Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C16021072
Derek Liu
John Hatori
Media Release
Police have arrested two men in connection with a burglary August 7 in the Ainaloa subdivision in Puna.
On that date, a house on Ainaloa Drive was entered and personal items were removed.
The first suspect, 51-year-old Derek F. S. Liu of Honokaʻa was arrested September 15 and charged with first-degree burglary. His bail was set at $25,000.
The second suspect, 45-year-old John B. Hatori of Pāhoa, was arrested Friday morning (October 14) and charged at noon with first-degree burglary. He is being held in lieu of $25,000 bail pending his initial court appearance scheduled for Monday (October 17).