Fake $100 bills made from real dollars, Hawaii experts warn

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Counterfeit cash is circulating through Hawaii, while Honolulu police data shows forgery cases are up in 2025.

A local business owner who got burned and wants others to be on the lookout.

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A fake $100 bill — apparently made by bleaching a $1 bill and reprinting it with $100 markings — was recently passed to a longtime local business owner.

“And I had a couple other girls in here at the same time, so I didn’t really closely look at the $100, which if I would have did that I could it probably prevented it,” said Kevin Costello, Siam Imports owner…

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