Peter Boylan

The Honolulu Police Department confiscated more than $12,000 and shut down three illegal gambling operations operating out of the same apartment complex on Hausten Street in Moiliili.

A 55-year-old California man was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for his role in a sophisticated drug trafficking conspiracy that hid narcotics in canned goods and laundered money through five shell companies.

The trauma of such experiences can last a lifetime, writes the former consultant.

A 51-year-old Communist Party member from China who was arrested for alleged visa fraud July 1 was traveling to Hawaii to vacation with his family and had no intention of harming the U.S., his attorney said today.

The Honolulu Police Department’s investigation into the Jan. 1, 2025, explosion of illegal fireworks at a New Year’s party in Aliamanu that killed six people, including a 3-year-old child, has been sent to prosecutors for possible criminal charges.

A 37-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to evading U.S. financial sanctions by using cryptocurrency exchanges and digital payment applications to send about $150,000 to people in Iran.

Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm on Tuesday said two Honolulu Police Department officers were justified in the fatal shooting in 2025 of a man who refused to surrender after ramming their unmarked police car until it exploded into flames in Makaha.

A 42-year-old man from Illinois was arrested Friday allegedly with 47 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a pair of carry-on bags as he tried to board a flight to Seoul.

A 46-year-old man from Argentina was sentenced to five months in federal prison on a drug charge while the Maui Police Department continues to investigate his role in home invasions and reports of sexual incidents between 2017 and Oct. 12, 2025.

A Hilo man who founded a satanic online cult promoting self-harm to at least five minor girls as part of a child pornography-creating campaign to end human civilization was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.