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Lawsuit challenges Hawaii’s gun ownership ban for young adults

HONOLULU — The latest lawsuit to take aim at Hawaii’s gun laws challenges the state’s ban on gun ownership for young adults 18 to 20 years old, which Second Amendment advocates say is an unconstitutional restriction on the right of Americans to bear arms. “That’s not an accident, but it hasn’t stopped extremists from attacking Hawai’i’s gun laws at every …

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3 months ago

Prosecutors decline to charge a man who killed his neighbor during a deadly dispute in Hawaii

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Citing self-defense, prosecutors have declined to charge a Hawaii man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting a neighbor who opened fire at a gathering, killing three women. Prosecutors declined the case Wednesday “due to issues related to self-defense and defense of others,” Honolulu police said in a bulletin update. Police responded to a 911 call …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man fatally shoots 3 in Hawaii after ramming cars at neighbor’s home before being killed, police say

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting at a home stemming from a dispute between neighbors on Saturday night in Hawaii, police said. Witnesses reported that a 58-year-old man was using a front-end loader to ram cars into the home where a family gathering was taking place, then opened fire at people gathered in …

Honolulu Thoemmes

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long-strict weapons laws after court ruling

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Hawaii’s tourist hotspot of Waikiki is known for bikinis, shopping and surfboards. Members of Hawaii Firearms Coalition walk around Waikiki with their non-firearm weapons on Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Honolulu, Hawaii. “I get stopped probably two or three times on an average evening walk and just have a conversation about what gun laws are in Hawaii and …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Hawaii on high alert: Hurricane Hone approaches, here’s how it could impact your travel plans

Hindustan Times

Tropical Storm Hone increased to a Category 1 hurricane while continuing its steady approach toward Hawaii late Saturday, forecasters said. Hawaii on high alert: Hurricane Hone approaches, here’s how it could impact your travel plans Hone had top winds of 75 mph, according to an 11 p.m. advisory by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu. But while Hone presents …

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4 months ago

Tropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength while approaching Hawaii

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Hone increased to a Category 1 hurricane while continuing its steady approach toward Hawaii late Saturday, forecasters said. But while Hone presents high fire dangers, “it’s not on the magnitude of that,” weather service meteorologist Derek Wroe in Honolulu said Saturday. The island was getting enough rain later Saturday to cancel its red flag warning, though …

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4 months ago

Tropical Storm Hone forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Hone was expected to deliver strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend, particularly to the Big Island and Maui, as it passes south of the island chain. The August storm has evoked memories of the powerful hurricane south of Hawaii that helped fuel a deadly wildfire that destroyed Maui’s Lahaina town during a drought …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii’s state primaries

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Voting concludes Saturday in Hawaii’s state primaries, where candidates for Congress and the Legislature will compete for their parties’ nominations. In the Legislature, House Speaker Scott Saiki faces a Democratic primary challenge from former state Board of Education member Kim Coco Iwamoto in the 25th District. What’s on the ballot The Associated Press will provide vote results and …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Honolulu tentatively agrees to $7 million settlement with remaining Makaha crash victim

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Honolulu has tentatively agreed to a $7 million settlement with a 17-year-old boy who was riding in the back seat of a Honda Civic when it crashed following a high-speed police pursuit in Makaha in 2021. In February, the City Council approved a $12.5 million settlement for the driver of the Honda Civic, Jonaven Perkins-Sinapati. Seitz said he …

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7 months ago

Ex-CIA officer accused of spying for China pleads guilty in a Honolulu courtroom

Associated Press

HONOLULU — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI accused of spying for China for at least a decade pleaded guilty Friday in a federal courtroom in Honolulu. The U.S. Justice Department said in a court filing it amassed “a war chest of damning evidence” against him, including an hourlong video of Ma and an older relative …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Jury finds Honolulu’s former top prosecutor and 5 others not guilty in a federal bribery case

Associated Press

HONOLULU — A jury found Honolulu’s former top prosecutor not guilty Friday in a bribery case that alleged employees of an engineering and architectural firm bribed him with campaign donations in exchange for his prosecution of a former company employee. A U.S. grand jury indicted former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and five others in 2022. The firm’s owner, Dennis …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Families suing over 2021 jet fuel leak into Navy drinking water in Hawaii seek $225K to $1.25M

Associated Press

HONOLULU — A lawyer representing U.S. military families suing over a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system in Hawaii asked a judge Monday to award plaintiffs a range of about $225,000 to about $1.25 million each in damages. The government has said in court documents that the Nov. 20, 2021, spill at the Red Hill Bulk …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

More than a dozen military families in Hawaii spark trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water

Associated Press

HONOLULU — The U.S. government said Monday it took responsibility for jet fuel that leaked into a Navy water system serving 93,000 people in 2021, but attorneys dispute whether the families who are suing were exposed to enough tainted water to make them sick. A trial for a mass environmental injury case began in federal court in Honolulu on Monday, …

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8 months, 1 week ago

No injuries when small plane lands in sprawling park in middle of Hawaii’s Waikiki tourist mecca

Associated Press

HONOLULU — A small plane landed in a sprawling Honolulu park Tuesday and the two people on board were not injured, officials said. The plane “lost power and landed safely” in Kapiolani Park, in the heart of tourist-mecca Waikiki, said Scott Humber, a spokesperson for the city of Honolulu. Department spokesperson Shayne Enright said emergency responders determined no one was …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

US military drains fuel from tank facility that leaked fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water

Associated Press

HONOLULU — The U.S. military said it’s finished draining millions of gallons of fuel from an underground fuel tank complex in Hawaii that poisoned 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021. Wade said the new task force’s mission was to “safely and expeditiously close the facility to ensure clean water and to conduct …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Police say suspect in a Hawaii acid attack on a woman plotted with an inmate to carry out 2nd attack

Associated Press

HONOLULU — A man accused of dousing a woman with acid in Hawaii last year allegedly tried to cast doubt on himself as a suspect by plotting with a fellow inmate to carry out a second, similar attack, authorities said. While incarcerated on an attempted murder charge for the April 7, 2023 attack, Paul Cameron plotted with another inmate, Sebastian …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

5 people found dead at a Honolulu home in an apparent murder-suicide, police say

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Honolulu police said Sunday they were investigating what appears to be the murder-suicide of a family, including three children, at a Manoa home. Police first arrived at the home at 8:30 a.m. but left after no one answered the door, Lt. Deena Thoemmes said during a news conference Sunday afternoon. Upon entering the residence, they found four people …

Honolulu Thoemmes

11 months ago

Oahu’s historic homes offer a slice of history and a sense of place

Associated Press

There’s a mountain on Oahu named for the Greek myth of Tantalus, for whom satisfaction was always just out of reach. “In Hawaii, of course, that’s all rooted in Native Hawaiian culture, local building materials.” Builders often looked to the past for inspiration, she says. “Hawaii has exceptionally high land value and so there’s often pressure to redevelop — anything …

Style House Center Oahu Hawaii Executive Director Faulkner

1 year, 1 month ago

Zach Edey leads No. 2 Purdue past No. 11 Gonzaga in Honolulu

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Zach Edey had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and No. Kevin McCullar had 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals and two blocks for the Jayhawks, who led throughout and shot a blistering 60% from the field. 15 TEXAS 71 NEW YORK — Alex Karaban scored 20 points, including three clutch jumpers down the stretch, and UConn …

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1 year, 4 months ago

1 year prison for architect who paid $100K in bribes to Honolulu building permit officials

Associated Press

HONOLULU — An architect was sentenced to a year in prison for paying more than $100,000 in bribes to Honolulu city employees in exchange for expediting approval of his projects. Five workers were charged in 2021 and accused of taking bribes in exchange for favors, including expediting building permits, in a scandal that prompted the department to overhaul its permitting …

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1 year, 5 months ago

83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess

Associated Press

HONOLULU — The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Hawaii has 83,000 cesspools — more than any other state — and about 20% are less than 1 …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Luxury yacht runs aground in Maui, pumps diesel into water

Associated Press

HONOLULU — A luxury yacht that ran aground in waters off the Hawaiian island of Maui accidentally pumped diesel fuel into the ocean after a failed attempt to remove it Tuesday, its owner said. Jim Jones told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that seawater entered the engine room of the 94-foot yacht, which made the ship’s bilges pump out diesel fuel. The …

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2 years ago

11 people seriously injured amid turbulence on Hawaii flight

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu Sunday, seriously injuring 11 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an isolated and unusual event. Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t experienced “an incident of this nature in recent history.” The flight was full, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members, he …

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2 years ago

Molten lava on Hawaii’s Big Island could block main highway

Associated Press

HILO, Hawaii — Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island. Hawaii County Councilor Susan “Sue” L. K. Lee Loy, who represents Hilo and parts of Puna, said she’s concerned about big rigs …

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Lawsuit challenges Hawaii’s gun ownership ban for young adults

Prosecutors decline to charge a man who killed his neighbor during a deadly dispute in Hawaii

Man fatally shoots 3 in Hawaii after ramming cars at neighbor’s home before being killed, police say

Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long-strict weapons laws after court ruling

Hawaii on high alert: Hurricane Hone approaches, here’s how it could impact your travel plans

Tropical Storm Hone increases to Category 1 hurricane strength while approaching Hawaii

Tropical Storm Hone forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii this weekend

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii’s state primaries

Honolulu tentatively agrees to $7 million settlement with remaining Makaha crash victim

Ex-CIA officer accused of spying for China pleads guilty in a Honolulu courtroom

Jury finds Honolulu’s former top prosecutor and 5 others not guilty in a federal bribery case

Families suing over 2021 jet fuel leak into Navy drinking water in Hawaii seek $225K to $1.25M

More than a dozen military families in Hawaii spark trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water

No injuries when small plane lands in sprawling park in middle of Hawaii’s Waikiki tourist mecca

US military drains fuel from tank facility that leaked fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water

Police say suspect in a Hawaii acid attack on a woman plotted with an inmate to carry out 2nd attack

5 people found dead at a Honolulu home in an apparent murder-suicide, police say

Oahu’s historic homes offer a slice of history and a sense of place

Zach Edey leads No. 2 Purdue past No. 11 Gonzaga in Honolulu

1 year prison for architect who paid $100K in bribes to Honolulu building permit officials

83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess

Luxury yacht runs aground in Maui, pumps diesel into water

11 people seriously injured amid turbulence on Hawaii flight

Molten lava on Hawaii’s Big Island could block main highway