Acid attack suspects plead not guilty in ‘murder for hire’ case
The two met in OCCC, while Cameron was awaiting trial on the April 7 acid attack of Davina Licon outside the 24 Hour Fitness in Mililani. Read more
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The two met in OCCC, while Cameron was awaiting trial on the April 7 acid attack of Davina Licon outside the 24 Hour Fitness in Mililani. Read more
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
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
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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
Paramedics responded to the scene on Nanakuli Avenue at about 6:35 a.m. and administered advanced life support to a man, 41, with an apparent gunshot wound. Read more
Sunday’s killings, along with the three other recent cases, underscore the need for more awareness about domestic violence and more resources to mitigate the affects of such violence on individuals, families and communities, experts say. Read more
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
A man is dead following a shooting this afternoon near a home on Kaulainahee Place in Aiea. Read more
Circuit Court Judge Shanlyn Park on Tuesday sentenced Razi White to 20 years in prison, with two years’ credit for time served, for fatally striking with a metal water bottle a 58-year-old security guard in May 2022 in downtown Honolulu. Read more
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
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
Circuit Court Judge Shanlyn Park sentenced today Razi White, the man who fatally struck a 58-year-old Fort Street Mall security guard in 2022 with a metal water bottle, to 20 years in prison, with credit for time served. Read more
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
A Circuit Court judge ordered that Beverly Shimabukuro, the 85-year-old Liliha woman charged with first-degree arson, be transferred to the Hawaii State Hospital from the Oahu Community Correctional Center, where she has spent the past 12 days. Read more
Beverly Shimabukuro, 85, was arrested after she was overheard telling an Emergency Medical Services supervisor that she lit a small pile of items on fire in her closet. Read more
Honolulu police said a Manoa man fatally stabbed his wife and their three children in their home Sunday morning before killing himself in Hawaii’s worst mass homicide since the Xerox shooting in 1999. Read more
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
Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan said it does not appear to be a random act. The motive is under investigation. Read more
One of about four alleged assailants was arrested Sunday, but the others were unidentified and at large, police said. Read more
Six defendants face charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery. They have all pleaded not guilty. Read more
The force of the initial collision pushed the unoccupied vehicle into two men who were loading equipment into the rear of the vehicle. Read more