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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 6, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 1-5, 2003, Big Island police arrested seven motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. So far this year, there have been seven DUI arrests, compared to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL LIEUTENANT CHADWICK K. FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 JANUARY 4, 2003 H-33551 CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE The body of what is believed to be that of an 80-year-old male was found in the ruins of a house that burned to ground Saturday (January 4, 2003) in Papaikou, South Hilo. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER CHRISTOPHER RAGASA PHONE: 966-5835 JANUARY 2, 2003 H-33269 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for severing an electrical transmission line running parallel to Shower Drive in Hawaiian Paradise Park in Puna. About 12:15 a.m. Wednesday (January 1, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 31, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of December 23-29, 2002, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL OFFICER SHANE GALI PHONE: 939-2520 DECEMBER 29, 2002 H-32960 MEDIA RELEASE A 15-year-old boy died Saturday night (December 28, 2002) after he ran into trouble while night diving with friends off Kaalualu Bay near South Point in Ka’u. The victim was identified as Joseph Sparacio, of Kaneohe, Oahu. Responding […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 27, 2002 H-32605/PN MEDIA RELEASE A 77-year-old Papaikou woman was killed Thursday (December 26, 2002) in a three-car accident on the Keaau-Pahoa Road (Route 130) near the four-mile marker in Puna. The victim was identified as Poliperia Domingcil. Responding to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE WAYNE K. YOUNG PHONE: 326-4275 DECEMBER 26, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona police have identified the body of a male found Tuesday (December 24, 2002) as that of John Adam, 70, of Kailua-Kona. Adam, who had been missing since December 6, 2002, was identified through dental […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE WAYNE K. YOUNG PHONE: 326-4275 DECEMBER 24, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The decomposed body of a male was found Tuesday (December 24, 2002) in the old Kailua-Kona industrial area. Police said maintenance workers found the body in some bushes about 5:45 a.m. Police said a preliminary investigation […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 DECEMBER 24, 2002 H-32348 MEDIA RELEASE Police arresting a 45-year-old suspect wanted for drug offenses have charged him with a number of additional drug offenses after finding several illegal drugs in his possession. Erwynne Kalima Sr., of no permanent address, was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of December 16-22, 2002, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER ROBERT PAUOLE PHONE: 961-2212 DECEMBER 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are cautioning business establishments in the downtown Hilo and Waianuenue areas about a male suspect who is stealing purses and pocketbooks from offices. Police said a suspect has entered various businesses posing as a patient or client […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2376 DECEMBER 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The results of an autopsy on the body of a man found Thursday (December 19, 2002) indicate there was no foul play involved in his death. The man was identified as James Gerald Shackelford, 49, of no […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Because of Christmas season activities at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hilo, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapiolani Street on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Traffic will be allowed only in the Puna, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2255 DECEMBER 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 36-year-old Hilo man wanted for abuse of a family or household member has been arrested and charged and is currently incarcerated at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center. Hilo patrol officers arrested the suspect, Leven K. Campbell, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 16, 2002 H-30475/NEG HOM MEDIA RELEASE A 30-year-old Puna man died Sunday morning (December 15, 2002) from injuries he sustained in a crash that occurred Friday (December 6, 2002) on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) near the 43-mile marker in the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 16, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of December 9-15, 2002, Big Island police arrested 21 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 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 13, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County police are advising motorists that it is illegal for the front windshields of motor vehicles to allow less than 35 percent of light to pass through. Police issued the warning after receiving complaints that some […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 DECEMBER 13, 2002 SWEARING IN-The Rev. Earl Ikeda of the Puna Hongwanji Mission is sworn in as police chaplain by Police Chief Lawrence K. Mahuna. Looking on is the Rev. Midori Kondo, left, of the Hilo Hongwanji Mission and Mrs. Lei Kakugawa of the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL OFFICER KIMO SIEMANN PHONE: 965-2716 DECEMBER 13, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are seeking information about an increasing number of thefts of noni fruit and trees in an area extending from Hawaii Paradise Park to Kalapana. Police said that noni farmers first reported the theft of the fruit about […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER DARREN K. HORIO PHONE: 961-2311 DECEMBER 12, 2002 H-30797 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning residents to be on guard against a loan scam operating from Canada. Police said a phony company ran a classified ad in the local Hilo newspaper advertising quick loans. The ad, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL LIEUTENANT RANDALL A. MEDEIROS PHONE: 326-4646 DECEMBER 11, 2002 02-5742 MEDIA RELEASE A 47-year-old female pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a sedan that left the scene of the accident Wednesday (December 11, 2002). At 11:15 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to the report of a motor vehicle-pedestrian […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2255 DECEMBER 10, 2002 LEVEN K. CAMPBELL …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have renewed a request for information on the whereabouts of a 36-year-old Hilo man wanted for abuse of a family or household member and for several outstanding warrants. The suspect […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL OFFICER EDWIN A. BUYTEN PHONE: 326-4646 DECEMBER 10, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a thief or thieves who entered the Blue Water Hunter in Kaloko light industrial area of Kailua-Kona last month and stole more than $4,000 worth of diving spear guns. Police said that sometime in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS AND IDENTIFICATION SECTION LIEUTENANT EDWIN TANAKA PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 10, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Records and Identification Section of the Hawaii County Police Department in Hilo will close its doors at 3:30 p.m. weekdays to allow staff members enough time to complete their paperwork for the day. Lieutenant Edwin Tanaka, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2311 DECEMBER 9, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A female passenger reported missing aboard the ship Norwegian Wind was located Monday (December 9, 2002) in good health. Police said the woman, identified as Danie N. Haili, 40, of Kahuku, Oahu, was located about 8:30 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 9, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of December 2-8, 2002, Big Island police arrested 21 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER JASON N. GROUNS PHONE: 961-2215 DECEMBER 7, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE A female passenger aboard the ship Norwegian Wind was reported missing Friday (December 6, 2002). The passenger, identified as Danie N. Haili, 40, of Kahuku, Oahu, was reported missing when she could not be found after the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 DECEMBER 6, 2002 H-30141/PN MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers arrested a 32-year-old Puna man Wednesday (December 4, 2002) for growing marijuana in a greenhouse operation. The suspect, identified as Bagi Attila, was arrested at 1:15 p.m. at his residence on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 DECEMBER 6, 2002 H-17164 SPENSER FEARY …missing since August MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County police are looking for a 15-year-old boy who has been missing from his residence in Hilo since August 8, 2002. The missing youth was identified as Spenser Feary, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 DECEMBER 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off a search for a 20-year-old woman wanted on an outstanding warrant for probation violation. The woman, identified as Jaclyn Kanani Kama, was arrested last month on Oahu and is currently […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department issued a total of 107 citations for automobile seat belt violations during its recent “Click It or Ticket” campaign. The campaign, aimed at increasing awareness of Hawaii’s seat belt laws, was conducted from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM SERGEANT JAMES SANBORN PHONE: 961-2350 DECEMBER 3, 2002 ADS PROHIBITED-Whether or not this warning sign is posted at a public parking lot under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation, vehicles displaying “for sale” signs are forbidden by the County Code. MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-2252 DECEMBER 2, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 32-year-old man shot Wednesday evening (November 27, 2002) was reported still in critical condition Monday morning at the Hilo Medical Center. The man was one of two men wounded during a confrontation that occured […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE ACTING POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2362 DECEMBER 2, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The Hawaii State Sheriff Association is conducting a fund drive to purchase non-budgeted equipment, including bulletproof vests. The local non-profit organization has been conducting a fund-raising campaign to supplement the budget of the State Sheriff Division. In […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4208 DECEMBER 2, 2002 H-29811 MEDIA RELEASE A 36-year-old suspect led police on a high speed pursuit from Alii Drive in North Kona through South Kona and Ka’u before he was finally stopped and arrested early Monday (December 2, 2002). The driver, identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 2, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 25-December 1, 2002, 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 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 NOVEMBER 29, 2002 H-27866 IOKEPA KAIKALA …missing since November 12 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department is searching for a 14-year-old boy who has been missing from his residence in Hilo since November 12, 2002. He was identified as Iokepa Kaikala. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-2251 NOVEMBER 28, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives are investigating an attempted murder case in which two men were wounded Wednesday (November 27, 2002) in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision of Kurtistown, Puna. At 11:25 p.m., Puna patrol officers received […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER MILES CHONG PHONE: 961-2311 NOVEMBER 27, 2002 H-28969 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo police arrested an escapee from the Hale Nani Correctional Center and charged him with a second escape after he tried to flee the police station Wednesday (November 27, 2002). The escapee, identified as Douglas Cordeiro […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OFFICER MYRA IWAMOTO PHONE: 326-4276 NOVEMBER 26, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will hold its 13th annual HI-PAL Hope Chapel and Keauhou Shopping Center 3-on-3 Basketball Jam during the weekend of January 18-20, 2003. Sign-ups are now being accepted, and the deadline […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO COMMUNITY POLICING OFFICER JOHN “MASA” PAGAY PHONE: 961-8892 NOVEMBER 25, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for thieves and vandals who burglarized several businesses and damaged property on Makaala Street in Hilo. Early Saturday morning (November 23, 2002), thieves attempted to break into several warehouses and auto repair shops […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 25, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 18-24, 2002, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER DALE KU PHONE: 961-2311 NOVEMBER 24, 2002 H-28969 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 21-year-old male inmate who escaped Sunday (November 24, 2002) from the Hale Nani Correctional Center. The escapee, identified as Douglas Cordeiro Jr., was reported missing about 7:40 p.m. Cordeiro is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 NOVEMBER 22, 2002 H-28593 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hawaii County police have released a 55-year-old man arrested in a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday (November 21, 2002) at a Kapoho residence in Puna. The man, identified as Delan Armstrong Perry, was released without […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 NOVEMBER 22, 2002 H-28481 NELLIE MAMUAD …missing since March MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department is looking for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing from her residence on Oahu since March 23, 2002. She is believed to be on the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL OFFICER IRIS M. McGUIRE PHONE: 966-5835 NOVEMBER 22, 2002 H-28742 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a thief or thieves who stole a number of items from Island Princess Macadamia Nut Company in Keaau, Puna. Police said that the thieves stole the items sometime late Thursday night (November 21, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION DETECTIVE HARLEY HEE PHONE: 326-4243 NOVEMBER 22, 2002 H-28647 MEDIA RELEASE Kona Vice Section officers arrested a 35-year-old woman Wednesday (November 20, 2002) after chasing her down on foot during a drug stakeout. The suspect, Cheryl “Kahea” Kahoalii, of Kalaoa, North Kona, was taken to Honolulu, where she […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RODNEY AURELLO PHONE: 961-2254 NOVEMBER 22, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have arrested a 35-year-old Hilo man who had been sought for violating court orders. The suspect, identified as David Nii, was arrested on an outstanding warrant a 10:45 a.m. in the Wainaku area of Hilo. Nii […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 NOVEMBER 21, 2002 H-28593 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of second-degree murder after a fatal shooting early Thursday (November 21, 2002) in Kapoho, Puna. Delan Armstrong Perry was arrested in the shooting and is being held in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 20, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department will take part in another “Click It or Ticket” campaign to boost the use of seat belts. The campaign, the third this year, will take place from November 25 through December 1. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE NANCY HAITSUKA PHONE: 326-4227 NOVEMBER 19, 2002 JASON HENDERSON …missing from fishing trip MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a Waimea man who has been missing from a fishing trip for more than a month. The man was identified as Jason Henderson, 30, who was last […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL LIEUTENANT PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4257 NOVEMBER 18, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning the public about a possible telemarketing scam. Local Kailua-Kona business establishments have reported receiving calls from an unidentified male caller. The caller claims to represent the Hawaii County Police Department in soliciting monetary donations from local […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 18, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 11-17, 2002, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. So far this year, there have been 762 DUI arrests, compared to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE ACTING POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2261 NOVEMBER 15, 2002 RECRUIT CLASS–Members of the Hawaii County Police Department’s 61st Recruit Class are, front row from left, Daniel J. Nietling, Thelia N. Alvarez, Mark T. Spain, Calvin D. Delaries Jr. and Richard A. Itliong; second row, William H. Derr, Bryan G.K. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4208 NOVEMBER 13, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are stuck with 27 sets of keys and are looking for the owners. Police said U.S. Post Office found the keys in mailboxes around Kona and recently turned them in to the police. Sergeant Bradley K. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL CAPTAIN ROBERT K. KA’AUA PHONE: 887-3080 NOVEMBER 12, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking information about an incident in which a 91-year-old woman was victimized Sunday (November 10, 2002) by a pickpocket at the Waimea Post Office in South Kohala. The victim told police that she was at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 12, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 4-10, 2002, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER ROBERT HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 11, 2002 H-27397 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 19-year-old Kona man killed Saturday (November 9, 2002) in a one-car collision on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19). He was identified as Raymond Kapono Shim, of Honaunau. Responding to a 12:25 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER ROBERT HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 10, 2002 H-27523 MEDIA RELEASE A 76-year-old Kona man died Sunday (November 10, 2002) following a two-car collision that occurred on Palani Road. The victim was identified as Albert Moriguchi, 76, of a Kailua-Kona address. Responding to a 2 p.m. call Sunday, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER ROBERT HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 11, 2002 H-27456 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a California couple who were killed Saturday (November 9, 2002) in a two-car collision on the Belt Highway (Route 19) in North Hilo. The victims were identified as Paul Eugene Porterfield, 43, and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL CAPTAIN ROBERT K. KA’AUA PHONE: 887-3080 NOVEMBER 8, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police are looking for a male suspect who robbed the Tako Taco restaurant in Waimea on Wednesday evening (November 6, 2002). Witnesses said a masked man brandishing a revolver entered the restaurant between the hours […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JEREMIE EVANGELISTA PHONE: 961-2377 NOVEMBER 8, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested two Puna men for a shooting incident that occurred on Thursday. At 11:22 a.m. Thursday (November 7, 2002), Puna patrol officers responded to a call from a Fern Forest man who said he had […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL CAPTAIN ROBERT KA’AUA PHONE: 887-3080 NOVEMBER 8, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police have questioned five male juveniles who are suspected of being responsible for a number of burglaries in Waimea. The juveniles, ranging in ages from 12 through 17, were questioned last week for three burglaries committed during October. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL CAPTAIN ROBERT K. KA’AUA PHONE: 887-3080 NOVEMBER 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Acting on a search warrant last week, South Kohala Patrol officers arrested and charged a 26-year-old Waimea man with various criminal offenses resulting from the use of a stolen credit card and possessing illegal drugs. The suspect, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2255 NOVEMBER 4, 2002 LEVEN K. CAMPBELL …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 36-year-old Hilo man wanted for abuse of a family or household member and for several outstanding warrants. The suspect was identified as Leven K. Campbell. Campbell is […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of October 28-November 3, 2002, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OCTOBER 31, 2002 KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ALEX GRAVES PHONE: 326-4268 MEDIA RELEASE Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives arrested a 36-year-old Puako man Thursday (October 31, 2002) and charged him with one count each of first-degree and second-degree terroristic threatening for an incident at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 1, 2002 H-26354 MEDIA RELEASE Police have identified a 54-year-old male visitor from Alaska who died Thursday afternoon (October 31, 2002) after his motorcycle ran off the road and into a lava field in the Kaupulehu area of the Kona District. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MEDIA RELEASE A 54-year-old male visitor from Alaska died Thursday afternoon (October 31, 2002) after his motorcycle ran off the road and into a lava field on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 190) in the Kaupulehu area of the Kona District. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE NANCY HAITSUKA PHONE: 326-4227 NOVEMBER 1, 2002 H-18087/KN ROBBERY MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking two suspects who allegedly assaulted a 21-year-old male tourist in the early morning hours of Sunday (August 18, 2002). An investigation determined that after leaving a Kailua-Kona nightclub, the California resident had […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL LIEUTENANT CHADWICK K. FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 OCTOBER 31, 2002 H-25912 MEDIA RELEASE Police are on the lookout for a thief or thieves who stole construction equipment from a container at the Goodfellow Brothers base yard on South Wilder Road in Hilo’s Kaumana area. Sometime between 4 p.m. Saturday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 OCTOBER 31, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers arrested three persons after a traffic stop Tuesday (October 29, 2002) in which a number of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia were confiscated. Two of the suspects, identified as Rina-Lee Y. Shimizu, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER ROBERT PAUOLE PHONE: 935-3311 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police called off a search for a catamaran originally believed stolen from its anchor at Reed’s Bay behind the Bay Clinic. The Hobie catamaran, reported stolen sometime between October 5, 2002, and October 8, apparently had slipped from its moorings […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 OCTOBER 30, 2002 H-25783 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified two visitors from Hungary who died in a one-car crash Saturday (October 26, 2002). The victims were identified as Csabane Dezsi, 67, and Ferencne Miklos, 77, both of Budapest, Hungary. The accident […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 OCTOBER 30, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Two men charged with first-degree assault are being held in the Hilo Community Correctional Center on $5,000 bail after arraignment in District Court on Wednesday (October 30, 2002). The two — Daniel Vea, 32, and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 OCTOBER 30, 2002 PARKING VOLUNTEER-Volunteers enforcing the law reserving parking spaces for the disabled will be easy to recognize. They will be wearing orange translucent vests with the words “Volunteer Enforcement” displaced on them. MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department will […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY POLICING OFFICER JOHN RODRIGUES PHONE: 887-3080 OCTOBER 29, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a thief or thieves who stole a number of power tools used in making canoes from the Kawaihae Canoe Club. Police said that sometime between 5 p.m. on Thursday (October 24, 2002) and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 OCTOBER 29, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have charged two men for an alleged assault on a 33-year-old Hilo man who has been hospitalized in critical condition since Saturday (October 26, 2002). At 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Daniel Vea, 32, and Levy […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 OCTOBER 29, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have arrested two men suspected of assaulting a 33-year-old Hilo man who has been hospitalized in critical condition since Saturday (October 26, 2002). The suspects were arrested at 2:30 p.m. Monday. They are being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER ROBERT PAUOLE PHONE: 935-3311 OCTOBER 29, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a thief or thieves who stole a catamaran anchored at Reed’s Bay behind the Bay Clinic. Sometime between 9 a.m. on October 5, 2002, and 5 p.m. on October 8, 2002, someone stole the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 OCTOBER 28, 2002 JACKLYN KANANI KAMA …wanted for probation violation MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 20-year-old woman wanted on an outstanding warrant for probation violation. She was identified as Jaclyn Kanani Kama. Kama is described as being part-Hawaiian, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 OCTOBER 28, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of October 21-27, 2002, Big Island police arrested 31 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 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 0CTOBER 27, 2002 H-25811 MEDIA RELEASE A 22-year-old man died early Sunday (October 27, 2002) following a one-car collision that occurred on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) at the Honolii Bridge near the four-mile marker in the South Hilo District. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 OCTOBER 27, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE An unidentified man suffering head injuries from an apparent assault remained in critical condition Sunday (October 27, 2002) at the Hilo Medical Center. Responding to a call Saturday, police found the victim lying unconscious on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 OCTOBER 26, 2002 H-25783 NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE Two visitors from Hungary died Saturday (October 26, 2002) in a one-car crash that occurred on Mac Nut Road, about two miles in from Route 11 and before the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut factory. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 OCTOBER 26, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are investigating a possible assault that left a man hospitalized Saturday (October 26, 2002) in critical condition. Responding to a 2:31 p.m. call, South Hilo patrol officers found an unidentified man lying unconscious on the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 OCTOBER 25, 2002 H-25231 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have released the name of the victim of a head-on collision that occurred Monday (October 25, 2002) on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) near the 79-mile marker. The victim was identified as Carol Rey […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT CAPTAIN ROBERT KAAUA PHONE: 887-3080 OCTOBER 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE On Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at about 7:35 p.m., South Kohala Patrol officers responded to the Mauna Lani Bay resort to investigate a reported bomb threat. Officers confirmed that a suspect identified as Chet H. Woolley (M-36) of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS ONISHI PHONE: 961-2219 OCTOBER 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) will be sponsoring the 22nd Annual Winter Basketball Classic on December 26-29, 2002 in Hilo. Team registration is open to the following divisions, 9-10 Division, 11-12 Division, 13-14 Division, Girls 12 and under […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 OCTOBER 22, 2002 H-25231 MEDIA RELEASE A 58-year-old Kona woman died Monday (October 21, 2002) after her car was involved in a head-on collision on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) near the 79 mile marker in the Puanahulu area of Kona. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 OCTOBER 21, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of October 14-21, 2002, Big Island police arrested 19 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 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 OCTOBER 14, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of October 7-14, 2002, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION NAOMI U.P. O’DELL PHONE: 961-2225 OCTOBER 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are notifying the public that no road tests will be conducted out of the Kona driver License Office on Friday, October 18, 2002 due to the road closure on Ali’i Drive in preparation for the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 OCTOBER 7, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 30-October 7, 2002, Big Island police arrested 23 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 OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 OCTOBER 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police have suspended a Kona patrol officer pending further investigation into charges that he revealed confidential information to individuals being investigated by federal authorities. The officer was notified at 4:10 p.m. Friday (October 4, 2002) that he was on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RODNEY AURELLO PHONE: 961-2254 OCTOBER 3, 2002 DAVID NII …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 35-year-old Hilo man wanted for violating court orders. The suspect was identified as David Nii. Nii is described as being 5-feet-10 in height, weighing about 165 pounds, having […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 OCTOBER 3, 2002 H-23153/PN MEDIA RELEASE Hilo vice officers arrested a 59-year-old Puna woman Tuesday (October 1, 2002) after seizing four dozen marijuana plants growing on her property in the Kalapana-Black Sands Beach subdivision. The suspect, identified as Carolyn Anne Steele, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 939-2520 OCTOBER 1, 2002 H-22925/KIDNAPPING MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Ka’u patrol officers Tuesday (October 1, 2002) arrested a 21-year-old suspect wanted for the reported kidnapping and assault of a 59-year-old female. At 11:20 a.m., police arrested Derek S.K. Fontes, at a location in Pahala, Ka’u, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL SERGEANT WILLIAM SOUTHER PHONE: 939-2520 SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 H-22925/KIDNAPPING DEREK S.K. FONTES …possibly hiding in Puna MEDIA RELEASE Ka’u police are investigating a reported kidnapping in which a 59-year-old female reported being tied up and struck in the head with a rifle on Sunday (September 29, 2002). The victim […]