A judge denied a motion to dismiss a claim brought against Lloyd’s of London by an elderly Puna couple who allege their insurer acted in bad faith by not approving the claim they made after losing their home during the eruption of Kilauea volcano earlier this year.

A former pharmacy student at the University of Hawaii at Hilo was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail and five years of probation for possessing child pornography.

A 33-year-old inmate serving a 15-year prison sentence on two drug convictions is suing the state and its Department of Public Safety, claiming he was beaten by guards while in his cell at Hawaii Community Correctional Center.

A 36-year-old man told police he was violently beaten Nov. 2 at King’s Landing in Keaukaha by a friend who stole the man’s pickup truck and cellphone, according to court documents.