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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER GRAD ELARIONOFF PHONE: 326-4208 MARCH 31, 2003 H-30827 MISSING PERSON MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have called off a search for a 19-year-old girl who had been reported missing since September 2002. On Saturday (March 29, 2003), officers canceled an all-points bulletin issued for Kazuko Aduca, who was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER DARREN K. HORIO PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 31, 2003 H-43513 STOLEN ITEMS — The three stolen items, from top left, were an ivory incense burner, a carved ivory tusk and a jade carving of flowers. The total value of the stolen items was estimated at more than […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 31, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 24-30, 2003, Big Island police arrested 11 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT RONALD A. PAUL PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 29, 2003 H-43536 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are looking for two male suspects who robbed the McDonald’s restaurant at the Puainako Town Center on Saturday evening (March 29, 2003). Responding to a 7:09 p.m. call, South Hilo Patrol officers learned […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 MARCH 29, 2003 H-43061 MEDIA RELEASE Police have reclassified the case of the death of a 2-month-old Ka’u infant Monday (March 24, 2003) from a coroner’s inquest to a manslaughter investigation. Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives reclassified the case after preliminary […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER PAUL BUGADO PHONE: 887-3080 MARCH 28, 2003 H-30827 MISSING PERSON MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 19-year-old girl reported missing since September 2002. The missing girl was identified as Kazuko Aduca of no permanent address. Aduca is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2304 MARCH 27, 2003 Waiakea – High School Champs BPOE – 13-14 Division Champs Ekahi – Intermediate Girls Champs Pirates – 11-12 Division Champs Gameboyz – 9-10 Division Champs Papaikou – 9-10 Girls Champs Warriors – 8 & Under Division Champs Ekolu – Elementary […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK K. FUKUI PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 27, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department has donated 16 cellular telephones to a group dedicated to helping the victims of domestic violence and child abuse. The cell phones were turned over to Turning Point for Families: Alternatives […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII FIELD OPERATIONS MAJOR DAVID A. KAWAUCHI PHONE: 961-2345 MARCH 27, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are reminding owners of off-road vehicles that riding their vehicles on public roads is against the law. Major David A. Kawauchi, commander of East Hawaii Field Operations, said police have received numerous reports […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER ROBERT HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 26, 2003 H-43177 NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE A 53-year-old Kona man died Tuesday night (March 25, 2003) following a motorcycle accident that occurred at 8:12 p.m. on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 190) near Hinalani Street. The victim was identified as Don MacDonald, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 MARCH 25, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police charged a 17-year-old Keaukaha male with three felonies and three misdemeanors after he crashed his vehicle into a police cruiser early Tuesday (March 25, 2003) while trying to get away from the scene of a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 24, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 17-23, 2003, Big Island police arrested 15 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT CHIEF WENDELL D. PAIVA PHONE: 961-2341 MARCH 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police officers served 41 outstanding arrest warrants during a three-day period during the month of March 2003. Officers from the Puna and South Hilo districts and East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Division served the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE GRACE CASTILLO PHONE: 961-2279 MARCH 21, 2003 H-42354 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in solving a case in which a woman was kidnapped and badly beaten Tuesday night (March 18, 2003). Hilo Juvenile Aid Section detectives said the victim was catching […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 MARCH 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police caught three suspects in the act of burglary at a downtown Hilo shop earlier this week. Responding to a 3:30 a.m. burglary in progress call Wednesday (March 19, 2003), South Hilo Patrol officers arrived at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Forty-one basketball teams, composed of 194 youths aged 6 through 17, competed in the first “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament held on Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9, 2003, at Konawaena Gymnasium. In the 8-and-Under […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 17, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 10-16, 2003, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION OFFICER GERALD N. WIKE PHONE: 326-4252 MARCH 14, 2003 NATASHA AYALA-KAAUMOANA …missing since November MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 17-year-old Kailua-Kona girl who has been missing from her residence since November 2002 and who is also wanted for contempt […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER DONALD R. HALL PHONE: 939-2520 MARCH 14, 2003 H-41461 MEDIA RELEASE Ka’u police are asking for the public’s help in recovering Hawaiian heirloom jewelry taken in the burglary of a Hawaiian Ocean View Estates residence on Tuesday (March 11, 2003). Besides the heirloom bracelets, the burglar also […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER LORENZO P. ARTIENDA PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 14, 2003 H-39475 BOBBY KEONE BARING …wanted for escape MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 27-year-old Keaau man wanted for escape from the sheriff’s custody. The escapee was identified as Bobby Keone Baring. Baring is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER RICHARD TOLEDO PHONE: 961-2350 MARCH 13, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County Police Department is warning Big Island merchants who accept personal checks that there have been a large number of bad checks being passed throughout the county. Police are reminding merchants to inform their employees to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER JOHN “MASA” PAGAY PHONE: 961-8892 MARCH 14, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police have renewed a warning to Hilo residents that thieves are breaking into unattended and unlocked vehicles and stealing contents left inside. Police said that a number of unauthorized entry into motor vehicles have been reported […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MARCH 12, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning residents about yet another telephone scam, the third such warning issued this month. Under the most recent scam, the victim receives a telephone call from someone who promises the victim he has won $150,000. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MARCH 10, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department and Office of the Prosecuting Attorney are warning Big Island residents to be on guard against a telephone scam that could cost them hundreds of dollars. The scam works this way: A victim will […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE NANCY HAITSUKA PHONE: 326-4227 MARCH 10, 2003 H-40997 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police released a 35-year-old Milolii man Saturday (March 10, 2003) pending further investigation into a case in which his wife was shot in the abdomen. Meanwhile, his wife is reported in stable condition at the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 10, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 3-9, 2003, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic collision, and five were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2213 MARCH 10, 2003 H-41188 MEDIA RELEASE A 55-year-old male tourist from France was flown to the Straub Burn Center on Oahu early Monday (March 10, 2003) with burns he suffered after falling onto cooling molten lava. The victim, identified as Guy Bouneau […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JOHN WEBER PHONE: 966-5835 MARCH 8, 2003 H-40848 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have called off the search for a 48-year-old Puna man after he notified officers he was never missing. The man, Gary Bailey, of a Hawaiian Acres subdivision address, met with Puna Patrol officers Saturday (March […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER IRIS M. McGUIRE PHONE: 966-5835 MARCH 7, 2003 H-40848 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 48-year-old Puna man who failed to return from his job in Kona on Thursday (March 6, 2003). The missing man was identified as Gary Bailey, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 7, 2003 CHARLES ISHII …sought on contempt warrant MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department is searching for a 17-year-old boy who is wanted on a contempt warrant issued by the Family Courts. The youth, identified as Charles N. Ishii, fled a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE THOMAS C. WALTJEN PHONE: 961-2378 MARCH 6, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents to be wary of a new telephone scam, this one apparently aimed at the elderly. Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives are investigating a scheme in which an elderly woman reported […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING DETECTIVE PAULA JELSMA PHONE: 326-4284 MARCH 6, 2003 MAGILLA SUMIDA …apprehended on Kauai MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A Big Island man wanted for attempted murder gave himself up to Kauai police on Thursday (March 6, 2003). The suspect, identified as Magilla Sumida, 33, is being held on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 6, 2003 H-29685 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hawaii County police have called off a search for a 16-year-old boy who gave himself up Monday (March 3, 2003). The boy, Stephen Whitney, had been missing from his Hilo residence since November 30, 2002. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 5, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Forty-one basketball teams will compete in the first “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament to be held Saturday, March8, and Sunday, March 9, 2003, at Konawaena Gymnasium. From 160 to 200 youths and teens aged 8 through […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING DETECTIVE PAULA JELSMA PHONE: 326-4284 MARCH 5, 2003 MAGILLA SUMIDA …wanted for attempted murder MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona Juvenile Aid Section detectives are looking for a Captain Cook man wanted for attempted murder in an assault on a 53-year-old woman early Wednesday (March 5, 2003). The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 326-4646 MARCH 5, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are looking for a suspect who allegedly assaulted a 53-year-old woman early Wednesday (March 5, 2003) at her residence in Captain Cook. Responding to a 3:12 a.m. call, officers determined that the woman was attacked while […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 4, 2003 MILTON HUALANI CARTER …in federal detention MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hawaii County police have called off a search for a 56-year-old Puna man wanted for numerous bench warrants — four of them local indictments and one federal warrant. The search […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER RICHARD B. TOLEDO PHONE: 959-5072 MARCH 4, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning residents of Hilo that the area surrounding lower Haihai Street has recently been the target of car break-ins. Hilo Community Policing Officer Richard B. Toledo said that cars parked at more than a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JESSE J. KERR PHONE: 966-5835 MARCH 3, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a Puna man who has been missing since late February. The missing man was identified as Gerald Santiago, 55, of a Nanawale Estates subdivision address in Puna. Police said […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 3, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 24-March 2, 2003, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. So far this year, there have been 113 DUI arrests, compared to 142 during the same period last year, a decrease […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 27, 2003 MILTON HUALANI CARTER …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County police are looking for a 56-year-old Puna man wanted for numerous bench warrants — four of them local indictments and one federal warrant. The suspect was identified as Milton […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER KEN QUIOCHO PHONE: 887-3080 FEBRUARY 24, 2003 H-39182/SK MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police are seeking the public’s help in solving several thefts that occurred Thursday (February 20, 2003) at the Big Island Top Soil baseyard near the entrance of the LST Landing in Kawaihae. Sometime during […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 24, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department issued a total of 77 citations for automobile seat belt and child restraint violations during “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaigns held in Pahoa, Keaau and Kurtistown over the past two weekends. Besides […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER KEN QUIOCHO PHONE: 887-3080 FEBRUARY 24, 2003 H-39519/SK MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police are asking for the public’s help in finding a surfboard lost on Saturday morning (February 22, 2003) on Kawaihae Road-Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Highway 19) somewhere between Waimea and the Kiholo area of North […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 24, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 17-23, 2003, Big Island police arrested nine motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 24, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department has extended the deadline for its first “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament from Monday, February 24, to Friday, February 28, 2003. The tournament is scheduled for March 8 and 9, 2003, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE BENTON P. BOLOS PHONE: 961-2385 FEBRUARY 22, 2003 DAVID R. FIELD …charged with variety of felonies MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a Hilo man Saturday (February 22, 2003) with a number of felony offenses stemming from an armed standoff with Hilo police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 FEBRUARY 21, 2003 DAVID R. FIELD …surrenders after overnight standoff MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police arrested a 33-year-old suspect Friday (February 21, 2003) on a variety of felony offenses stemming from an armed standoff with Hilo police officers overnight. The gunman, identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 FEBRUARY 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A gunman holed up in a hotel room and who kept police at bay for more than 18 hours left the hotel room and surrendered to police without incident at 9:45 a.m. Friday (February 21, 2003). […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 FEBRUARY 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are negotiating with a lone gunman barricaded in a room at a Banyan Drive hotel. The 33-year-old gunman originally took a 51-year-old male hostage, but released him after negotiating with police. The ordeal began about […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department is reminding motorists that booster seats are safer than seat belts for young children who weigh less than 80 pounds. Every year about 160 children in Hawaii, aged 4 to 7 years […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 FEBRUARY 20, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Six persons have been arrested on Grand Jury indictments and charged with a number of gambling-related offenses. The six, all Hilo residents, were arrested during the past week. The arrestees and the offenses for which they […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OFFICER JOSEPH KEALOHA PHONE: 899-9205 FEBRUARY 18, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) is registering teams for its upcoming Pony Division Baseball Tournament. The tournament, to be held March 29 and 30, 2003, at the Old Kona Airport Baseball Fields, is open to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 18, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 10-16, 2003, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been 92 DUI arrests, compared to 112 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE GLENN Y. UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 FEBRUARY 14, 2003 H-37737/HL SIONE VAKA …wanted in sex assault case MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 61-year-old man wanted in connection with a sex assault case. The suspect was identified as Sione Vaka of Hilo. Vaka is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 FEBRUARY 14, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department will create a special temporary one-way traffic flow in the southerly, or Puna, direction on Kapiolani Street during Easter observances in April. The rerouting of traffic was made at the request of St. Joseph’s […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 13, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Traffic Services Section in conjunction with the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is accepting registration for two 3-on-3 Basketball Tournaments to be played in East and West Hawaii in March. The first “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER PETER FERNANDEZ PHONE: 961-2311 FEBRUARY 11, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving the theft of construction materials from a storage container beside Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) at about the 10-mile marker near Pepeekeo. Police said that sometime early Tuesday morning […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER HAYDEN AKAMU PHONE: 939-2520 FEBRUARY 11, 2003 H-35484 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a gas compressor and trailer stolen from Goodale Airstrip in Ka’u. The compressor and trailer were stolen sometime between January 17 and 20, 2003, from the airstrip, which is […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT LEROY D. VICTORINO PHONE: 326-4208 FEBRUARY 10, 2003 H-38163 MEDIA RELEASE A house fire Monday (February 10, 2003) destroyed a home on Kaiminani Drive in Kona. The blaze, reported at 11:12 a.m., caused an estimated $300,000 damage to the house and its contents. There were no reported […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION PHONE: 961-2384 FEBRUARY 10, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have arrested a 30-year-old man wanted on three warrants — two for contempt of court and one for failure to appear in court — in Puna Acting on a tip, Puna patrol officers arrested the suspect, Alfred Keahilihau, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 10, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 3-9, 2003, Big Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 9, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have reclassified a coroner’s inquest to a murder case in the death of a man whose body was found in the ruins of a Puna fire last month. East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER WILLIAM DERR PHONE: 966-5835 FEBRUARY 8, 2003 H-37941MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a thief or thieves who stolen about 65 pieces of jewelry during the burglary of a wholesale store in Puna. Police said that sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER VINCE SIVANKEO PHONE: 961-2311 FEBRUARY 5, 2003 H-37577 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in finding the thief or thieves who stole a welder and trailer from a banana farm sometime Tuesday night (February 4, 2003) or Wednesday morning. Sometime between 5:30 p.m. Tuesday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 FEBRUARY 5, 2003 UNTYING MAILE LEI — Mayor Harry Kim, left, and Deputy Police Chief Harry S. Kubojiri untie a maile lei at the end of dedication ceremonies of a new digital microwave transmitter. MEDIA RELEASE A ceremony was held to dedicate Hawaii County’s […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 5, 2003 H-29685 STEPHEN WHITNEY …missing since November MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County police are looking for a 16-year-old boy who has been missing from his residence in Hilo since November 30, 2002. The missing youth was identified as Stephen Whitney who […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 2, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 27-February 2, 2003, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident, and two were under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JOSEPH J. FELICIANO PHONE: 961-2213 JANUARY 31, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo police captured an escaped inmate Friday (January 31, 2003) inside a private residence on East Puainako Street. The escapee, identified as Raylad Hauole Brown, 25, had fled the Hale Nani Correctional Facility the day […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER JOHN “MASA” PAGAY PHONE: 961-8892 JANUARY 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo police said vandals who have damaged buildings and vehicles in downtown Hilo with a pellet gun apparently have expanded their vandalism spree to the Kanoelehua Industrial Area. Police said the vandals have damaged the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JOSEPH J. FELICIANO PHONE: 961-2213 JANUARY 30, 2003 RAYLAD HAUOLE BROWN …escapee from Hale Nani facility MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a 25-year-old Hilo man who escaped Thursday (January 30, 2003) from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility. The escapee was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT BURTON H. YAMAGUGHI PHONE: 961-2311 JANUARY 29, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have reopened Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) to normal traffic after closing it for nearly an hour because a tanker truck struck the Papaikou highway overpass and overturned. The accident, which occurred about 2 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT BURTON H. YAMAGUGHI PHONE: 961-2311 JANUARY 29, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are cautioning motorists that traffic on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) is being diverted around Papaikou because a tanker truck struck the highway overpass and overturned. The accident, which occurred about 2 p.m. Wednesday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY J. TAVARES PHONE: 961-2340 JANUARY 29, 2003 H-36621/H-36343 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers arrested seven persons and seized more than three ounces of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice,” and other drugs in two separate investigations. The confiscated drugs had a street value of more than $13,000. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION NAOMI O’DELL, DRIVER LICENSING SUPERVISOR PHONE: 961-2225 JANUARY 27, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Because of a shortage of staff, the South Kohala Driver License Office in Waimea will operate on a temporary reduced time schedule on Wednesdays and Fridays through the middle of February, Starting Wednesday, January 29, and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OFFICER JOSEPH K. KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4276 JANUARY 27, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Activities League (HI-PAL) in West Hawaii is signing up teams for two baseball tournaments to be played next month in Kailua-Kona. The first is the HI-PAL Mustang Division Baseball Goodwill Tournament, which will […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 27, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 20-26, 2003, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident, and four were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 JANUARY 23, 2003 H-33551/CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police report they have tentatively identified the body of an adult male found in the ruins of a house that burned to the ground early this month. But because of the deteriorated condition of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM SERGEANT JAMES N. SANBORN PHONE: 961-2350 JANUARY 22, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have renewed a request for the public’s help in identifying vandals who have been damaging windows and vehicles, apparently in drive-by shootings with a pellet gun over the past two weeks in downtown Hilo. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE:961-2305 JANUARY 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 13-19, 2003, Big Island police arrested six motorists for drunk driving.Two of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVE JEREMIE EVANGELISTA HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION PHONE: 961-2377 JANUARY 18, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have arrested and charged a 41-year-old man with attempted murder and other offenses after he allegedly shot and wounded a Pahoa man Friday morning (January 17, 2003) after an altercation at his residence. The alleged […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER ALLAN WATANABE PHONE: 966-5835 JANUARY 17, 2003 H-33291 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving the theft of building materials from a Volcano area houselot in Puna. An unknown thief or thieves stole the building materials sometime between December 27, 2002, and January 1, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION PHONE: 961-2252 JANUARY 17, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE A 44-year-old Pahoa man was shot and wounded Friday morning (January 17, 2003) after an altercation at his residence. The victim was identified as Calvin L. Kobayashi, was taken to the Hilo Medical Center and later flown […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICER KEONE RODRIGUES PHONE: 887-3080 JANUARY 14, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Acting on an anonymous tip, police officers have arrested a 28-year-old woman wanted on four outstanding warrants. Community Police Officer John Keone Rodrigues of South Kohala and South Kohala Patrol Officer Clarence Yee arrested […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT LIEUTENANT JAMES KELLY PHONE: 966-5835 JANUARY 13, 2003 H-34644 MEDIA RELEASE A 41-year-old Puna man injured in a single-car accident last week died of his injuries over the weekend after being flown to Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. The victim, identified as Boye Paradis, of a Nanawale Estates […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 JANUARY 13, 2003 H-27670 WILLIAM C. ELSTON …missing since November 11 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking searching for a 16-year-old boy who has been missing from his residence in Orchidland, Puna, since November 11, 2002. The youth was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT DERRIK M. DIEGO PHONE: 326-4646 H-34395 MICHAEL J. KELLEY …last seen on January 3 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 56-year-old male who was reported missing in Kona on Saturday (January 11, 2003). Identified as Michael J. Kelley, the man was last seen at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 JANUARY 13, 2003 H-16514 DEREK RAPOZA …missing since August 2 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 13-year-old boy who has been missing from his residence in Hilo since August 2, 2002. He was identified as Derek Rapoza. Rapoza is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JAMES GUSMAN PHONE: 939-2520 JANUARY 13, 2003 H-34599 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in solving two car thefts that occurred over the weekend in Ka’u. Two vehicles were reported stolen Sunday (January 12, 2003) from a repair shop in Naalehu, Ka’u. One of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JANUARY 13, 2003 ALFRED KEAHILIHAU …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Police are still on the lookout for a 30-year-old man wanted on three warrants, two for contempt of court and one for failure to appear in court. The suspect was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 13, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 6-12, 2003, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL OFFICER DANIEL NIETLING PHONE: 887-3080 JANUARY 10, 2003 REBECCA K. PELFREY …wanted on oustanding warrants MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police are looking for a 28-year-old woman wanted on four outstanding warrants. The woman was identified as Rebecca Kehaulani Pelfrey. Pelfrey is described as being part-Hawaiian, being 5-feet-6 in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL OFFICER JOHN KEONE RODRIGUES PHONE: 887-3080 JANUARY 10, 2003 H-34226/ THEFT MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for information about the theft of a traditional Hawaiian shark’s tooth war weapon stolen from a shop in Waimea. Responding to a 4:12 p.m. call on Thursday (January 9, 2003), South Kohala […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JANUARY 10, 2002 H-34295 CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE A 29-year-old Puna woman died Friday morning (January 10, 2003) in a head-on collision that occurred on Volcano Highway (Route 11) near the 21-mile marker in Glennwood. The victim was identified as Moana Balles, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL SERGEANT LEWIS J. WILSON PHONE: 961-2311 JANUARY 9, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying vandals who shot and damaged four cars, apparently with a pellet gun, over the past two days. Police said that on Wednesday (January 8, 2003) and Thursday, vandals shot […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JANUARY 9, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Five persons have been charged with drug offenses so far as a result of a police sweep of drug houses in East Hawaii on Wednesday (January 8, 2003). Another suspect has been released pending federal charges, and 17 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JANUARY 8, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police arrested 21 persons — 20 adults and one juvenile — in a major sweep Wednesday (January 8, 2003) of drug houses in East Hawaii. Assisted in the joint operation by personnel from other county, state and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 7, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police arrested 873 motorists for drunk driving last year. This represents a 5 percent increase over the 835 motorists arrested for driving under the influence in 2001. According to Sergeant Randy Apele of the Traffic Services […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL LIEUTENANT CHADWICK K. FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 JANUARY 6, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE A male visitor from Minnesota was reported in stable condition after fracturing his coccyx Sunday (January 5, 2002) while jumping off Rainbow Falls in Hilo. The victim, identified as Ryan Meeker, 23, of Winona, Minnesota, was jumping […]