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A Hawaii Mother Haunted By The Brutal Killing Of One Child Tries To Hold Onto Another David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

A Hawaii Mother Haunted By The Brutal Killing Of One Child Tries To Hold Onto Another

The mother of a Waimanalo girl allegedly murdered by the couple who adopted her says she is sober and working to prevent the state from putting her newborn son into the same system.

Lee Cataluna: Maui’s Quotable Police Chief — And The Quotes You Might Have Missed David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Lee Cataluna: Maui’s Quotable Police Chief — And The Quotes You Might Have Missed

Chief John Pelletier has not been shy about expressing his frustration and his feelings during numerous encounters with the media.

Honolulu Will Pay For HPD Officer’s Defense In Lawsuit Over Fatal Shooting Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Honolulu Will Pay For HPD Officer’s Defense In Lawsuit Over Fatal Shooting

Dana Brown was a motor scooter rider killed following a traffic stop and pursuit in Kapolei.

Feral Pigs Are Increasingly Running Wild In Some Oahu Neighborhoods Kevin Fujii/ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ/2023

Feral Pigs Are Increasingly Running Wild In Some Oahu Neighborhoods

Pig hunters are becoming the de facto first responders for residents who feel threatened by growing herds.

Half A Million Dollars Buys 6 Months Of Security Guards For Waikiki Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Half A Million Dollars Buys 6 Months Of Security Guards For Waikiki

While crime on the tourist strip is trending down the city says more resources are still needed.

Missing Waimanalo Girl Declared Dead, Opening Path For Suit Against State Honolulu Police Department

Missing Waimanalo Girl Declared Dead, Opening Path For Suit Against State

Isabella Kalua has been missing for almost two years and her adoptive parents have been charged with murder.

Latest Plea Deal In Miske Case Reveals New Details About 2017 Kidnapping Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Latest Plea Deal In Miske Case Reveals New Details About 2017 Kidnapping

Preston Kimoto is the seventh of Mike Miske’s original 10 co-defendants to plead guilty and flip on their former boss.

Lawmakers Set Up The State Prison Commission. Now They Don’t Want To Pay For It Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Lawmakers Set Up The State Prison Commission. Now They Don’t Want To Pay For It

The Correctional System Oversight Commission has provided the public with an unprecedented window into the operations of Hawaii’s troubled prisons and jails.