Search continues for helicopter crash victims off Na Pali Coast
Hawai‘i ex-teacher sentenced in child sex assault case
HONOLULU —A former O‘ahu schoolteacher — initially discovered by FBI agents to be exchanging messages containing child pornography with a Philadelphia teacher — was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old former student and promoting child abuse.
Honolulu City Council adopts city-led gambling task force plan
HONOLULU — A plan to set up a city-led gambling task force composed of multiple city agencies including the Honolulu Police Department was formally adopted by the City Council on Wednesday.
KPD warns people to watch out for scams
Power failures darken entire island of Kaua‘i
Hanapepe Bridge closing for construction
Bipartisan group of senators pushes for Hawai‘i’s inclusion in NATO treaty
David Pratt, former Grove Farm president and CEO, dies at 89
Coast Guard searching for helicopter crash victims
NA PALI COAST — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for two people off the Na Pali Coast on Friday, a day after a helicopter crashed in the water about one-quarter mile from land.
Hawai‘i County mayoral candidates spar at forum
Housing, trust in government, community safety, improving department morale, and issues involving the Thirty Meter Telescope were among the priorities that the four leading candidates for Hawai‘i County mayor shared Wednesday evening in the Hawai‘i County Mayoral Forum hosted by AARP Hawaii.
Man charged with sex assault and filming of underage girl
HONOLULU — A 29-year-old Ewa Beach man pleaded not guilty to federal allegations that he groomed his boss’s 14-year-old daughter into having sex and filming, according to federal court records.
Gov. Green signs final bill, frames revenue picture and strategizes on Senate pick
HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green signed one bill on Wednesday that became the last of 253 enacted into law this year, and described this year’s work with Hawai‘i lawmakers as collegial.
Hawai‘i Kai bridges to get $1.6 million rehabilitation
HONOLULU — Three well-traveled bridges built more than 50 years ago over the man-made waterways of Hawaii Kai will undergo a $1.6 million rehabilitation, city officials say.
Maryland man dies after being pulled from water off Kauapea Beach
Two westside fires extinguished on Sunday
New laws signed for gun control, child protection
O‘ahu nurses picket over staff-patient ratios
HONOLULU — Hundreds of unionized nurses held signs in front of three hospitals across O‘ahu, eliciting honks from passing cars, as they called for safer staffing levels on Tuesday morning.
Green vetoes seven bills passed by lawmakers
HONOLULU — Six bills in recent danger of being vetoed by Gov. Josh Green have become law after final review and feedback from stakeholders.
Green balks at acting to replace state senator
HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green is refusing to appoint an interim member of the state Senate by a deadline set by Hawai‘i law to fill a seat vacated in May by then-Sen. Maile Shimabukuro representing parts of West O‘ahu.
Update: One person killed, two people missing after helicopter crash off Na Pali Coast on Thursday afternoon
NA PALI COAST — One person was killed and two people are missing after a helicopter crashed in the ocean along the Na Pali Coast on Thursday afternoon.