The murder charge, which stemmed from the killing of Johnathan Fraser in 2016, carries a mandatory minimum life sentence.

Public First Law Center is trying to open files that would show why the state and Family Court placed Isabella Kalua with the couple accused of killing her.

Former Big Island Judge Robert Kim says DUI cases are starting to back up in Kona, and he worries it could affect public safety.

Gifts to planning department officials, forged signatures and other improprieties came out in testimony from a prosecution witness in the sweeping criminal trial.

They are contending state law aimed at ensuring the safety of women jeopardizes those long-held practices.

The boy lived for five years in the Wahiawa home of Thomas and Brandy Blas and like Geanna suffered severe abuse and neglect, the complaint says.

The lawsuits are part of a national campaign pitting “swarms of lawyers” against thousands of defendants.

The charges stem from an attack on Lindsey Kinney, a Kaneohe man a former Miske associate said the alleged crime boss wanted dead.

The Hawaii Innocence Project says Gordon Cordeiro’s case exposes the dangers of testimony from inmates who may be incentivized to lie.

One of the most complex criminal cases in Hawaii history has reached a turning point.