Hawai‘i Police Department
Area II Criminal Investigation Section
Acting Lieutenant Carrie Akina
Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 277
Report No.: 23-024202
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for any witnesses who may have been in the vicinity of Friday’s officer-involved-shooting in Kona to please contact police as the investigation is still ongoing.
The incident occurred at 9:05 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2023, near the intersection of Palani Road and Kamakaeha Avenue in Kona after plainclothes Vice detectives received information that Ronald Kahihikolo, who was wanted for attempted murder and multiple bench warrants, was in the Kona area in the company of individuals who were in possession of two stolen vehicles, a silver Chevy Malibu and a white Dodge sedan.
While Kahihikolo and Jacqueline Keana’aina have both been charged with a slew of offenses, the investigation is still ongoing.
Police ask anyone with information about this case to contact Detective Jason Foxworthy of the Area II Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 326-4646, ext. 281 or Jason.Foxworthy@hawaiicounty.gov or call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
