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Hawaiʻi County Staffer Gets 4 Years In $11M Bribery Scheme Prosecutors say Alan Rudo, a former housing specialist on the Big Island, pocketed “the lion’s share” of proceeds from an affordable housing credit scheme.
Update #5) Jacob Baker Charged for Multiple Offenses, Including Three Murders
Longshot Congressional Candidate Pulled Gun On Maui County Workers Police were not notified until more than an hour after the incident, which took place in a county building.
Puna Murders Raise Questions About Restraining Order Process Attorneys say TROs are granted in a majority of cases. But that wasn’t the case for the man who allegedly killed three men.
Chief credits community for helping to nab triple-homicide suspect
Police investigate Hilo murder they say is unrelated to Puna homicides
(Update #4) Police Arrest Jacob Baker
Update #4: as of 2:45 p.m. 5/28/26
Police Investigating Hilo Murder, Unrelated to Puna Homicides
(Update #3) Police Identify Two Puna Murder Victims, Search for Baker Continues
Puna Killings: Neighbors Asked For Help. It Didn’t Come In Time After three men were found dead on the Big Island, apprehending the 36-year-old suspect became the police department’s No. 1 priority.
Investigating Third Suspicious Death in Puna, Seeking Suspect Jacob Baker
Hawaiian Electric: Prepare now for hurricane season Year-round resilience work reduces outages, supports faster restoration HONOLULU, May 27, 2026 –...
(Update #1) Police are seeking 36-year-old Jacob Daniel Baker, of Pahoa, who is a suspect in three homicides in the...
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/summer-fun-how-long-is-the-waitlist-in-your-neighborhood/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/kona-earthquake-left-catastrophic-water-supply-damage-for-hundreds/
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/27/hawaii-news/progress-made-on-volcano-charter-schools-expansion/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/27/hawaii-news/quake-damaged-nearly-150-properties/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating two separate suspicious deaths of elderly males that occurred in Puna in the past two...
The Hawaiʻi Police Department invites the public to attend Police Chief Reed Mahuna’s next informal “Talk Story with the Chief”...
Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 20-year-old Bronson Kaena Histo of Kea‘au for robbery and theft offenses stemming from...
Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section will hold its next monthly Kupuna Watch meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2026,...
HONOLULU — Protecting your Medicare number has never been more important. Every year, scammers target our kūpuna, using stolen Medicare...
He Kept a Stranger’s Note for 4 Years. Now the Internet Is Helping Him Find Her A single handwritten note...
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/governor-fix-bill-threatened-kilauea-district-park-programs-kaimuki/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/hawaiis-livestock-are-racking-up-the-miles-moving-offshore/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/chronic-no-shows-and-tardiness-plague-hawaii-county-council/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/hmsas-latest-move-could-worsen-doctor-shortage/
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/26/hawaii-news/some-did-not-come-home-speakers-reflect-on-meaning-of-service-as-community-honors-fallen-veterans/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/26/hawaii-news/seek-and-destroy-nematodes-key-to-fighting-invasive-beetle/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Sunday 5/24/2026 10:56pm 13 apparatus; 13 HFD personnel, 3 HPD personnel Structure FIre Hale Hauoli Apartments Unit 2A at 45-0540 Koniaka...
They Raised Dozens of Foster Kids. Now the Community Is Giving Back to Them For decades, Stephen and Loretta Rodriguez...
