Hawaii

News from the state of Hawaii

Hawaii man sentenced to supervision over Utah cyberstalking

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Hawaii man who pleaded guilty to cyberstalking a Utah family by sending more than 500 people to their house...

Famed Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan dead at age 37

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HONOLULU — Colt Brennan, a star quarterback at the University of Hawaii who finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy balloting, died early Tuesday,...

Police shooting highlights anti-Micronesian racism in Hawaii

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HONOLULU — Comments on social media about a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by Honolulu police have been so hateful that a Catholic priest,...

5-year prison term for Hawaii psychiatric hospital escape

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HONOLULU — A man who spent decades in a Hawaii psychiatric hospital for killing a woman was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday...

Dental hygienist on trial in 1984 killing of a Navy recruit

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SANFORD, Fla. — A trial is underway for a 61-year-old man facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a U.S. Navy recruit...

Mom who gave birth on flight didn’t know she was pregnant

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HONOLULU — Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga had no idea a baby was coming when she went into labor on a flight from her home in...

Nurses, doctor help ‘lucky’ mom who gave birth on flight

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HONOLULU — A doctor and a team of neonatal medical professionals were in the right place at the right time — helping a Utah...

Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records

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DENVER — Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to...

Pentagon chief calls for ‘new vision’ for American defense

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NAVAL STATION PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — In his first major speech as Pentagon chief, Lloyd Austin on Friday called for developing a “new vision”...

Navy removes commander of Pearl Harbor-based submarine

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HONOLULU — The Navy has relieved the commander of a Pearl Harbor-based submarine, citing leadership and command climate problems. ...