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Hawaii father beaten after complaining about illegal fireworks
EWA BEACH, Hawaii (CNN/KITV) — A father of two from Ewa Beach is in the hospital, recovering from severe injuries after his family says neighbors attacked him.
Coby Lynn had complained about the late-night aerial fireworks being set off after 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
“And they just left him in the street and they were all laughing about it and calling him old man. And they attacked him like animals,” Eileen Lynn said.
“And we’re sick of the fireworks in our community. We’re all older people. We’re trying to sleep. We all have to work. Like even today we were supposed to work,” she said of the Memorial Day holiday.
Surveillance video shows a man falling in the middle of the street. Flashes continue from a constant barrage of illegal fireworks.
Coby Lynn, who works as a window washer, has been a very active member in the community and, according to his family members, wanted the neighbors to stop with the late-night disruption.
“They attacked a very frail person,” Eileen Lynn said of her husband, who has been recently struggling with COVID-19. “I saw his face and I just can’t even believe they’re laughing about it and coming over in my yard, saying it’s his fault because he kicked a firework.”
Lynn’s son told Island News that his father was swarmed, all for knocking over one of the 25 shot cakes that the neighbors insisted on firing in the middle of the Ewa Beach intersection. His injuries are serious.
“His cheek is broken, it hangs down. He’s gonna have to have reconstructive surgery. His lip was hanging down and they caused a hole in between his throat and his his face,” Eileen Lynn said. “And so now he has to stay there because they have to stitch him up, maybe 10 on the outside and four inside.”
Eileen Lynn says police were pre-emptively called by the neighbors who instead questioned the victim and that nothing was done. The Lynn family says that the party continued after the beating.
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The Sony Open in Hawaii has the honors of being the kickoff event to the 2026 PGA Tour season after the cancellation of The Sentry at Kapalua this season.
Instead of Maui, the Tour debuts in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Jan. 15-18, at the Seth Raynor-designed Waialae Country Club, where Nick Taylor prevailed in a playoff over Nico Echavarria last year.
Among the changes this season is the field size, which was reduced from 144 to 120, and, there is no longer is a Monday qualifier offering four spots. Will that help with pace of play? Stay tuned.
The field includes the following notables in addition to Taylor and Echavarria: Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Michael Brennan, Corey Conners, Tony Finau, Chris Gotterup, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Billy Horschel, Robert MacIntyre, Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth, Sahith Theegala, Gary Woodland and 62-year-old Vijay Singh.
Here’s the full field for the Sony Open, which will be live on Golf Channel all four days as well as NBC with early-round coverage on Saturday and Sunday.
This year’s Sony purse is $9.1 million and the winner also will receive 500 FedEx Cup points.
HAWAII ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) – The County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting applications for temporary positions in its 2026 Summer Fun program.
The two positions available are Activity Aide I ($17.50 per hour) and Activity Aide II ($19 per hour).
To be considered for employment, applicants must possess a valid first-aid certification, attend mandatory training June 2–5, and be available to work June 8–July 17.
Applications are available online on the Parks and Recreation website, and must be submitted to the Recreation Division Office at 799 Pi‘ilani St., Hilo, HI 96720, postmarked by Saturday, Feb. 28.
For more information, call the Recreation Division Office at (808) 961-8740.
Copyright 2026 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.
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