All Press Releases
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Men’s March Against Domestic Violence
Men and women from the office were proud to participate in today’s Men’s March Against Violence. Beginning at the State Capitol and ending at Honolulu Hale, representatives from schools and various organizations walked along the streets of downtown Honolulu to bring awareness to domestic violence.
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Manslaughter Verdict in Beating Death
A Circuit Court jury today found Michael Limjuco Abella guilty of manslaughter in the 2014 beating death of Shelton Higa.
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Kailua Drug Dealer Convicted
A Circuit Court jury found Sidney Presnall guilty of methamphetamine trafficking.
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Jury Finds Aaron Kaehu Guilty of Sexual Assault
Aaron Kaehu was found guilty of sexually assaulting a female tourist last year.
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Joseph Kahawai Sentenced for a 2013 Death
Joseph Kahawai is sentenced for the death of Janine Meyer in 2013. As part of his plea agreement, Kahawai will serve all of the 20 years without the chance of parole.
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Matthew Chung Found Guilty
A state jury found Matthew Chung guilty of second-degree attempted murder.
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Bryan Suitt Pleads No Contest
Suitt plead no contest to the charge of murder in the second degree.
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Supreme Court overturns disqualifications of DPAs
July 7, 2015 Supreme Court Overturns Former Judge’s Ruling on Gambling Case The Hawai‘i Supreme Court has overturned former Circuit Court Judge Randal Lee’s order disqualifying two Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys from a high-profile gambling case: State v. Tracy Yoshimura, et. al. Lee’s December 1, 2014 order disqualified Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys Katherine Kealoha and Jacob Delaplane…
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Why the prosecutor’s office opposes SB265
A lot of misinformation has been circulated in the community and media about the prosecutor’s office’s position on SB265, the so-called sex trafficking bill. The attached letter explains our office’s opposition to the bill and why, together with the Attorney General and Maui and Hawai‘i County prosecutors, we have asked Gov. David Ige to veto…
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Prosecutor Press Conference: May 29, 2015
The Prosecutor and HPD notifies the public of a new credit card scheme targeting Hawaii residents
