News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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Honolulu Man Receives Seven and a Half Years in Prison for Transportation of Child Pornography
by Thunda2 minutes readToday, United States District Judge Jill A. Otake sentenced Kenneth Lim, 33, of Honolulu, to seven and a half years of imprisonment and 15 years of supervised release for transportation …
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Honolulu Man Pleads Guilty to Sabotaging Former Employer’s Computer Network
by Thunda2 minutes readCasey K. Umetsu, Sr., age 40, of Honolulu, Hawaii, pled guilty today before United States District Judge Jill A. Otake to sabotaging his former employer’s computer network. Sentencing is set …
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Retired Law Enforcement Officer Receives 46 Months In Prison for Cruise Ship Assault
by Thunda2 minutes readUnited States District Judge Jill A. Otake sentenced John McAvay, 78, of Henderson, Nevada, on September 26, 2022, to 46 months of imprisonment and one year of supervised release for …
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The State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is encouraging people to provide written or oral comments, which can be done anonymously, for the October 4, 2022 meeting regarding the attached …
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The Hawai‘i State Energy Office is seeking input on federal funding opportunities under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA was signed into law by President Biden on …
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The Department of Health (DOH) is enhancing the Hawai‘i COVID-19 data dashboard to include reinfections. The percentage of COVID-19 cases involving individuals who had a prior infection is growing over …
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DOH Issues $8.7 Million Fine, Orders Navy to Make Critical Repairs to Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plan
by Thunda2 minutes readThe Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) to the United States Navy to address a myriad of deficiencies at the NAVFAC Hawaii Wastewater …
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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has prepared legislative proposals to be recommended for inclusion in the Governor’s 2023 legislative package. The request for legislative proposals went public in …
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Early Friday morning, officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) confiscated more than one-thousand-feet of laynet, and two small boats. 34-year-old, Abraham Estocado of Kāneʻohe was cited for …
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Senator Fevella Opposes Governorʻs Plan to Designate the University of Hawaii as Lead in the Development of New Aloha Stadium
by Thunda2 minutes readToday, in a letter addressed to Governor David Ige, Senate Minority Leader Kurt Fevella (District 19 – ‘Ewa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ‘Ewa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, portion of ‘Ewa Villages) …
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Senator Fevella Asks Kaiser Permanente Executives to Address the Understaffing Crisis of Mental Health Care Services
by Thunda1 minutes readOn September 21, Senator Fevella sent a letter to Kaiser Permanente executives on behalf of the 266,000 Kaiser-insured members in Hawai‘i and psychologists, social workers, nurses and chemical dependency counselors …
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Inmate Pleads Guilty to Assault of a Correctional Officer and Promotion of Prison Contraband
by Thunda1 minutes readInmate Lopaka Mahaulu pleaded guilty to two criminal counts including Assault in the Second Degree involving a Corrections Officer and Promotion of Prison Contraband. On September 6, 2021, a Waiawa …