Hawaii County mayor credits hospitalâs cardiac lab with saving his life after heart attack
Mayor Roth s near-death heart attack By Chelsea Davis | January 21, 2021 at 10:33 PM HST - Updated January 21 at 11:54 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth says suffering a major heart attack â shortly after taking office â has changed his life and his perspective.
âIâm a person that believes that everything happens for a reason, and when God has adversities, He also has something equal or better that He gives you,â Roth said.
âI believe thereâs a reason for this and Iâm optimistic looking forward.â
A California surf photographer is still hospitalized in Honolulu five days after breaking his back in a big wave accident at Himalayas on Oahu’s North Shore over the weekend.
1 year later, loved ones of fallen officers killed in the Diamond Head tragedy remember their lives, legacies
Both families have found ways to carry on with life, while still holding memories close to their hearts.
1 year later, loved ones of fallen officers killed in the Diamond Head tragedy remember their lives, legacies By Chelsea Davis | January 19, 2021 at 10:42 PM HST - Updated January 19 at 11:21 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tuesday marks one year since a troubled man killed his landlord and two Honolulu police officers, took his own life, then set his Diamond Head neighborhood on fire.
The Honolulu Police Department lowered its flags to half-staff, while loved ones held a day of remembrance.
Study: Half of the Hawaii inmates released early because of COVID reoffended
New study reveals more than half of Hawaii inmates released under emergency orders reoffended By Chelsea Davis | January 14, 2021 at 11:02 PM HST - Updated January 15 at 10:15 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Months after Hawaii’s emergency inmate releases, lawmakers want to know if public safety was compromised.
Several hundred Hawaii inmates were released last year under a state Supreme Court order to ease overcrowding and prevent coronavirus outbreaks in correctional facilities.
A new study shows more than half offended again.
“It was a calculated risk on a very risky population because they were already in jail,” said Public Safety Director Max Otani.