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UH graduate named Maui first deputy prosecuting attorney
He will serve under acting Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Martin, who was appointed last week. Read more
He will serve under acting Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Martin, who was appointed last week. Read more
Honolulu EMS treated and transported a 10-year old boy for minor scrapes after he was pulled out of a stream today, said spokeswoman Shayne Enright. Read more
Lifeguards rescued two kite surfers roughly a half-mile to a mile offshore of Kailua Beach today. Read more
Three flights of Hawaii National Guard soldiers returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sunday from last week’s inauguration duty in Washington D.C., with a final flight expected within days. Read more
A contested case hearing is scheduled for Feb. 1-5 to debate the Navy obtaining a state operating permit for the Red Hill fuel farm, with the Sierra Club of Hawaii hoping it leads to stricter controls in the short term and relocation of the controversial underground tanks longer-term. Read more
Two Vietnam War heroes who went on to wear the stars of admiral and general are being remembered for their longtime contributions to Hawaii. Read more
About 200 Hawaii Guard soldiers who are preparing to depart the nation’s capital were part of a more than 26,000-strong force mobilized from Guard units across the country to provide security for the presidential inauguration. Read more
U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele said Hawaii National Guard troops who were sent to Washington, D.C., were not among those jammed into a parking garage after being told to leave space in the Capitol Complex. Read more
A sizable security force that tried to be as low key as possible loomed over the Hawaii Capitol Wednesday as a taro farming sustainability group peacefully took center stage with 10,000 Hawaii state flags planted on the lawn, a band and the give-away of 10,000 taro plantings. Read more
A westward-marching weather front with sometimes strong winds peeled the roof off a house above Kaimuki on Monday, toppled a large tree across from Safeway in Kailua, sent a piece of roof flashing into power lines in town and took out power to thousands across Oahu. Read more
More than 125 mostly Donald Trump supporters showed up Friday at the state Capitol for a mixed-bag — and peaceful — protest that centered on faith and frustration with local government business and COVID-19 policies but also was tinged with far-right rhetoric following the president’s loss in the election. Read more
The Army said a soldier was arrested in connection with a homicide investigation into the death of 25-year-old Selena Roth, a military spouse and Army veteran, at on-base housing on Schofield Barracks. Read more
A pro-Donald Trump local grassroots group that pursues “faith, family and freedom” plans what it calls a “peaceful rally” at the state Capitol Friday amid heightened security including the installation of chain link-fence barricades blocking off the rotunda. Read more
The citizen soldiers will arrive prior to the inauguration of Joe Biden as president on Wednesday and “are prepared to perform a multitude of missions in support of local law enforcement,” Gov. David Ige’s office said. Read more
The spouse of a Schofield Barracks soldier was found dead at about 8 a.m. this morning in on-post housing, U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii said. Read more
State House Speaker Scott Saiki expects the Hawaii National Guard to be called up — and says they should be armed — to help law enforcement deter any violent Donald Trump protesters in Honolulu leading up to Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. Read more
A Honolulu City Council committee will consider a resolution Tuesday introduced by Heidi Tsuneyoshi asking the state to work with “interested parties” including legislators, business groups and the Army “to ensure the continuance of general aviation” at Dillingham Airfield. Read more
Defense spending in Hawaii — about $5 billion annually in payroll and $2 billion-plus in contracts — has been “an incredibly important stabilizing force” in the state with an economy otherwise wracked by COVID-19, Carl Bonham, executive director of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, said Friday. Read more
The Navy on Thursday laid out plans for a “double- wall stainless steel” tank system at the Red Hill fuel farm — accelerating its goal of providing secondary containment to keep the aged tanks where they are in the face of criticism directed at a less comprehensive proposal to prevent fuel spills. Read more
The unprecedented assault on the U.S. Capitol Wednesday by a mob of angry Donald Trump supporters drew incredulity and condemnation of the president’s inflammatory run-up to the violence. Read more
“Any reasonable person who considered the president’s words, his actions, and the effect they would have on his strongest and most loyal supporters could have predicted this possible result,” Case said after the melee. Read more
