Police have captured a Hawaii State Hospital escapee in Kailua this morning two days after he was reported missing. Robert Pacheco, 30, was located and captured at the Kailua Arby’s Restaurant on Hoolai Street about 11:05 a.m., police said. An off-duty employee from the hospital spotted Pacheco and contacted authorities, police said. He was arrested […]
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Waianae Man Arrested for Assault on Police Officer
A 38-year-old man was arrested after assaulting a police officer this morning in Waianae. When police responded to an argument on Pokai Bay Drive about 2:40 a.m., the man came out of the residence and assaulted one of the officers, police said. After he was arrested, he allegedly damaged the windows of a patrol car. […]
Budget Cuts Force the State to Shut Down Jobs Programs for Welfare Recipients
Updated budget cuts are forcing the state to shut down jobs programs that help welfare recipients get jobs. The Department of Human Services spokeswoman Kayla Rosenfeld said today the state spends $5.4 million on those programs each year. The programs will be ended at the end of next month. The cuts affect about 580 people […]
Power Outage Hits Windward Oahu
Over 1,600 residents in the Kailua area of Oahu awoke to find they were without power, as a power outage hit the windward area of Oahu this morning. A broken insulator on an electric pole on Palawiki Street in Kailua led to a power outage affecting 1,630 customers in the Wanaao Road area this morning. […]
Expect More Road Closures as More World Leaders Arrive for APEC
There were traffic jams all over the roads yesterday, yet you can expect more road closures today and into the weekend, as more world leaders arrive for APEC. The most notable road closures today will be the Nimitz viaduct and H-1 Freeway into Waikiki. The road closures are only expected to last until around 10 […]
Pupukea Man Robbed While Inside Car
Police arrested a man after he allegedly attacked and robbed a man sitting in his vehicle Monday night in Pupukea. The victim, 19, said he was sitting in his parked vehicle about 8 p.m. when a man approached him, opened his door, pulled him out and began punching him, according to police. The man also […]
Japan Gets Hit With Another Big Earthquake
Another big earthquake hit Japan yesterday, but no tsunami warning was issued for Japan or Hawaii. A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit off the shores of Japan’s southern Okinawa Island. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach said there was no threat of Pacific-wide tsunami. Officials said the quake […]
Waimano Trail Hikers to be Rescued Today
A father and son who got lost while hiking in central Oahu had to spend the night on a ridge in the Koolau Range. Fire Capt. Terry Seelig said weather conditions were too dangerous for a helicopter to rescue the men, who got lost while hiking the Waimano Trail above Pearl City. Wind, rain and […]