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Television personality Stephanie Pratt was arrested for shoplifting after taking $1,300 worth of merchandise from a Neiman Marcus in Honolulu in 2006.
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FILE - In this file Feb. 17, 2016, photo, plants grow at the home of Jeremy Nickle, owner of Hawaiian Holy Smokes, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii has approved its first laboratory to begin testing samples of medical marijuana. On Monday, July 31, 2017, the state Department of Health certified Honolulu-based lab Steep Hill Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marina Riker, File)
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FILE - In this July 15, 2017 file photo provided by KITV, fire damage from a blaze that killed three people and left 12 injured in the Marco Polo building in Honolulu is shown. Across the United States, there is a mixed bag of laws on whether older high-rise apartment buildings must install fire sprinklers that weren't required when the towers were first built. Many cities _ including New York, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco _ still have high-rises without the safety measure. Cost is often cited, but after the deadly blaze in Honolulu, many question if the economics outweigh the potential for tragedy. (Brenton Awa/KITV via AP, File)
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FILE - In this July 14, 2017 file photo, firefighters on several balconies spray water upwards while trying to contain a fire at the Marco Polo apartment complex in Honolulu. Across the United States, there is a mixed bag of laws on whether older high-rise apartment buildings must install fire sprinklers that weren't required when the towers were first built. Many cities _ including New York, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco _ still have high-rises without the safety measure. Cost is often cited, but after the deadly blaze in Honolulu, many question if the economics outweigh the potential for tragedy. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
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FILE - In this July 15, 2017 file photo the Marco Polo building is shown after a fire the day before gutted several of the top floors of the residential high-rise in Honolulu. Across the United States, there is a mixed bag of laws on whether older high-rise apartment buildings must install fire sprinklers that weren't required when the towers were first built. Many cities _ including New York, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco _ still have high-rises without the safety measure. Cost is often cited, but after the deadly blaze in Honolulu, many question if the economics outweigh the potential for tragedy. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
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Christian Gutierrez sits with his attorney Myles Breiner before sentencing in Judge Jeanette Castagnetti's courtroom in Honolulu on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Gutierrez, a New York University student who graduated from the prestigious Honolulu prep school attended by former President Barack Obama, is going to jail for 45 days for slaughtering Laysan albatrosses, vulnerable seabirds, at a Hawaii nature reserve. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat via AP)
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Christian Gutierrez stands with his attorney Myles Breiner at sentencing in Judge Jeanette Castagnetti's courtroom in Honolulu on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Gutierrez, a New York University student who graduated from the prestigious Honolulu prep school attended by former President Barack Obama, is going to jail for 45 days for slaughtering Laysan albatrosses, vulnerable seabirds, at a Hawaii nature reserve. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat via AP)
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Christian Gutierrez sits before sentencing in Judge Jeanette Castagnetti's courtroom in Honolulu on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Gutierrez, a New York University student who graduated from the prestigious Honolulu prep school attended by former President Barack Obama, is going to jail for 45 days for slaughtering Laysan albatrosses, vulnerable seabirds, at a Hawaii nature reserve. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat via AP)
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The Polynesian Voyaging Society's sailing canoe Hokulea arrives at Magic Island in Honolulu on Saturday, June 17, 2017. No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe. (Craig T. Kojima/The Honolulu Advertiser via AP)
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The Polynesian Voyaging Society's sailing canoe Hokulea arrived at Magic Island in Honolulu on Saturday, June 17, 2017. No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe. (Craig T. Kojima/The Honolulu Advertiser via AP)
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Hawaii Senators meet for the last day of the 2017 legislative session on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Honolulu. Many bills died at the last minute as lawmakers focused on reaching on agreement to fund the troubled Honolulu rail transit project, but that bill also died. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)
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FILE - In this April 27, 1998, file photo, Peter Kema Sr. and Jaylin Kema, parents of missing Hawaii boy Peter Kema, known as "Peter Boy," are shown in Honolulu. Kem Sr. is expected to appear in a court hearing Wednesday, April 5, 2017, where it's possible he'll accept a plea deal in the murder case. His wife pleaded guilty to manslaughter last year in exchange for testifying against him. A plea deal with Kema could lead to answers about where the body of 6-year-old "Peter Boy" is located. (Jeff Widener/The Honolulu Advertiser via AP)
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FILE - In this Monday, March 13, 2017 file photo, people relax on the beach in Waikiki in Honolulu. A federal judge in Hawaii is hearing arguments on whether to extend his temporary order blocking President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. A hearing in Honolulu is set for Wednesday, March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2017 file photo, Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin speaks at a news conference in Honolulu announcing the state of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban. A federal judge in Hawaii is hearing arguments on whether to extend his temporary order blocking President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. A hearing in Honolulu is set for Wednesday, March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2017 file photo, a security camera warning sign is seen at the Muslim Association of Hawaii in Honolulu. Hawaii is planning to challenge to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. A motion filed in federal court on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Honolulu says the state wants to amend its existing lawsuit challenging Trump's previous order. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2017, file photo, Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin speaks at a news conference in Honolulu announcing the state of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban. Hawaii is planning to challenge Trump's revised travel ban. A motion filed in federal court on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Honolulu says the state wants to amend its existing lawsuit challenging Trump's previous order. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2016, file photo, Honolulu Police Deputy Chief Cary Okimoto stands before the media at a news conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Okimoto ordered an administrative inquiry to see whether the department followed investigative procedures and policies concerning a toddler severely injured at a day care run by a Honolulu officer's wife. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, file).
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, file photo, Jim Cook, a board member of the Hawaii Longline Association, speaks at a meeting with lawmakers about labor conditions for foreign fishermen in Hawaii's commercial fleet at the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu. Hawaii authorities may have been violating their own state laws for years by issuing commercial fishing licenses to thousands of foreign workers who have been refused entry into the United States, The Associated Press has found. About 700 of these men are currently confined to vessels in Honolulu without visas, some making less than $1 an hour. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz, File)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, photo, clothes dry on a commercial fishing boat docked at Pier 38 in Honolulu. Hawaii authorities may have been violating their own state laws for years by issuing commercial fishing licenses to thousands of foreign workers who have been refused entry into the United States, The Associated Press has found. About 700 of these men are currently confined to vessels in Honolulu without visas, some making less than $1 an hour. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, photo, commercial fishing boats are docked at Pier 38 in Honolulu. Hawaii authorities may have been violating their own state laws for years by issuing commercial fishing licenses to thousands of foreign workers who have been refused entry into the United States, The Associated Press has found. About 700 of these men are currently confined to vessels in Honolulu without visas, some making less than $1 an hour. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
