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An 82-year-old man involved in a three-car collision in Waikiki in January died Friday, becoming the fifth traffic fatality on Oahu this year, according to the Honolulu Police Department’s website. Read more
Honolulu police arrested two suspects who allegedly assaulted victims in their 60s in separate incidents before Christmas. Read more
Prosecutors have charged an 18-year-old man in connection with Tuesday’s beating death of a 21-year-old man in Waikiki. Read more
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Hawaii Community Correctional Center received 21 inmate test results, with one coming up positive. Read more
A 26-year-old Ohio woman sustained life-threatening injuries Tuesday in a moped crash near Kahana Bay in Windward Oahu, according to Emergency Medical Services spokeswoman Shayne Enright. Read more
Honolulu police arrested a 39-year-old man Saturday morning in connection with an attempted murder case. Read more
CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department said Sunday they are seeking the public’s help in locating Aaron Tuitelapaga, who is wanted for a $1 million warrant of arrest for murder in the second degree, robbery in the first degree, and three firearms offenses. Read more
Three more Honolulu firefighters have tested positive for COVID-19, the Honolulu Fire Department confirmed Saturday, bringing the total number of HFD firefighters with the virus up to 14. Read more
Cassie J. Carter was charged Wednesday with second-degree assault and first-degree terroristic threatening. Read more
Police said a male driver was traveling on a roadway with two male passengers shortly before 1:40 a.m. today when a gray vehicle traveling in the opposite direction stopped in front of the vehicle and blocked them. Read more
When officers arrived, they found the victim unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to her body. Read more
According to the city, paramedics responded to the “S-turn” near Heeia Pier just after 2 a.m. this morning and discovered a car on its roof with the driver still inside. Read more
Police said the victim suffered facial fractures in the assault. Read more
Erik B. Willis was charged Monday with second-degree attempted murder and was released from custody after posting $200,000 bail. Read more
Police located one of the suspects inside the store and the other suspect a short distance away. Read more
A witness called 911 around 2 a.m. after seeing the woman struggling in the water and tried to help, police said. Read more
A brush fire that blackened 4,300 acres near Haliimaile and threatened homes in Paia’s Skill Village is 75% contained, the Maui Fire Department reported this afternoon. Read more
The suspect is described as being a Caucasian mix, 5-foot-9 to 6 feet in height, with dark curly hair. The man was wearing a white T-shirt. Read more
The suspect pointed a handgun at the victim, then fled. Read more
A pedestrian was critically injured early this morning after she was hit by a motor vehicle near Farrington Highway and Lahilahi Street in the Waianae area. Read more
A male suspect allegedly robbed two people by gunpoint in the Keeaumoku area late Wednesday. Read more
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