A Hawaii Army National Guard soldier died on Kauai Wednesday afternoon while on duty at a vehicle maintenance shop. The Guard soldier, who worked as a full-time federal technician, was found unresponsive by another soldier and taken to Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 1 p.m., the National Guard said in a […]
Video Recorder is Recovered from Molokai Helicopter Wreckage
Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have recovered a video recorder from the helicopter wreckage of a tour helicopter that crashed on Molokai last week. All five people aboard the helicopter were killed. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Keith Holloway said the recorder has been sent to the NTSB laboratory in Washington, D.C., […]
Island Heritage Warehouse Sale Helps Holiday Shoppers Get into Spirit of Giving
This year, shoppers getting an early start on their holiday gift list can stuff their stockings with gifts that keep on giving. Island Heritage’s highly-anticipated 11th annual Holiday Warehouse Sale, offers a variety of gifts, home as well as bath and body products discounted up to 75 percent with a portion […]
HMSA Post Huge Earnings, Still Seeking Premium Hikes
HMSA posted earning of $12.9 million in the third quarter, yet is still seeking even more premium hikes. The popular Hawaii carrier has already raised premiums earlier this year, yet this isn’t stopping them from trying to gouge people even more. “When you have businesses going out of business left and right and people being […]
Hillary Clinton Gets a Hawaiian Surprise
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had just finished shaking hands with Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and was posing for photographers at sunset in Waikiki when a shirtless man wearing a malo loincloth ran behind her during a nightly torch-lighting ceremony. Needless to say this caught many off guard, yet lead to laughter as the […]
Honolulu Police Major Carlton Nishimura Charged with Possession of Meth
Honolulu Police Department Maj. Carlton Nishimura, who is awaiting trial on federal charges of extortion, lying to investigators and witness tampering, was arrested in an FBI raid of his home Monday for drug possession. Nishimura, 55, appeared in U.S. District Court this afternoon on a charge of possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or […]
Body is Found During Search for Missing Maui Hiker
The search for a missing Maui hiker resumed yesterday on Maui after being suspended on Sunday night due to darkness and rescuers have now found a body. Maui police said the body of a man has been found at about 4:30 p.m. Monday in Haiku, where they had been searching for a missing hiker. Maui […]
Warrior Basketball Gets Off to Great Start on ESPN, Demolishes Cal State Northridge
The University of Hawaii Basketball team got off to a fantastic start last night, easily handling Cal State Northridge in front of a national audience as part of ESPN’s College Hoops Tip-off Marathon. Zane Johnson scored 24 points, Trevor Wiseman added 19 points and 16 rebounds, and Hawaii pulled away in the second half to […]