Soldier accused of stabbing Wahiawa man

Soldier Appears In Court Over Wahiawa Stabbing Attack Leaves Victim In Critical Condition POSTED: 2:20 pm HST October 22, 2008 HONOLULU — An Army sergeant accused of stabbing an 18-year-old man multiple times in Wahiawa made his first appearance over the case in court Wednesday morning. Sgt. Tahoma James Ramage, 30, is a charged with… Read more »

Don’t choke – here comes more Stryker pork

October 20, 2008 Stryker project will create jobs in Hawaii 1,000 or more will be employed, officials say, for massive project By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer SCHOFIELD BARRACKS – The massive Stryker brigade project, one of the biggest Army efforts in Hawai’i since World War II, is getting back on track after four years… Read more »

Ex-soldier, convicted murderer, on trial for another rape-murder

From: HonoluluAdvertiser.com Posted on: Friday, October 17, 2008 Suspect in 1999 Hawaii murder tagged as threat in ’96 memo Specialist had sought ‘intensive supervision’ for convicted murderer By Jim Dooley Advertiser Staff Writer Darnell Griffin, now awaiting trial for the 1999 rape and murder of Evelyn Luka, was identified three years before the crime as… Read more »

Ex-Marine accused of raping a 10-year old girl

Ex-Marine charged with assaulting girl By Nelson Daranciang POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 24, 2008 A man kicked out of the Marine Corps is accused of raping a 10-year-old girl after assaulting the girl’s father in a Waikiki hotel last week, said Vickie Kapp, deputy city prosecutor. An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment yesterday… Read more »

Ex-Marine Allegedly Raped Child At Waikiki Hotel

KITV.com S.C. Man Accused Of Raping Child At Waikiki Hotel Court Documents Say Man Beat Victim’s Father Unconscious POSTED: 9:43 pm HST September 19, 2008 UPDATED: 11:56 am HST September 23, 2008 HONOLULU — A 27-year-old South Carolina man accused of raping a 10-year-old girl at a Waikiki hotel appeared in court on Friday. The… Read more »

Forum at UH to discuss UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

KAMAKAKUOKALANI CENTER FOR HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROUDLY PRESENTS: MILILANI TRASK AND OTHER INDIGENOUS EDUCATORS IN A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [PASSED BY 143 NATIONS ON 9/13/07] WHAT DOES THIS INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENT DO FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS? FOR PACIFIC ISLANDERS? FOR OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE WORLD? DATE: SEPTEMBER… Read more »

Soldier begins prison term

HonoluluAdvertiser.com August 28, 2008 Soldier begins prison term Was free while fighting 5-year sentence for terrorizing wife in 2004 By ROB PEREZ Advertiser Staff Writer An Army soldier got his last bit of freedom yesterday before he was handcuffed and taken into custody for terrorizing his wife four years ago with a semiautomatic handgun. Circuit… Read more »

Schofield soldier who broke into UH dorms now linked to Waikiki rape

HonoluluAdvertiser.com August 26, 2008 Schofield soldier who broke into UH dorms now linked to Waikiki rape By Jim Dooley Advertiser Staff Writer The soldier convicted in a series of dorm-room invasions at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa has been linked by DNA to an unsolved Waikïkï rape, according to an indictment returned this morning. Mark Heath,… Read more »

Hawaii judge again delays prison for felon in domestic violence

HonoluluAdvertiser.com August 21, 2008 Hawaii judge again delays prison for felon in domestic violence Felon’s prison term still on hold while request for pardon processed By ROB PEREZ Advertiser Staff Writer Ernie Gomez still has his freedom – at least for another month or so. Circuit Judge Michael Town yesterday continued to defer the convicted… Read more »

Group hug to send off soldiers?! How about ending the illegal wars?

This is pretty random, but the spectacle of the Governor, Lt. Governor, two U.S. Senators, a Congressional Representative, and the Adjutant General engaging in a group hug while they send off men and women to kill or be killed while occupying another country is just so absurd, it needed to be shared. >><< Group hug… Read more »