Hawai‘i Police Department
South Hilo Patrol
Officer Chester Franco
Phone: (808) 935-3311
Report No.: 22-113271
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance for information pertaining to a theft investigation that was reported on December 21, 2022, at a storage facility in the area of the 400 block of Kalanianaole Avenue in Hilo.
The victim reported that numerous items were removed from a storage locker at the facility, including pieces of the uniform worn by members of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I. Also reported stolen was a family heirloom necklace that has a walrus ivory Palaoa pendant attached. The necklace was stored in a black hard plastic lockbox.
Police ask anyone with information on this theft or the stolen items to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact Officer Chester Franco at Chester.franco@hawaiicounty.gov.