The use of meth in the workplace remains a huge problem in Hawaii. More commonly known as “ice,” meth use climbed slightly in the workplace to 0.7 percent in the third quarter from the previous quarter’s 0.4 percent, which is actually the lowest level since 2004, according to Honolulu-based drug testing firm Diagnostic Laboratory Services […]
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12-Year Old Arrested in Attempted Robbery of 9-Year Old
Ahhh, Hawaii. Another great story involving our youth has come out. A 12-year-old Wahiawa boy assaulted a younger boy Tuesday after the victim refused to give him money, police said. Police said the 12-year-old, who flashed a knife, demanded money from his 9-year-old victim, who was walking home from school in the Wahiawa area. When […]
KCC Student Being Sued by Hawaii Student Housing for Criticizing Living Conditions
Here is a very interesting piece of news that is just starting to make some noise. It looks like Hawaii Student Housing – which operates The Ohia and The Hana student housing buildings in Waikiki, is suing a KCC student named Dylan Hunt because he criticized the living conditions he experienced on his Facebook page. […]
Shooting Spree Recordings Released to Public
The 911 calls that were recorded during a 17-minute shooting spree early June 3 have been released to the public. The calls were captured on four tapes turned over to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser as a result of its lawsuit for the release of 911 calls and police dispatch tapes of what police have described as […]
Cecilio Rodriguez May Have Had More Victims According to L.A. Sheriffs
In what most already know, Cecilio Rodriguez of the local band Cecilio and Kapono was arrested last week on charges of sex crimes against two Los Angeles women when they were minors. We are now hearing news that Cecilio Rodriguez probably had other victims as well, this according to the L.A. Sheriffs office. Rodriguez was […]
Cecilio Rodriguez of Cecilio and Kapono Arrested for Child Molestation
Cecilio Rodriguez of the beloved Hawaii band Cecilio and Kapono has been arrested in California on charges of child molestation charges. More specifically, Rodriguez, 66, was arrested at a home in Carson, California on a warrant by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Tuesday evening. He is charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a child […]
Body of a 17-Year Old Boy Found Dead in Waianae
More news is breaking on this, but as of now this is what we know. The body of a 17-year-old boy was found late Tuesday night in a stream behind a Taco Bell on Farrington Highway in Waianae, police said today. The teen may have fallen down a 15-foot concrete embankment into Kaupuni Stream behind […]
Ponzi Scheme Reaches Hawaii as Kauai Man Guilty of Defrauding 140 People
A Ponzi scheme has finally shown its ugly face in Hawaii. A 60-year-old Kauai man faces life in prison after a federal jury found him guilty of defrauding about 140 people in a Ponzi scheme. David Ruskjer was found guilty of 22 counts of money laundering, 12 counts of mail fraud, four counts of wire […]