Crime

Kurtistown man sentenced to four months in prison for tax fraud

January 15, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/15/hawaii-news/kurtistown-man-sentenced-to-four-months-in-prison-for-tax-fraud/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hilo police officers plead not guilty to offenses related to search of a suspect

January 15, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/15/hawaii-news/hilo-police-officers-plead-not-guilty-to-offenses-related-to-search-of-a-suspect/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Penn asks Hilo judge to recuse himself in domestic abuse cases

January 14, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/14/hawaii-news/penn-asks-hilo-judge-to-recuse-himself-in-domestic-abuse-cases/

A Third Of Hawai’i Could Get Criminal Records Cleared. Few Do The Attorney General’s Office just expunged the records of more than 1,300 Big Island residents through a pilot program. Some policymakers want to see the work expand.

January 13, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/a-third-of-hawaii-could-get-criminal-records-cleared-few-do/

Puna man faces firearms, drug charges

January 9, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/09/hawaii-news/puna-man-faces-firearms-drug-charges/

Mountain View man pleads guilty to federal firearms charge

January 8, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/08/hawaii-news/mountain-view-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-firearms-charge/

Police investigating robbery, auto theft in Ocean View

January 8, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/08/hawaii-news/police-investigating-robbery-auto-theft-in-ocean-view/

Pahoa couple accused of sexually assaulting 2 girls is freed on supervised release

January 8, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/08/hawaii-news/pahoa-couple-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-2-girls-is-freed-on-supervised-release/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

January 7, 2026 0

Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii HONOLULU – United...

Hilo man charged with sexual assault of minor

January 7, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/07/hawaii-news/hilo-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-minor-2/

Kurtistown woman dies after alleged assault in Kawaihae; suspect could be charged with murder or manslaughter

January 6, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/06/hawaii-news/kurtistown-woman-dies-after-alleged-assault-in-kawaihae-suspect-could-be-charged-with-murder-or-manslaughter/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Feds: Sex crimes against Hawaii kids up since 2021

January 6, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/06/hawaii-news/feds-sex-crimes-against-hawaii-kids-up-since-2021/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Two Hilo-Area Men Arrested for Years-Long Operation to Transport and Distribute Illegal Fireworks on Big Island

December 31, 2025 0

Two Hilo-Area Men Arrested for Years-Long Operation to Transport and Distribute Illegal Fireworks on Big Island U.S. Attorney's Office, District...

Hilo man accused of breaking windows of downtown businesses

December 31, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/31/hawaii-news/hilo-man-accused-of-breaking-windows-of-downtown-businesses/

East Hawaii men facing felony federal fireworks charges released on bond

December 31, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/31/hawaii-news/east-hawaii-men-facing-felony-federal-fireworks-charges-released-on-bond/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Honolulu man to be sentenced in federal cyberstalking case

December 27, 2025 0

A Honolulu man in federal custody since 2022 for allegedly cyberstalking a woman who he falsely claimed was a trafficked...

Kona man indicted for alleged 2009 sex assault

December 24, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/24/hawaii-news/kona-man-indicted-for-alleged-2009-sex-assault/

Mental exam ordered for Hawaiian Beaches standoff suspect

December 24, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/24/hawaii-news/mental-exam-ordered-for-hawaiian-beaches-standoff-suspect/

Police: Ocean View bust nets $1.4 million in seized drugs

December 24, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/24/hawaii-news/police-ocean-view-bust-nets-1-4-million-in-seized-drugs/

HPD officer whose police dog died in overheated car won’t be prosecuted

December 21, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/21/hawaii-news/hpd-officer-whose-police-dog-died-in-overheated-car-wont-be-prosecuted/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Crime

Kurtistown man sentenced to four months in prison for tax fraud

Hilo police officers plead not guilty to offenses related to search of a suspect

Penn asks Hilo judge to recuse himself in domestic abuse cases

A Third Of Hawai’i Could Get Criminal Records Cleared. Few Do The Attorney General’s Office just expunged the records of more than 1,300 Big Island residents through a pilot program. Some policymakers want to see the work expand.

Puna man faces firearms, drug charges

Mountain View man pleads guilty to federal firearms charge

Police investigating robbery, auto theft in Ocean View

Pahoa couple accused of sexually assaulting 2 girls is freed on supervised release

Big Island Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition

Hilo man charged with sexual assault of minor

Kurtistown woman dies after alleged assault in Kawaihae; suspect could be charged with murder or manslaughter

Feds: Sex crimes against Hawaii kids up since 2021

Two Hilo-Area Men Arrested for Years-Long Operation to Transport and Distribute Illegal Fireworks on Big Island

Hilo man accused of breaking windows of downtown businesses

East Hawaii men facing felony federal fireworks charges released on bond

Honolulu man to be sentenced in federal cyberstalking case

Kona man indicted for alleged 2009 sex assault

Mental exam ordered for Hawaiian Beaches standoff suspect

Police: Ocean View bust nets $1.4 million in seized drugs

HPD officer whose police dog died in overheated car won’t be prosecuted

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