Ocean View man facing federal child porn charge
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/24/hawaii-news/ocean-view-man-facing-federal-child-porn-charge/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Crime
Mountain View man accused of sexually assaulting girl
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/23/hawaii-news/mountain-view-man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-girl/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Maui Police Officer Was Killed By Bullet That Hit Above Her Protective Vest Maui police provide more details and release body cam footage from the fatal shooting of an officer last week.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/maui-police-officer-was-killed-by-bullet-that-hit-above-her-protective-vest/
Hawaiʻi Expands Effort To Keep Women Out Of Jail Addressing the underlying trauma and substance abuse issues that many non-violent women offenders struggle with can put them on a better path — and save taxpayer money too.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawaii-expands-effort-to-keep-women-out-of-jail/
Police: Threat led to lockdown of Pahoa school
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/21/hawaii-news/police-threat-led-to-lockdown-of-pahoa-school/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Three Alleged Gang Leaders Found Not Guilty in Jail Beating Death Current and former inmates testified that the gang ruled an OCCC module, but their accounts of the 2023 killing failed to convince a jury.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/three-alleged-gang-leaders-found-not-guilty-in-jail-beating-death/
Council moves to strengthen fight against financial crimes
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/20/hawaii-news/council-moves-to-strengthen-fight-against-finacial-crimes/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaiʻi Inmate Charged For Killing His Cellmate At Hālawa Prison Raita Fukusaku’s lawyer alleges his client was “targeted for assassination” by the prison gang Murder Inc.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawaii-inmate-charged-killing-cellmate-halawa-prison/
‘Ready To Die Boys?’ Multiple Oʻahu Shootings Linked To Gang State support for gang intervention efforts has dropped since the 1990s and tracking has been minimal since then, too.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/ready-to-die-boys-multiple-o%ca%bbahu-shootings-linked-to-gang/
‘Ready To Die Boys?’ Multiple Oʻahu Shootings Linked To Gang State support for gang intervention efforts has dropped since the 1990s and tracking has been minimal since then, too.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/ready-to-die-boys-multiple-o%ca%bbahu-shootings-linked-to-gang/
Pahoa man to be tried for pound of meth
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/14/hawaii-news/pahoa-man-to-be-tried-for-pound-of-meth/
Kona man faces 26 charges in domestic violence case
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/14/hawaii-news/kona-man-faces-26-charges-in-domestic-violence-case/
CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Sentenced for $29M Investment Fraud Scheme
CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Sentenced for $29M Investment Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii HONOLULU...
Mexican National Sentenced to 54 Months for Illegal Reentry After Ten Prior Removals and Three Illegal Reentry Felony Convictions
Mexican National Sentenced to 54 Months for Illegal Reentry After Ten Prior Removals and Three Illegal Reentry Felony Convictions U.S....
Trial set in long-delayed murder, attempted murder case
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/05/hawaii-news/trial-set-in-long-delayed-murder-attempted-murder-case/
Hilo woman accused of Waiakea Uka crime spree
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/05/hawaii-news/hilo-woman-accused-of-waiakea-uka-crime-spree/
Neal Milner: More Cops Aren’t Coming, And They Wouldn’t Reduce Crime Anyway Police staffing shortages are a chronic problem. We have to get more creative than calling for reinforcements.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/neal-milner-more-cops-arent-coming-and-they-wouldnt-reduce-crime-anyway/
Defense Claims Oʻahu Jail Killing Had ‘Nothing To Do With Being In A Gang’ Lawyers for three defendants acknowledged their clients’ gang affiliations, but said other inmates beat Chris Vaefaga to death.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/defense-claims-o%ca%bbahu-jail-killing-had-nothing-to-do-with-being-in-a-gang/
Police seek suspects in Kona gun incident
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/31/hawaii-news/police-seek-suspects-in-kona-gun-incident/
HPD Is Sending Its Newest Cops To West Oʻahu. Will The Unusual Move Help? The influx of new officers to the Westside is meant to improve response times, but the interim police chief has declined to say how long it currently takes police to respond to calls.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/hpd-is-sending-its-newest-cops-to-west-oahu-will-the-unusual-move-help/
