Youth counselor killed in 2021 over debt involving meth, prosecutors say
Authorities found eight pounds of methamphetamine at Adult Friends for Youth counselor Malakai “Mo” Maumalanga’s Aiea home where he was fatally shot in 2021. Read more
Peter Boylan
Peter Boylan is a staff writer at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Boylan is a 1997 graduate of Iolani School who earned his B.A. in English from the University of Iowa and a Master of Business Administration from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii.
He worked as an intern in Knight Ridder Newspaper’s Washington, D.C. bureau before covering municipal government in Shawnee and Merriam, Kansas for The Kansas City Star.
Boylan covered crime, government and other duties as assigned at The Honolulu Advertiser before working as a staff member for a U.S. Senator and a U.S. Representative in Washington, D.C., and Hawaii.
Following work for the Honolulu City Council and the energy sector, Boylan started covering crime for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser in April 2021.
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He worked as an intern in Knight Ridder Newspaper’s Washington, D.C. bureau before covering municipal government in Shawnee and Merriam, Kansas for The Kansas City Star.
Boylan covered crime, government and other duties as assigned at The Honolulu Advertiser before working as a staff member for a U.S. Senator and a U.S. Representative in Washington, D.C., and Hawaii.
Following work for the Honolulu City Council and the energy sector, Boylan started covering crime for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser in April 2021.
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City to pay $12.5M to Makaha crash driver
The city agreed to pay $12.5 million to the driver of a car that crashed in September 2021 in Makaha during a pursuit by Honolulu police officers who allegedly left the scene only to return and act like nothing happened. Read more
Model arrested in Honolulu bribery, obstruction case
Shannon Teresa Marie Schwartz is charged with one count of bribery of a public official and one count of obstruction of justice, according to a federal criminal complaint filed March 18. Read more
Ex-teacher pleads guilty to sexual assault of student
A former Oahu public school teacher serving nearly 17-1/2 years in federal prison for producing child pornography entered a plea of guilty to state charges that he sexually assaulted a student. Read more
Maui County attorneys request state subpoenas to manage fire response probe
Maui County attorneys say they have requested subpoenas to work with investigators hired by the state to assess governments’ response to the Aug. 8 wildfires, which killed 101 people, because the investigators have failed to follow realistic and respectful practices for gathering information. Read more
Sextortion of children rising in Hawaii and nation, authorities say
Between 2021 and 2023, the number of online enticement reports increased nationally by 323%, according to one estimate. Read more
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Honolulu woman pleads guilty in federal tax fraud case
A woman indicted for her role in a scheme to file false tax returns and then use Hawaii businesses, banks and trusts to launder the refunds entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and pleaded guilty Wednesday. Read more
Over 60 subpoenas served in probe of Maui disaster response
The findings from the first phase of a state investigation into how government agencies handled the Maui wildfires that destroyed Lahaina and killed at least 101 people have been delayed and won’t be released until April, but 64 subpoenas have been issued in the probe since November. Read more
Manoa man who killed family, self told relatives about his plans
Text messages between different people reviewed by investigators determined that the “time to do it” meant they had previously discussed “taking their lives — him, his wife and the children.” Read more
City releases official cause of death in Manoa murder-suicide
Tracking down family members in Japan to notify them delayed the public release of the identities, according to Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office. Read more
Man, 41, in critical condition after shooting in Nanakuli
Honolulu police are looking for the person who shot a 41-year-old man Thursday morning in the parking lot of Longs Drugs on Farrington Highway in Nanakuli. Read more
Man, 33, arrested in fatal shooting of man, 20, in Aiea
A man in his 20s died after he was shot near a home on Kaulainahee Place in Aiea Wednesday afternoon, according to police and fire fighters. Read more
Man dies after shooting in Aiea, suspect arrested at scene
A man is dead following a shooting this afternoon near a home on Kaulainahee Place in Aiea. Read more
Jury selection begins in alleged pay-to-prosecute conspiracy
More than 70 potential jurors filled every seat in the federal courtroom Tuesday where former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro, businessman Dennis Mitsunaga and others face charges that they conspired to bribe Kaneshiro with campaign contributions to prosecute a former Mitsunaga employee. Read more
Acid attacks on 2 women connected, Honolulu police and prosecutors say
Two men jailed for separate acts of allegedly throwing acid on women were indicted Tuesday by an Oahu grand jury for conspiring to carry out the Jan. 23 assault on a 25-year-old Chinese-language teacher to cast doubt on who committed a 2023 attack in Mililani. Read more
Indictment of 2 men links separate Oahu chemical attacks against women
The Jan. 23 Ala Moana attack was carried out to cast doubt on who committed the April 7 acid attack on a woman outside of the 24-hour-fitness in Mililani, prosecutors allege. Read more
Husband in Manoa murder-suicide mired in debt, records show
The 46-year-old Manoa man who police said stabbed his wife and three kids to death Sunday morning before killing himself was laden with debt, according to state and federal records and multiple sources. Read more
Kaneohe Marine gets 30 years for sexually assaulting children
A Marine stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe will spend 30 years in a military prison for sexually assaulting children in Hawaii and other states. Read more
Federal trial of Keith Kaneshiro, Dennis Mitsunaga set to begin
Six defendants face charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery. They have all pleaded not guilty. Read more
Hilo man who ‘lived a life of crime for 41 years’ sentenced for marketing meth
Kinoshita pleaded guilty to the drug charges Oct. 27 in U.S. District Court. Read more
Feds seized more than $6 million in Hawaii in ’23
The U.S. Department of Justice more than tripled the amount of money collected through criminal and civil actions by adding $6.64 million to government coffers in fiscal year 2023. Read more
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