1+ day, 59+ min ago   (734+ words) A corrections official told the family Denise Foster died of injuries after “an incident.” The Foster family says they learned Denise was attacked in her cell. A 55-year-old transgender inmate at the state’s largest prison was beaten and strangled in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (544+ words) Police were not notified until more than an hour after the incident, which took place in a county building. An armed man entered a Maui County government building Friday morning and brandished his gun during an argument with county workers,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (339+ words) An intense manhunt ended in a shirtless and emaciated Jacob Baker being led from the woods in handcuffs. A manhunt that had the community of Puna on the Big Island on edge came to an end on Thursday afternoon as…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (852+ words) Deadline: Midnight! We’re in the final hours of our spring campaign and just 9 new donors short of our goal. Give now and your donation will be DOUBLED! Sonny Siofele told his federal probation officer he was suicidal shortly before police…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1834+ words) Time is running out! Less than 48 hours left to help us reach 250 donors by May 15. Make a gift of any amount today, and your donation will be DOUBLED! The three finalists talked about technology, ICE collaboration and transparency. All three…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1005+ words) We’re off to a great start, but still have a ways to go toward our goal of $100,000 from 250+ donors by May 15! The finalists include the director of the Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement, a police chief in Georgia and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1756+ words) Big jump in “habeas corpus” petitions in Honolulu mirrors nationwide trend, a reflection of climbing ICE activity under the Trump administration. Joaquin David Rico-Tapia had been held at Honolulu’s Federal Detention Center for six weeks when his attorney filed a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (884+ words) Advocates and lawmakers are pressing forward on other bills to limit police cooperation with immigration enforcement. High-profile bills that would have prohibited federal and local law enforcement officers in Hawaiʻi from wearing masks and required them to display clear identification…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (414+ words) By James Waldron Lindblad A bill moving at the Hawaiʻi Legislature proposes specific considerations when determining ability to afford bail. Hawaiʻi’s latest pretrial reform effort, House Bill 1516, rests on a sound and widely shared principle: no one should be detained…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (630+ words) Twenty community members have agreed to participate in panels that will interview semi-finalists next month. Nearly a year after the last Honolulu police chief quit, the island’s police commissioners will finally get a look at the 41 applicants who have applied…...