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Sebastian Mahkwan, 29, was indicted Tuesday for attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree. He is being held without bail at the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center.
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Honolulu police reported yet another case of gun violence in West Oʻahu. Residents there rallied against gun violence last fall after a series of shootings. State Rep. Cedric Gates covers that district, which stretches from Waiʻanae to Mākaha to Māʻili.
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Officers were responding to reports of a man walking in the middle of traffic on Farrington Highway. The knife had a 2 to 3-inch blade that police say was thrown at HPD before they opened fire.
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Officers arrested the 29-year-old man on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder around 9 p.m. Friday in the Nimitz area. Police said the 25-year-old woman was attacked with a chemical that burned her skin and clothes.
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U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright issued an order Wednesday morning recusing himself in the case against former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro. Jury selection was scheduled to begin next month in one of Hawaiʻi's most anticipated criminal trials.
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Senate Bill 2003 would have also ensured that all full-time officers receive crisis intervention training related to interaction with people with mental disabilities.
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Emergency Medical Services say a 25-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was assaulted with an unknown chemical.
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A trial underway in U.S. court is providing a possible glimpse into Hawaiʻi's underworld. Prosecutors say Honolulu businessman Michael Miske Jr. led a violent organized crime ring responsible for killings, kidnappings, drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and chemical weapons attacks.
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The group Imua Alliance was founded in 2010 to help rescue and care for human trafficking survivors statewide. The Conversation sat down with Kris Coffield, the executive director, as we mark National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
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The islandwide police chase of an armed suspect on Oʻahu on New Year's Day has prompted calls to the City and County of Honolulu to permit more access to first responders' radio communications. Local news outlets and the public lost access to real-time communications two years ago when the city encrypted dispatcher radio transmissions. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.