3-08-24 (Update) Police Identify Individuals Previously Wanted for Questioning

By Denise Laitinen | Published: March 8, 2024

Hawai‘i Police Department
Area I Juvenile Aid Section
Lieutenant Robert P. Pauole
Phone: (808) 961-2254
Report No.: 23-121614

Media Release

Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the two men captured on video surveillance exiting a business on Maka‘ala Street in Hilo, in December 2023. The men were wanted for questioning relative to a reported sexual assault investigation. 

Police were able to identify the men with overwhelming help from the public following a request for assistance last Friday, March 1, 2024. 

Detectives from the Area I Juvenile Aid Section are continuing this investigation, and would like to thank the public for the of assistance.

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