26. Priced Out of Paradise

Every year, thousands of Hawaii residents leave the islands for opportunities and economic relief on the continent. Many end up in Las Vegas, now home away from home for a considerable contingent of Hawaii transplants, including Native Hawaiians. In “Priced Out of Paradise,” HNN investigative repor…

25. The Scourge of Fentanyl in Hawaii ... and the Fight to Stop it

First responders are being called to overdoses daily in Hawaii as fentanyl takes hold across the state. And stopping the drug pipeline won’t be easy, experts say. To understand the crisis, HNN Investigates traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a new series exploring the heavy toll of fenta…

24. The Football Stars Accused in a Horrific Sex Assault

HNN Investigative Reporter Lynn Kawano takes you behind the scenes of a story that's rocked Hawaii's football community: Two former Hawaii football players making headlines as college starters have agreed to settle a civil lawsuit stemming from a criminal, sex assault case that was handled in juven…

23. Who Killed Dana Ireland?

On the afternoon of Christmas Eve 1991, 23-year-old Dana Ireland left her parents’ home in Puna for a bike ride and never returned. Good Samaritans called 911 after finding her mangled bicycle, a shoe, and clumps of hair ― but no rider. Thirty minutes later and five miles away, Ireland was found …

22. The Mainland Prison with Hawaii Inmates

Eloy, Arizona is in the middle of the desert ― about an hour from Phoenix. It’s a sharp contrast from Hawaii. But it’s where 1,000 Hawaii inmates are currently housed at Saguaro Correctional Center, a facility the state pays millions to each year to relieve overcrowding at in-state facilities. Ha…

21. The Gruesome Allegations in 'The Miske Files'

Newly unsealed court documents include disturbing new allegations in the murder case against Michael Miske, the businessman accused of running a criminal enterprise. Miske is accused in the kidnapping and murder of 21-year old Johnathan Fraser. The previously secret filings also link the murder c…

20. The Alleged Russian Spy Drama Grabbing Hawaii Headlines

Russian spies in Hawaii? That's the allegations from the U.S. Attorney's office.  Prosecutors say a couple from Kapolei are accused of stealing the identities of dead babies from Texas in the 1980s, and living under those names for decades.  Alongside those accusations are photos of the couple in K…

19. The War on Hawaii's Game Rooms

Can federal laws be the key to shutting down Hawaii's illegal game rooms? Homeland Security Investigations is working with police to attack crimes linked to game rooms and that are a constant source of problems for communities. 

18. The HPD Veteran Who's Speaking Out From Retirement

After 45 years of service, John McCarthy retired from the Honolulu Police Department last year as deputy chief. In this episode of "The Other Side of Paradise," he explains the circumstances that pushed him out, his frustrations with the department, the public corruption scandal that rocked the de…

17. The Grisly Murder that Rocked an Affluent Hawaii Neighborhood

Juan Tejedor Baron has been extradited back to Hawaii to face charges that he murdered an elderly Hawaii Loa Ridge man and then encased his body in concrete in his own bathtub. The case has shocked the wealthy community, and experts say there are certain to be more twists and turns in the case.