Hawai‘i Police Department
Juvenile Aid Section – Area I
Lieutenant Robert P. Pauole
Phone: (808) 961-2254
Report No.: 23-084173
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance with identifying a male suspect whose identity is unknown. He is wanted for questioning in an assault investigation that occurred on September 2, 2023, in the early morning hours in the parking lot of Coquis Hideaway Restaurant on Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo.
The department’s sketch artist drew a likeliness of the unknown suspect based on the recollection of a witness.
He is described to be of Caucasian decent in his mid to late twenties, 5-feet 9-inches tall, 190 pounds, with a muscular build and light-colored eyes.
The investigation stems from an affray resulting in substantial injuries to a male victim after being struck numerous times in the face by two male individuals, one of which is described in the sketch.
Anyone with information on the identity of the unknown suspect is encouraged to contact Detective Corina McLellan at (808) 961-2380; or via email at Corina.Mclellan@hawaiicounty.gov. They may also contact the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.
