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Waianae-Castle High Football Game Canceled Due To Safety Concerns Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Waianae-Castle High Football Game Canceled Due To Safety Concerns

Incidents at the schools in recent days prompted school officials to be cautious.

Matthew Leonard: HPD’s New Data Dashboard Is A Good Start But There’s Room To Improve Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Matthew Leonard: HPD’s New Data Dashboard Is A Good Start But There’s Room To Improve

Also, a note of caution about the latest census data on Native Hawaiians and a new tool on Hawaii’s hot housing market.

Mike Miske’s Attorneys Go On Attack Over FBI Search Warrants Hawaii News Now

Mike Miske’s Attorneys Go On Attack Over FBI Search Warrants

Federal prosecutors said that evidence gathered from Miske’s boat Painkiller won’t be presented at trial.

Teenager Charged With Murder After Cockfight Shooting That Killed 2 AP Photo/Carlos Giusti/2019

Teenager Charged With Murder After Cockfight Shooting That Killed 2

Bail was set at $2 million for the suspect in the April shooting that killed two people.

Hawaii County Police Kill Man Who Fired At Them, Chief Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii County Police Kill Man Who Fired At Them, Chief Says

Police Chief Ben Moszcowicz said he expects bodycam footage of the incident to be released on Monday.

Molokai Family Sues Over Police Killing Of Man With A Machete Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Molokai Family Sues Over Police Killing Of Man With A Machete

The lawsuit says body cam footage shows Nathaniel Naki was not acting in a threatening manner when he was shot to death.

Honolulu EMTs, Paramedics Sue The City For Overtime Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu EMTs, Paramedics Sue The City For Overtime

A lawsuit filed a decade ago got the Emergency Services Department to update its payroll system, but that hasn’t fixed the problem.

Arizona Prosecutors Will Try Again To Get Death Penalty For Hawaii Inmate Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Arizona Prosecutors Will Try Again To Get Death Penalty For Hawaii Inmate

A jury deadlocked earlier this year when asked to decide if Miti Maugaotega Jr. should be executed.

Honolulu Crime: Why Some Misdemeanor Cases Are Closed Without Review Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Crime: Why Some Misdemeanor Cases Are Closed Without Review

A new policy in the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office means some allegations will languish if the complainant doesn’t call to follow up.

Honolulu Mayor Orders Review Of Wildfire Risk On Oahu David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Mayor Orders Review Of Wildfire Risk On Oahu

Honolulu’s managing director will assess existing fire studies to determine risks as well as firefighting and other emergency response capabilities.