Kalihi man set to plead guilty to sextorting girls in 3 countries
A 21-year-old Kalihi man will plead guilty to sextorting underage girls in Washington, Canada and the Philippines by persuading them...
Crime
Big Island man sentenced to nearly six years in prison for housing credits scam
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/03/hawaii-news/big-island-man-sentenced-to-nearly-six-years-in-prison-for-housing-credits-scam/
Hilo man accused of hitting his father with a hammer, charged with second-degree attempted murder
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/03/hawaii-news/hilo-man-accused-of-hitting-his-father-with-a-hammer-charged-with-second-degree-attempted-murder/
Operation Reverse Robinhood: Big Island Lawyer Gets 6 Years For Scam Gary Zamber is the first of the four defendants to be sentenced for conspiring to take advantage of loopholes in the Big Island’s system for handing out affordable housing credits to developers.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/operation-reverse-robinhood-big-island-lawyer-gets-6-years-for-scam/
Yasiel Puig’s go-between with illegal bookie testifies he was haunted by slugger’s debts Donny Kadokawa is one of the key witnesses in Yasiel Puig’s trial over charges the former MLB star lied to federal agents about his dealings with an illegal bookmaker.
Yasiel Puig's go-between with illegal bookie testifies he was haunted by slugger's debts Donny Kadokawa is one of the key...
Hawai‘i Police Department Vice 2025 Drug Recovery Stats
Hawai‘i Police Department Vice 2025 Drug Recovery Stats Hawai’i Police Department (HPD) is committed to fighting drugs on island and...
Toronto man accused of posing as pilot pleads not guilty
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/28/hawaii-news/toronto-man-accused-of-posing-as-pilot-pleads-not-guilty/
Kauaʻi Security Guard Made Off With $400K. Police Still Haven’t Caught Him A former Loomis employee is accused of stealing cash from a truck that was making deliveries to three banks on the island.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/kauai-security-guard-made-off-with-400k-police-still-havent-caught-him/
Hilo man pleads guilty to federal meth distribution charge
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/22/hawaii-news/hilo-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-meth-distribution-charge/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Mountain View man accused of car theft, assaulting cops
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/21/hawaii-news/mountain-view-man-accused-of-car-theft-assaulting-cops/
Pahoa man accused of triple homicide might finally be tried after nearly 10 years
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/18/hawaii-news/pahoa-man-accused-of-triple-homicide-might-finally-be-tried-after-nearly-10-years/?WHT=5e99b1b0849d19ab7ba429d3d11d1bb74e2c2491
Oahu man receives 78 months in prison for drug, gun crimes
A felon who tried to run down a Honolulu police officer with his car was sentenced Monday to 6-1/2 years...
Police: Vehicle break-ins rise in Kona
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/17/hawaii-news/police-vehicle-break-ins-rise-in-kona/
Kurtistown man sentenced to four months in prison for tax fraud
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
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
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.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/a-third-of-hawaii-could-get-criminal-records-cleared-few-do/
Puna man faces firearms, drug charges
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/09/hawaii-news/puna-man-faces-firearms-drug-charges/
Mountain View man pleads guilty to federal firearms charge
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
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/08/hawaii-news/police-investigating-robbery-auto-theft-in-ocean-view/
