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Victims find solace as former basketball coach Dwayne Yuen sentenced
Yuen was sentenced to over 33 years in prison on Thursday on counts of sex trafficking, producing and possessing child pornography, and sexual coercion of minors.
Michael Brestovansky & Christian ShimabukuAugust 15, 2025
UH launches officer-specific degree program
Police officers can study for an Administration of Justice degree while working full time
Michael BrestovanskyAugust 13, 2025
Drive safe, win cash
Third annual Drive Aloha Safest Driver Challenge promises up to $2,500 for winners in August
Michael BrestovanskyAugust 06, 2025
Slow progress for city and state climate lawsuits this week
Suits against fossil fuel companies went to court this week, but no trial dates in sight
Michael BrestovanskyAugust 01, 2025
Publisher sues Hawai‘i prisons for censorship
Suit alleges the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is illegally withholding books and magazines mailed to Hawai‘i inmates
Michael BrestovanskyJuly 26, 2025
Lethal police shooting justified in 2022 Waikīkī armed standoff
An investigation by the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney found officers were acting in self-defense when they shot Benjamin Moralez to death in a Waikīkī hotel.
Michael BrestovanskyJuly 23, 2025
Hawai‘i Supreme Court rules on 7 years of "BS"
Heated language during a 2018 divorce case led to a seven-year disciplinary debate.
Michael BrestovanskyJuly 22, 2025
Court date set for ousted Kahuku coach
Sterling Carvalho hopes to be reinstated as coach following lawsuit against former player and state Department of Education
Michael BrestovanskyJuly 19, 2025
Gov. Green signs new fireworks control measures
Deadly fireworks accidents can now get you up to 20 years in prison.
Michael BrestovanskyJuly 02, 2025
Lethal force justified in 2023 Pearl City police shooting
The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney ruled today that HPD officers were acting in reasonable self-defense when they shot Nathaniel Taualai to death in 2023
Michael BrestovanskyJune 25, 2025
New Honolulu laws clamp down on illegal gambling
Prosecutors are hopeful new laws signed Thursday can shut down illegal gaming rooms more efficiently
Michael BrestovanskyJune 21, 2025
Kapahulu man charged after Waikīkī "road rage" shooting
Ezra Madali allegedly shot at another driver on June 16
Michael BrestovanskyJune 21, 2025
Wahiawā veteran wins lawsuit against Iran
Staff Sgt. Kurt Taito one of 412 veterans to receive damages from Iran over injuries sustained during the War on Terror
Michael BrestovanskyJune 18, 2025
Solitary confinement reform on governor's chopping block
With Gov. Josh Green poised to veto a bill limiting the state's use of solitary confinement, prison reform advocates wonder what's next
Michael BrestovanskyJune 17, 2025
CONGRESS WATCH: State reps split on fentanyl
House Democrats divided 50-50 on classifying fentanyl as a Schedule 1 drug
Michael BrestovanskyJune 13, 2025
New law targets child torturers
Torture is now a crime in Hawai‘i after Gov. Josh Green signed a bill Wednesday.
Michael BrestovanskyJune 07, 2025
Environmental groups suing Trump over commercial fishing proclamation
Trump's April proclamation allowing commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument was made illegally, argues lawsuit filed Thursday
Michael BrestovanskyMay 24, 2025
‘Ewa Beach couple allege police beating
Kelei Akana claims to have been left unable to walk after being repeatedly tasered, beaten by HPD officers
Michael BrestovanskyMay 15, 2025
CONGRESS WATCH: Tokuda to introduce "ghost gun" crackdown bill
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda spoke at HPD's Ke Kula Maka‘i police academy in Waipahu on Monday about legislation she plans to introduce.
Michael BrestovanskyMay 13, 2025
Ban on life sentences without parole could be extended
Offenders between ages 18 and 21 could become exempt from life without parole
Michael BrestovanskyMay 09, 2025
Prison reform proposal to set limits on solitary confinement
Senate bill to set rules on how and when solitary confinement is imposed
Michael BrestovanskyMay 08, 2025
Convicted murderer allegedly attempts murder again
61-year-old Sabrina Lynn Fiaai reportedly stabbed a man on Tuesday, her third since 2000
Michael BrestovanskyMay 07, 2025
Pearl City tenant wrongfully evicted after baseball bat attack, state Supreme Court rules
Public housing agency evicted a woman in 2021 when a guest, her son, attacked a neighbor with a bat. She fought back.
Michael BrestovanskyApril 26, 2025
Hawai‘i Island homeowner wins three-year permit battle
Lawsuit against Hawai‘i County could set precedent for other permitting woes, plaintiff says.
Michael BrestovanskyApril 25, 2025