Hawai‘i Police Department
Criminal Investigation Section – Area 1
Acting Lieutenant Derek Morimoto
Phone: (808) 935-3311
Report No.: 22-051486
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 22-year-old Tchok Atario of Hilo with attempted murder, assault, and terroristic threatening stemming from a stabbing incident that occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
At 12:46 a.m., South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of a female being stabbed at a location in the 1400 block of Kapiolani Street in Hilo. Officers located the 25-year-old female victim at an adjacent apartment complex where she reported being stabbed in the head and arm by a man known to her who left on foot prior to officers’ arrival. The victim was transported to the Hilo Medical Center and then to to Queen’s Medical Center for further treatment where she remains in stable condition.
While officers were still near the scene, a witness saw the suspect on foot and police arrested Atario. Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section continued the investigation and after conferring with the County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, June 15, Atario was charged with attempted murder in the second degree, terroristic threatening in the first degree, and two counts of assault in the second degree. Atario’s bail was set at $270,000 and his initial court appearance is slated for Thursday, June 16.
