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Today marks the sixth anniversary of the 2017 vicious murder of 51-year-old Telma Boinville at a North Shore vacation rental, a day after a 26-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were finally sentenced in what the judge called “one of the most heinous cases to occur in Hawaii.” Read more
Illegal game rooms remain one of the biggest concerns in communities along the Waianae Coast. Read more
Stephen Brown and Hailey Dandurand were tried separately and convicted of murdering Telma Boinville, kidnapping of Boinville and her daughter Makana Boinville Emery, and other crimes. Read more
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Two men are facing federal charges for allegedly selling cocaine, ecstasy, magic mushrooms and other drugs out of vending machines in a Honolulu after- hours club and in a fake health and wellness store. Read more
The 46-year-old man had no driver’s license and 164 citations when he was arrested in connection with the hit-and-run that killed Sara Yara, 16, on Feb. 15. Read more
Mitchel Yoshiji Miyashiro was charged with negligent homicide in the first degree in connection with the hit-and-run death of 16-year-old Sara Yara in a marked crosswalk on Kapiolani Boulevard. Read more
The victim reported that an unknown male allegedly approached him in the lot, wielding a knife, and demanded that he hand over his wallet. Read more
A 42-year-old U.S. Air Force attorney who prosecuted child sex crimes was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for allegedly trying to lure a 14-year-old girl online into an intimate relationship. Read more
Fourteen years after the shooting death of 21-year-old rodeo standout Kaycee Smith, a 61-year-old Naalehu woman who called herself his “hanai auntie” was finally tried and convicted of the June 30, 2009, murder in Puna. Read more
Honolulu police arrested a 22-year-old man Saturday after he allegedly stole a car and tried to evade police before crashing in the Pearl City area. Read more
The original bill materialized around the time a former city Department of Planning and Permitting supervisor and four other DPP employees were sentenced in connection with a lucrative bribery scheme. Read more
Bryson Makaio Couch, 39, is accused of buying the drugs from two undercover Homeland Security Investigations agents. Read more
Chris Hong Tran is charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Read more
The charge against her is a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison Read more
At about 9:50 p.m. Monday the two “suspects assaulted an officer while in the performance of her duty causing bodily injury,” according to an HPD highlight. Read more
The victims drove themselves to Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center but were later transferred to The Queen’s Medical Center. Read more
The victim was treated at the Wahiawa General Hospital. Read more
On Oct. 20 at about 7:26 p.m., the 32-year-old was shot “multiple times and transported to a local hospital in critical condition,” according to Honolulu police. Read more
The fire burned approximately two acres of land. Read more
It was not immediately known what led up to the man getting shot or who shot him. Read more
Honolulu police are thankful crime on Oahu is down so far this year, but officers are managing surges in weapon offenses, murder and assault in some police districts. Read more
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