Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C15012093
Kalyp Rapoza
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police have located 23-year-old Kalyp Rapoza of Hilo, who was wanted on warrants and for questioning in a terroristic threatening investigation.
Rapoza was arrested Friday night and charged with contempt of court, violating terms of release and discharge of sureties.
He was also arrested on suspicion of terroristic threatening. He was taken to the Hilo police cellblock while detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continued the investigation, which was for an alleged threat to neighbors on Kawailani Street in Hilo on April 23.
At 10:15 a.m. Sunday, detectives charged Rapoza with first-degree terroristic threatening. His bail was set at $10,000. He remained in the cellblock until his initial court appearance on Monday (May 4).