Leila Fujimori

A 51-year-old Kilauea man was indicted by a Kauai grand jury on second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Sergio Reyes Hernandez, his 32-year-old former tenant, at a Hanalei restaurant where Hernandez worked.

Murder defendant William “Billy” Sinclair appeared in the Kauai Circuit Court for arraignment this morning and pleaded not guilty to the 28 charges against him.

The death of a 16-year-old Hawaii Kai girl, whose promising life ended when her speeding vehicle crashed off the Pali Highway early Thursday morning, has struck a chord for many who saw their own child in her.

Three women were hospitalized with stab wounds or lacerations after an altercation at Zablan Beach in Nanakuli this afternoon, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services officials said.

A former Kona man escaped the death penalty after a Washington County, Ark., jury found him guilty of capital murder last week in the Aug. 19, 2022, shooting and dismemberment of his ex-girlfriend.

Hawaii County leaders say the America250 milestone offers a chance to celebrate their island’s rich and diverse culture and its unique place in the nation’s history, which has been shaped both by patriotism and historical inequities.

Ahead of this Fourth of July weekend, state Circuit Court Judge Trish Morikawa Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old man for setting off homemade explosive devices on a Waipahu street in 2024.

Residents and visitors alike celebrated America’s 250th birthday across the 50th state with food, fireworks, friends and family.

A 30-year-old man, indicted on attempted murder charges in the June 2025 hammer attack of his parents at their Waikiki apartment, told a Circuit Court judge presiding over his mental fitness hearing Thursday that he would like to represent himself.

A Circuit Court judge maintained bail at $50,000 for a 25-year- old man arraigned Thursday for a July 8 carjacking at the Daniel K. Inouye Honolulu International Airport.