From the Associated Press A prototype of a new weapon launched from Kauai reached speeds of at least 4,600 mph, roughly Mach 6 or six times the speed of sound. The Army launched the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday. The weapon’s “glide vehicle” reached […]
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Colorado Man Missing While Surfing at Sunset Beach
A 51-year-old Colorado man went missing while surfing for the first time at Sunset Beach. He has not been found yet, but the Coast Guard and the Fire Department continue their search hoping to turn up something sooner or later. Robert Rumburg was reported missing Wednesday after he failed to make a flight to Colorado. […]
National Guard Soldier Dies on Kauai
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., […]
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 […]
Search in Progress for Missing Hiker on Maui
Maui firefighters resumed searching this morning the rugged terrain of Maliko Gulch in Haiku for a 29-year-old hiker missing since Friday. The search for Tristan Brennan was suspended at 6:05 Sunday night due to darkness. The man’s girlfriend reported him missing on Friday. He was last seen walking along a pineapple field between 3 and 5 […]
21-Month-Old Boy Almost Drowns in Hawaii Kai Swimming Pool
A 21-month-old boy nearly drowned Saturday in a swimming pool in Hawaii Kai. A family member saw the boy walking along the edge of the pool just before he was found face down in the water about 4 p.m., according to emergency dispatch reports. He was in the water for about 2 minutes before someone […]