Probable cause found; case transferred to Circuit Court
Payton Rapozo, the 23-year-old Wailua man accused of second-degree murder in connection with Sunday’s shooting death in Kapahi, made his preliminary appearance yesterday in District Court, and his attorney wasted no time in outlining the case for a self-defense claim.
“Police have confirmed that the decedent threatened family members [...]

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The firm allegedly misused pesticides at its research facility
The federal Environmental Protection Agency fined Vector Tobacco Inc. $65,040 for allegedly misusing six pesticides and then failing to keep workers from getting sick, the EPA announced yesterday.
Vector Tobacco, a subsidiary of Vector Tobacco Group of Durham, N.C., has since moved out of the state, agricultural officials [...]

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Police Say Armed Kilauea Man Barricaded Himself In Police Car

VIDEO (KITV 4 News)
Kauai police officers use a Taser to restrain a 27-year-old Kilauea man who barricaded himself in a home for five hours on Monday morning.
It began at about 5:15 a.m. at a home at 4149 Kilauea Road when police received a call about a [...]

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Trespassing charges are dropped in the case that stemmed from a burial protest
Kauai police brought charges this week against a Kauai journalist for trespassing during a protest last month against construction of a house on a site containing Hawaiian burials.
But when Joan Conrow showed up at KPD headquarters to be arrested Wednesday night, Kauai Police [...]

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Case Involves Kauai Businessman Who Admitted Swindling Investors
Professional surfer Andy Irons of Kauai is being sued by a mainland investor. 
The investor claimed the former world champion had some part in him being defrauded out of $20 million. 
The case involves Kauai businessman James Lull, who was convicted of a money scheme earlier this week.
The trustee for [...]

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The State Historic Preservation Division failed to follow state law regarding Native Hawaiian burials in a Kaua’i beachfront houselot where 30 sets of human remains were found, Fifth Circuit Judge Kathleen Watanabe ruled this afternoon.
The agency must now consult with the Kaua’i-Ni’ihau Island Burial Council, any lineal descendants of the remains, interested Hawaiian organizations, and [...]

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