The airplane's lithium ion battery failed, sparking the blaze, said the Honolulu Fire Department.

A stand-up paddle boarder is in the hospital after being bitten by a shark Saturday morning in Kona waters. The 25-year-old man is reportedly in critical condition. Sources say he lost at least one limb.

Police arrest two in Kailua-Kona with meth and suspected steroids

A 43-year-old Oahu woman is in serious condition after driving her car into the water. It happened near the intersection of Haleaha Road and Kamehameha Highway in Punaluu. Fire officials tell us the woman was driving toward Kahuku when it happened around 8:45 p.m.

Rescue crews were called to help a man who became trapped between two buildings in Honolulu, Hawaii. Witnesses say the 55-year-old man was bouncing a baseball on top of one of the buildings when he fell and got stuck on Friday

Honolulu Police are looking for Ernesto Alcala Jr., a man they accuse of shoplifting at a military exchange

A 49-year-old man is facing a criminal charge in connection with an attempted murder in Waikiki. Honolulu police said at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, the suspect started yelling at random people in the sitting area of a Waikiki business and approached a 25-year-old woman. Witnesses say words were exchanged between the two, when the suspect grabbed the woman from behind and placed her in a chokehold.

Big Island police say a family saw their loved one get swept into the ocean on Wednesday afternoon. Police say Duane Breithaupt, 54, of Naalehu was with about ten family members at Kahakahakea Point in Kau

An effort by one of the suspects in the Stevie Wonder concert scam to withdraw his guilty plea has been denied. Marc Hubbard pled guilty to wire fraud in October 2016. However, according to court documents, Hubbard claimed he made that plea because he feared for his life and was being threatened by mobsters

A 31-year old man is dead after a motorcycle crash on the Moanalua Freeway

Police have a warrant out for a man convicted of driving under the influence three times Honolulu police are looking for Michael Howard, who also goes by the name Joe Ruback.

Waipahu resident Joel Casipe said he was in his bedroom when he smelled smoke coming from the backyard where they have furniture and a full-size refrigerator

A pregnant suspected bank robber is back on the run after vanishing from the halfway house she was court-ordered to stay in. Ava Anderson, 26, was charged with second-degree robbery for an incident that occurred on Feb. 26 at the Bank of Hawaii branch on S. King Street.

HFD investigating cause of a fire that destroyed a Pahu Street home in Waipahu early today. @StarAdvertiser

The Honolulu Fire and Police Departments are on scene of a structure fire in Waipahu Thursday morning. Officials confirm the structure is located on Pahu Street in Pearl Harbor Gardens

Two Honolulu police officers injured while recovering stolen car

An Oahu man accused of sexual assault will not be going to jail, despite facing up to 30 years in prison. James Rodenhurst Jr. was sentenced Tuesday to five years probation after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree sexual assault and attempted sexual assault.

Firefighters rescued two people who got stranded in the Bamboo Forest Trail in east Maui on Monday. Officials say the man and woman both visitors from Washington D.C. became concerned when stream levels started rising

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are asking the public for help finding a bank robbery suspect. It happened on Friday, March 9, at the First Hawaiian Bank branch in Kaimuki, located at 3599 Waialae Avenue

A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Maili

Waianae motorcyclist killed in crash on Farrington Highway

A fire broke out at Kahuku home this afternoon

HPD launches murder investigation after man dies from injuries in Waikiki assault HNN

The body of an Oahu man was pulled from the Wailua Iki Stream on Maui. Fire officials say the 27-year-old man had fallen into the pond while taking photos on the stream bank. A friend jumped in to try to save him, but was not able to keep him afloat.

The Oahu man accused in a violent hammer attack in Waianae has been indicted for attempted murder. Kristopher Kalani’s bail was also increased to $500,000 from

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are asking the public for help finding a robbery suspect. On Friday, Feb. 23, just before 3 a.m., a man entered the 7-Eleven store at 900 Fort Street Mall and demanded the employee open the register or he would shoot. No gun was seen.

A 3-year-old Big Island boy died July 25 in a Kamuela foster home, but the autopsy results were only received Feb. 22 by police, Hawaii County police said

Two new reports are outlining police misconduct on Kauai and Maui. Police departments are required to submit the reports to the legislature each year. There were more than a dozen incidents in Maui Police Department’s report for 2017. They include officers who tested positive for drugs, abuse, and various failures to perform duties.

A body, recovered from a river in Hawaii, may be that of a traveling nurse from the Chicago-area who vanished two weeks ago. Kelly Mrowinski attended high school in Schaumburg. She was last seen Jan. 26.

During classified meeting in Hawaii US commanders estimated that there would be roughly 10k US casualties during opening days of war with North Korea