Ewa Beach News

A prominent House Democrat joined a group of minority Republicans calling for all sides to return to the bargaining table to restore public school days being cut because of state worker furloughs.

Police were investigating a complaint filed on behalf of a 15-year-old girl who said she was sexually assaulted early yesterday morning in Ewa Beach.

Police are investigating a complaint filed on behalf of a 15-year-old girl who said she was sexually assaulted early this morning in Ewa Beach.

A 37-year-old Ewa Beach man was arrested yesterday after a woman told police he threatened to kill her while she was driving on the freeway last week.

WAIKELE - The drive-through lane of a fast-food restaurant became the scene of a shooting yesterday when police fired upon a car theft suspect who tried to bash his way free.

The city is launching a three-phase repair and maintenance project at Ulehawa Beach Park in Nanakuli.

Dozens of parents and educators appealed to state senators yesterday to take action - any action - to find the estimated $60 million to $85 million it would take to cancel teacher furlough days.

Gov. Linda Lingle says she is not against raiding the $180 million Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to help restore public school furlough days, but she wants to wait until at least next year before considering such action.

The state Senate has formed a special committee to examine options to restore classroom instruction time lost to teacher furloughs.

A majority of state senators are signing on to the idea of returning to the Capitol to find money for education, but it is still not clear whether there is enough support to bring lawmakers back into session early.

A 24-year-old man was charged with breaking into an Ewa Beach home and sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman on Tuesday.

A 24-year-old man who has no local address was arrested and charged yesterday with first-degree sexual assault and first-degree burglary in connection with a complaint filed on behalf of a 25-year-old Ewa Beach woman.

A teenager accused of murdering his neighbor received a break on Tuesday from a judge because of a legal technicality.

The murder trial of a 32-year-old Ewa Beach man began in state court this morning with a prosecutor accusing Patrick Deguair Jr.

A circuit judge dismissed a first-degree murder charge against a 17-year-old Ewa Beach boy accused of killing and raping 51-year-old Karen Ertell, who was a witness in a burglary case against him.

Fourth-grader Chasen Castilliano, waiting with classmates for a seasonal flu shot at Kalihi-Kai School, explained it was "for me not to get the flu." He remembered being sick once with the flu.

The Oahu Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will hold its first-ever golf tournament, 'Poi Dog, Popoki and the 19th Puka' to raise funds to help reduce euthanasia and care for abandoned, neglected, and abused animals.

Hawaii was under a tsunami watch briefly yesterday after three powerful earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago, about 3,501 miles southwest of Honolulu.

This year's Parade of Homes begins tomorrow, showcasing 11 model units by new-home developers on three islands.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao Philippines today did not produce a threat of a tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach.