaimuki High School on Wednesday.
The suspect was arrested at 4 p.m. at the school several hours after the incident occurred on suspicion of second-degree property damage.
