Hawaiʻi Police Department
Puna Patrol, Area I
Sergeant Bryan Tina
Phone: (808) 935-3311
Report No. 20-027877
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island Police report that on (April 8) 47-year-old Ivan Cherepanov of Pāhoa was arrested and charged for Terroristic Threatening and Disorderly Conduct after he went to a stranger’s residence in Pāhoa and verbally threatened a woman.
Due to the stay at home Emergency Proclamation and the fact that he was not conducting essential business or activities, he was also charged for the offense of Prohibited Acts-Emergency Management under section 127A-0029, HRS.
Any person convicted of violating the Emergency Proclamation can be fined up to $5,000 or imprisoned up to one year, or both.