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  • 1 month ago | msn.com | Lynn Kawano

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  • 2 months ago | fox5vegas.com | Lynn Kawano

    (InvestigateTV) — Beckoned not by the bright lights of the strip, but by the lure of financial freedom. Over the last decade, Hawaii transplants have flocked to Las Vegas in droves, building a welcoming oasis in the desert. While a lower cost of living brought them to Nevada, islanders say the efforts in Las Vegas to preserve Hawaiian culture is what convinced them to stay. Reporter Lynn Kawano takes an in-depth look at how Hawaiians are building a life on the Ninth Island.

  • Aug 7, 2024 | hawaiinewsnow.com | Lynn Kawano

    HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Circuit Court Judge Peter Kubota made it clear that he did not approve of the repeated efforts by Hawaii County attorneys to block the distribution of evidence in the Dana Ireland murder case. The County is now asking the Hawaii Supreme Court to weigh in. The evidence was collected during the investigation of Albert Lauro, Jr., who was identified through genetic DNA testing. The national database was then used to confirm Lauro was the person who attacked Ireland.

  • Aug 6, 2024 | hawaiinewsnow.com | Lynn Kawano

    HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Upcountry Maui residents have become accustomed to fires in the late summer months. Dry, windy conditions often push flames dangerously close to neighborhoods, consuming the seemingly endless supply of invasive trees and plants. On Aug. 8, 2023, with hurricane-force winds whipping across the islands, multiple fires were reported in Olinda and Kula and the flames ultimately claimed 19 homes and scorched more than 1,000 acres.

  • Jul 31, 2024 | hawaiinewsnow.com | Lynn Kawano

    HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The man behind the DNA discovery in the Dana Ireland case said Hawaii County police had enough to arrest the suspect on July 19. Instead, Albert Lauro, Jr., was released and committed suicide four days later. Stephen Kramer, a former federal prosecutor and the man who co-founded the FBI's forensic genealogy team, said a DNA match from the national database CODIS was enough probable cause to arrest Lauro for Ireland's 1991 murder.

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Lynn Kawano
Lynn Kawano @LynnKawano
27 Aug 24

BREAKING: Charges filed against Army Pvt. Dewayne Johnson, husband of missing pregnant woman. Special Trial Counsel office: obstruction, lying, production/distribution of child porn. More charges are possible as the case develops. more: https://t.co/EyXQs8HKyb #hawaiinewsnow

Lynn Kawano
Lynn Kawano @LynnKawano

Sources: Store surveillance videos show soldier bought tools, cleaning supplies before reporting his pregnant wife - Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, 19 - missing. Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson has been detained. More Here: https://t.co/vhN5hVb9CT #HawaiiNewsNow https://t.co/7C8qiIz5bq

Lynn Kawano
Lynn Kawano @LynnKawano
22 Aug 24

Sources: Store surveillance videos show soldier bought tools, cleaning supplies before reporting his pregnant wife - Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, 19 - missing. Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson has been detained. More Here: https://t.co/vhN5hVb9CT #HawaiiNewsNow https://t.co/7C8qiIz5bq

Lynn Kawano
Lynn Kawano @LynnKawano
10 Aug 24

Multiple explosive devices have been found on Maui, one exploded last night in a trash bin as a Kia SUV passed by on Old Haleakala Highway. Sources: at least four devices found this week in upcountry. More here: https://t.co/3uwHKYlcqC PC: Jess Weatherholt #HawaiiNewsNow https://t.co/pk12GDRWQI