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 […]
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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., […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]