Bank robbery suspect Mark Chambers, 50, of Hanalei, has been transferred from Kaua‘i Police Department custody to federal officers and will face federal criminal charges on O‘ahu in coming weeks.
Prosecuting Attorney Craig De Costa informed The Garden Island that Chambers would be turned over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which confirmed Tuesday that it had [...]

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Bank robbery suspect Mark Chambers hitchhiked to the police station Tuesday before turning himself in, according to police and the man who says he picked him up.
Lt. Daniel Fort of the Kaua‘i Police Department’s Investigations Bureau confirmed that Chambers was picked up as a hitchhiker and given a ride to the station, although he did [...]

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In the three years since the accident that changed her life, Lisa Wilson has never faced the man she holds responsible for her injuries or had the opportunity to testify against him. That could soon change.
“I was there every time he was in court,” Wilson said in an interview with The Garden Island on Wednesday, [...]

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The First Hawaiian Bank at Kukui Grove Shopping Center in Lihu‘e shut down early yesterday after a Caucasian male reportedly robbed the branch shortly after 11:40 a.m.
The man — approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and in his 40s — approached a teller and demanded money, according to officials.
He left the bank with an undisclosed [...]

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A man accused of attempted murder and second-degree assault in connection with Friday night’s stabbing incident in Hanalei’s Ching Young Village appeared at his preliminary hearing yesterday.
Aerial Star, 23, known by his nickname “Oki,” looked on as two of those who received injuries in the incident and a pair of Kaua‘i police officers were questioned [...]

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Five men accused of beating Emery Kauanui Jr. to death
A San Diego judge has ordered five men to stand trial in the beating death of a professional surfer from Kauai.
Superior Court Judge John Einhorn ruled Thursday that the defendants should stand trial for the murder of 24-year-old Emery Kauanui Jr.
Prosecutors say the men followed Kauanui [...]

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