Crime

Pahoa man accused of triple homicide might finally be tried after nearly 10 years

January 18, 2026 0

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

January 17, 2026 0

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

January 17, 2026 0

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

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/

Crime

Pahoa man accused of triple homicide might finally be tried after nearly 10 years

Oahu man receives 78 months in prison for drug, gun crimes

Police: Vehicle break-ins rise in Kona

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

Pizza Shop Owner Sees Woman Eating From the Trash, Gives Her a Fresh Slice and Makes a Promise to Feed Anyone Who Is Hungry

UH proposes 2-year tuition freeze, increases beginning in 2029

Hawaiʻi County Expands Community Resource Center Services to Assist with Earthquake Impacts

DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY – HURRICANE LALA RECOVERY PLAN UPDATE

GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES MAJOR RECOVERY PROGRESS FOLLOWING HURRICANE LOWELL Kauaʻi Power Restored to 72%; Roads, Airport and Port Infrastructure Repairs Continue

Hawaiian Electric preparing for Tropical Storm Norbert, supporting power restoration on Kauaʻi – Company sending additional staff, vehicles to Kauaʻi this weekend

Two Aussies Were on Vacation in Thailand When They Saw Workers Struggling With an Excavator. So They Stopped to Help

‘You Just Want To Cry’: Kauaʻi Takes Stock Of Lowell’s Damage Communities on Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi and Niʻihau are picking up the pieces left by Hurricane Lowell, a storm Gov. Josh Green compared with the 1992 disaster ʻIniki.

Radio Silence Amid Lowell Reveals Critical Gap In Emergency Plan Radio is critical during disasters. Kauaʻi has again exposed that many stations lack generators and other equipment needed to stay on the air.

Honolulu Man Involved in Trans-Pacific Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

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