Pahoa man accused of daylight carjacking in Kailua-Kona
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/28/hawaii-news/pahoa-man-accused-of-daylight-carjacking-in-kailua-kona/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Crime
Nearly 30 pounds of pot found in Kona airport luggage
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/28/hawaii-news/nearly-30-pounds-of-pot-found-in-kona-airport-luggage/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 5-27-25 Police Warn Kailua Kona Residents of Possible Parking Violation Scam
Community: 5-27-25 Police Warn Kailua Kona Residents of Possible Parking Violation Scam Hawai'i Island Police are investigating a possible Parking Violation scam...
Judge Rules Miske’s Mother Can’t Represent Granddaughter’s Interests The mother of convicted racketeering boss Mike Miske, who died last year, had been seeking guardianship of his granddaughter.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/judge-rules-miskes-mother-cant-represent-granddaughters-interests/
Community: 5-14-25 Police Charge Keaau Man With Multiple Offenses Following Weapons Incident in Hilo
Wednesday May 14, 2025, 11:56 AM Community: 5-14-25 Police Charge Keaau Man With Multiple Offenses Following Weapons Incident in Hilo Hawaiʻi Island...
Data Dive: Crime Is Down In Honolulu But Cops Still Struggle To Solve Cases Just over half of homicides in 2024 were solved, and the police department’s record for addressing vehicle thefts is far below the national average.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/data-dive-crime-down-honolulu-cops-still-struggle-solve-cases/
Disgraced Police Chief Louis Kealoha Still Owes Honolulu $250,000 Years after his corruption conviction, the ex-chief hasn’t returned his retirement money to taxpayers as promised. Now that he’s back on Oʻahu, is there any hope?
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/disgraced-police-chief-louis-kealoha-still-owes-honolulu-250000/
Federal trial begins for men accused of housing credits scam
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/13/hawaii-news/federal-trial-begins-for-men-accused-of-housing-credits-scam/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii crime ring enforcer sentenced to 14 years in federal racketeering case Norman Akau previously plead guilty to racketeering and cooperated with prosecutors against his late boss.
https://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-crime-ring-enforcer-sentenced-to-14-years-in-federal-racketeering-case/
Naalehu man accused of possessing child pornography
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/06/hawaii-news/naalehu-man-accused-of-possessing-child-pornography/
5-02-25 Nā‘ālehu Man Charged in Child Abuse Investigation
Hawai‘i Police Department Vice detectives, in partnership with the Hawai‘i Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, have arrested and...
Ex-FAA worker from Kona charged in child porn case
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/01/hawaii-news/ex-faa-worker-from-kona-charged-in-child-porn-case/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Probable cause to try woman accused of strangling boyfriend, judge rules
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/01/hawaii-news/probable-cause-to-try-woman-accused-of-strangling-boyfriend-judge-rules/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Volcano man indicted third time for alleged sex assault
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/04/30/hawaii-news/volcano-man-indicted-third-time-for-alleged-sex-assault/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 4-29-25 4-29-25 Police Seeking Assault Suspect in Kona
Community: 4-29-25 4-29-25 Police Seeking Assault Suspect in Kona Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in...
Community: 4-29-25 Police Seeking Information on Stolen Truck in Hilo
Community: 4-29-25 Police Seeking Information on Stolen Truck in Hilo Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a...
Two East Hawaii men face separate sex assault charges
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/04/29/hawaii-news/two-east-hawaii-men-face-separate-sex-assault-charges/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Man faces numerous charges after allegedly holding ex-girlfriend hostage
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/04/27/hawaii-news/man-faces-numerous-charges-after-allegedly-holding-ex-girlfriend-hostage/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 4-26-25 (Update) Police Charge Puna Murder Suspect
Community: 4-26-25 (Update) Police Charge Puna Murder Suspect Hawai‘i Island police detectives have charged 42-year-old Patricia Ann McConnell, of Pāhoa, with murder...
Community: 4-25-25 Police Investigating Murder in Puna
Community: 4-25-25 Police Investigating Murder in Puna Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a murder investigation following a reported domestic dispute in Nānāwale...
