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HAWAIICRIME ORIGINAL · 29 SECONDS

The numbers behind the headlines.

Our short narrated briefing follows four reported crime categories across Hawaiʻi in 2025 compared with 2024.

Big figures. A clear comparison. The source stays one click away.

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What’s happening with crime in Hawaii? In twenty twenty-five, reported vehicle theft fell almost twenty-two percent. Theft dropped nearly twenty percent. Fraud fell about fifteen percent. But burglary increased seven percent. These are statewide reports compared with twenty twenty-four. Know the trends. Stay aware. Hawaii Crime dot com.

ISLAND FILES · DOCUMENTARY SHELF

Watch the story. Follow the records.

Films from their original creators, alongside HawaiiCrime’s own context and research links.

The Company: Hawaii’s Most Dangerous Mafia Group True Crime Documentary

Dan’s Docs · Published August 1, 2025

A creator’s account of The Company and Hawaiʻi’s organized-crime history.

Our first record check: the 1976 Pulawa tax appeal, paired with the film’s legal-history segment.

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YouTube labels this film as containing AI-altered or generated sounds or visuals. Illustrative scenes are not archival evidence.

The Rise and Fall of Hawaii’s Most Corrupt Mob-Run Resort Strip: Waikiki

James Sullivan · Historical video

A longer viewing selection about Waikīkī. The title and narrative belong to the creator.

Research status: curated for viewing; a claim-by-claim HawaiiCrime breakdown has not been completed.

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Creator videos are embedded from YouTube and credited to their publishers. Inclusion does not establish every claim as fact or imply a partnership. Player availability is controlled by the original publisher.

THE WATCHLIST

More stories. More questions to follow.

Documentaries and reporting selected for future HawaiiCrime transcript reviews, short breakdowns and full case deep dives. Start with the original, then follow the evidence.

7 videos ready to watch · 6 research candidates

Missing persons

Vanished in Paradise: Dark Secrets of Hawaii’s Big Island

Law&Crime Investigates · March 18, 2026

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Our breakdown & deep-dive plan

Build a case-by-case timeline and check the missing-person count against dated agency records. Assess each suggested connection separately.

  • Transcript review: pending; captions and names still need checking.
  • Short breakdown: planned; no HawaiiCrime analysis published yet.
  • Full deep dive: planned; requires independent source review.
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History & unsolved

Unsolved Mysteries of the Hawaiian Islands

Southern Crimes · March 28, 2026

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Our breakdown & deep-dive plan

Separate the individual cases, identify the original reporting, and track what has changed since each disappearance or investigation.

  • Transcript review: pending; captions and names still need checking.
  • Short breakdown: planned; no HawaiiCrime analysis published yet.
  • Full deep dive: planned; requires independent source review.
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Case files

Paradise Turned Deadly — A Chilling Hawaii Crime | An Hour To Kill | Full Episode

Killer Crime · January 30, 2026

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Our breakdown & deep-dive plan

Compare the documentary’s chronology with the Masumi Watanabe case record and court decisions. Distinguish reconstruction from documented evidence.

  • Transcript review: pending; captions and names still need checking.
  • Short breakdown: planned; no HawaiiCrime analysis published yet.
  • Full deep dive: planned; requires independent source review.
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Crime & perception

Morning Beat: Crime in Hawaii, safe or not

Hawaii News Now · July 8, 2026

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Our breakdown & deep-dive plan

Compare the discussion with the underlying crime data, noting the years, reporting system, geography and limits of each comparison.

  • Transcript review: pending; captions and names still need checking.
  • Short breakdown: planned; no HawaiiCrime analysis published yet.
  • Full deep dive: planned; requires independent source review.
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Case files

Triple homicide suspect captured; victims identified

Hawaii News Now · May 28, 2026

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Our breakdown & deep-dive plan

Use this dated report as a starting point for a sourced chronology. Check later agency releases and court records before stating the current case status.

  • Transcript review: pending; captions and names still need checking.
  • Short breakdown: planned; no HawaiiCrime analysis published yet.
  • Full deep dive: planned; requires independent source review.
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Missing persons

100 Missing People from Hawaii. 3 Murders. One Arrest. Are These All Connected?

Criminally Obsessed and Kristin Thorne · Title and duration as shown in the submitted screenshot

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Our breakdown & deep-dive plan

Compare the interview with the Law&Crime film and agency records. Treat the title’s proposed connection as a question requiring evidence.

  • Transcript review: pending; captions and names still need checking.
  • Short breakdown: planned; no HawaiiCrime analysis published yet.
  • Full deep dive: planned; requires independent source review.
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Fraud

Hawaii-linked fugitives on FBI’s first ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list

Hawaii News Now · June 10, 2026

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Our breakdown & deep-dive plan

Follow the original report to FBI notices and court records. Verify current wanted status and keep practical fraud-prevention lessons distinct from case allegations.

  • Transcript review: pending; captions and names still need checking.
  • Short breakdown: planned; no HawaiiCrime analysis published yet.
  • Full deep dive: planned; requires independent source review.
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Next on the research shelf

These six selections are identified from the screenshots. Exact YouTube links still need matching; they are not embedded yet.

Organized crime · Link matching pending

INSANE TWIST: Best Friend of Mob Boss’s Son Found Murdered | Mike Miske

Annie Elise · 54:51 in screenshot

Compare the account with original federal filings, dated reporting and subsequent case developments.

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Organized crime · Link matching pending

Paradise’s Gangster: The Exterminator Who Flew too Close to the Sun

Killer Chronicles · 24:15 in screenshot

Build a source-linked organized-crime timeline and compare it with other coverage of the Miske case.

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Case files · Link matching pending

Hawaii Church Murder: We Found The Body In His Truck

Real Crime · 43:00 in screenshot

Identify the case and original episode before preparing a transcript-based review.

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History & unsolved · Link matching pending

10 Hawaii Cases So Brutal They Changed the Entire Country

Haunting Cases · 46:28 in screenshot

Identify all ten cases and test the title’s broader claim against documented outcomes.

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Organized crime · Link matching pending

FORMER ORGANIZED CRIME AFFILIATE IN HAWAII FOUND DEAD HOURS AFTER B…

Dontethesource · 14:28 in screenshot

Confirm the complete title, subject and original reporting before drawing conclusions.

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Title is truncated in the screenshot.

Case files · Link matching pending

Paradise Turned Deadly - The Shocking Hawaii Tourist Murder Mystery

Criminal Underworld · 44:12 in screenshot

Identify the case and check whether this duplicates coverage elsewhere in the collection.

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Titles belong to the original publishers. A title’s suggestion of a connection or outcome is not a HawaiiCrime finding. Research status is shown for each selection. Durations follow the submitted screenshots; video availability may change.

More data stories

Explore the years, places and categories. Historical UCR and recent NIBRS clips are separate series.

Oʻahu property crime through time

1975–2021 · Legacy UCR · Honolulu County

Silent animated chart. Annual values; motion between years is interpolated.

Data & methodology →

Oʻahu violent offenses through time

1975–2021 · Legacy UCR · Honolulu County

Silent animated chart. Annual values; motion between years is interpolated.

Data & methodology →

Vehicle theft across the counties

1975–2021 · Legacy UCR · County comparison

Silent animated chart. Annual values; motion between years is interpolated.

Data & methodology →

Oʻahu’s recent crime picture

2024–2025 · NIBRS · Honolulu County

Silent animated chart. Annual values; motion between years is interpolated.

Data & methodology →
GO DEEPER

The paper trail is still there.

Some records are online. Others need a library card, a microfilm search, or a request to the archive or courthouse.

How a documentary becomes a HawaiiCrime story
  1. Review the available captions and note timestamps. Check names against the records.
  2. Match material claims to court opinions, official records, contemporaneous news and archive references.
  3. Write an original, short explanation distinguishing the film’s account, the documented outcome and our analysis.
  4. Link the original film and source material. Check collection permissions before reproducing clippings, photographs or footage.

Transcript review supports our research. We link to the original captions and publish our own timestamped notes and analysis. Full transcripts are published only for our own videos or with permission. The underlying records carry the evidence.

Safety, straight from the source

Straight from the Source

Honolulu Police Department · March 19, 2026

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Did You Know?

Honolulu Police Department · January 14, 2021

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Did You Know?

Honolulu Police Department · HPD video library

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Context you can use.

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