#U.S. Attorney
Maui Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Possession
Ikaika Reinhardt, 38, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for the receipt of firearms while under indictment, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Maui Burglary Case Part of Illegal Firearm Seizures Increase
“Not only did we take 17 firearms off the streets and out of the hands of those who would endanger our community”
Kenji Price as Interim US Attorney for District of Hawai‘i
Kenji Price today was appointed as Interim United States Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi. The announcement was made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Former Federal Prison Guard Sentenced: Lied About Inappropriate Behavior with Inmates
Diego Contreras, 31, formerly of Haleiwa, was sentenced to one year in prison on June 1, 2017, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.
GOVERNOR NOMINATES KUBO AS CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
Governor Linda Lingle today nominated former U.S. Attorney Edward H. Kubo, Jr. to serve as a Circuit Court judge of the First Circuit (O‘ahu).  If confirmed by the State Senate, Kubo will fill the vacant seat created by the retirement of Judge Frances Wong. Lingle released a statement in support of her nomination saying, “Ed […]
FIRST FEMALE NOMINATED TO FILL HAWAII’S U.S. ATTORNEY POST
President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate Florence T. Nakakuni as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii. Nakakuni becomes the first female to be nominated for the post. The 57-year-old federal prosecutor has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the past 24 years. She presently serves as Chief of the Drug […]
