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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 23-29, 2002, Big Island police arrested 11 motorists for drunk driving. Seven 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 OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 OFFICER OF THE MONTH – Officer Romeo Fuiava of the South Hilo Patrol receives the Officer of the Month award for June from the Aloha Exchange Coub of East Hawaii. Mike Okamoto, club president, presented the award. Looking on is Joey […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2332 SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police officers destroyed a total of 4,629 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to eight feet during a five-day eradication effort that ended Friday (September 27, 2002). The eradication effort concentrated in the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL OFFICER WILLIAM HODSON PHONE: 966-5835 SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 H-22254 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are looking for the person or persons responsible for cutting down 145 papaya trees in an area above the Shipman Ballpark in Keaau. At 9:15 a.m. Wednesday (September 25, 2002), the owner of the papaya plants […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE RANDAL M. ISHII PHONE: 961-2278 SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a suspect who sexually assaulted and robbed an adult female Wednesday morning (September 25, 2002) in an apartment in the Waiakea Houselots area. Responding to a 5:36 a.m. report of a break-in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2252 SEPTEMBER 26, 2002 H-20111 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 37-year-old female escapee and her 35-year-old male companion were arrested Thursday (September 26, 2002). The escapee, identified as Holly Okelani Kanakamaikai, was arrested at 12:35 p.m. at a Kaieie Road Address in Papaikou, South […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JEREMIE EVANGELISTA PHONE: 961-2377 SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 ERIC FONTES JR. …wanted for contempt MEDIA RELEASE Police are on the lookout for a 21-year-old suspect wanted on two outstanding bench warrants for contempt of court. The suspect was identified as Eric Fontes Jr., formerly of a Kulana […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 16-22, 2002, Big Island police arrested 15 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 618 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RODNEY AURELLO PHONE: 961-2254 SEPTEMBER 20, 2002 H-15715 MATHEW MILLER …missing since July 24 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 15-year-old boy who has been missing from his Hilo residence since July 24, 2002. The missing youth was identified as Mathew Miller. He is described […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RODNEY AURELLO PHONE: 961-2254 SEPTEMBER 20, 2002 H-20577 CHARLES ISHII …missing since September 9 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 17-year-old boy who has been missing from his residence in Hilo since September 9, 2002. The boy was identified as Charles Ishii. He is described […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL LIEUTENANT RANDALL A. MEDEIROS PHONE: 326-4646 SEPTEMBER 19, 2002 H-21547 MEDIA RELEASE An 86-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease who had been missing from her home overnight was found in good health Thursday (September 19, 2002) in Kona. The woman, identified as Annette McWilliams, of a Kona Acres subdivision […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER VINCE SIVANKEO PHONE: 961-2213 SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 H-17546 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are asking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for stealing a solar water panel last month from the Honomu water reservoir in South Hilo. An investigation determined that sometime on the night of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 H-21456 CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE A 29-year-old Puna man died early Wednesday (September 18, 2002) following a motorcycle crash on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) near the Hualalai Resort in North Kona. The victim was identified as Michael Carta, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 H-20621 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off a search for a 38-year-old Ka’u man who was reported missing Monday (September 9, 2002) after he failed to return home from work. The man, identified as Robertino […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL OFFICER LLOYD T. ISHIKAWA PHONE: 966-5835 SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 H-20715 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Puna police arrested a 38-year-old man Monday (September 16, 2002) who had escaped last week from the Kulani Correctional Facility. Officers arrested the escapee, identified as Gary R. Castro, at 9 a.m. at a residence in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 9-15, 2002, Big Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and five were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department has revised the hours its Hilo office will be open for driver licenses from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. The business hours for the Traffic Services Section had been from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JOHN B. LEITH JR. PHONE: 326-4231 SEPTEMBER 13, 2002 H-20621 ROBERTINO ERICKSON …failed to return home from work MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are looking for a 38-year-old Ka’u man who was reported missing Monday (September 9, 2002) after he failed to return home from work. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 SEPTEMBER 12, 2003 H-62644/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a pedestrian killed Tuesday (September 9, 2003) when he was struck by a van on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19). The victim was identified as Everett Joseph Grass, 36, of a Honokaa address. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2311 SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 H-20715 GARY R. CASTRO …escapee from Kulani MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a 38-year-old man who escaped Tuesday (September 10, 2002) from the Kulani Correctional Facility in South Hilo. The escapee was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern along a portion of Kapiolani Street in Hilo on Sunday (September 15, 2002). Between the hours of 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., traffic will flow in the Puna direction only […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 SEPTEMBER 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department issued a total of 344 citations for automobile seat belt violations during a 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 SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER THOMAS E. FRATINARDO PHONE: 887-3080 SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 H-13521 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in locating five suspects who attacked two male tourists in early July. The victims were attacked July 9, 2002, in front of Anthony’s nightclub and restaurant at the Highland […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION DETECTIVE MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 H-20289 MEDIA RELEASE Vice officers arrested a 29-year-old Puna man for a number of drug and drug-related offenses after searching his car Friday (September 6, 2002) in the Hilo court building parking lot. The suspect was identified as Joseph […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 2-8, 2002, Big Island police arrested 11 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 ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 H-20117/PN MEDIA RELEASE A 23-year-old Hilo man was found dead Thursday (September 5, 2002) after being involved in a motorcycle accident the night before on Makuu Drive and 31st Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision of Puna. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER DARREN K. HORIO PHONE: 961-2311 SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 H-20111 HOLLY KANAKAMAIKAI …escaped from sheriff’s van MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 37-year-old woman who escaped from sheriff’s deputies shortly before noon Thursday (September 5, 2002) after being transported from the Hilo courthouse to the Hawaii Community […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN JULIAN H. SHIROMA PHONE: 326-4213 SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 H-19898 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have positively identified the body of a man found Tuesday (September 3, 2002) in the bed of a pickup truck as Carl E. Vasconcellos, 47, of Kailua-Kona. Preliminary results of an autopsy conducted […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN JULIAN H. SHIROMA PHONE: 326-4213 SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 H-19898 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police Tuesday (September 3, 2002) found a badly decomposed body in a subdivision near the Kona International Airport. Responding to a 12:23 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers found the body, apparently that of an […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 26-September 1, 2002, Big Island police arrested 26 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RODNEY AURELLO PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 30, 2002 H-12511 AUTUMN GUARDIPEE …missing from hom since June 28 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Hilo residence since June 28, 2002. The girl was identified as Autumn Guardipee. She is described […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION DETECTIVE MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 AUGUST 29, 2002 H-19186 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers arrested two Hilo men Thursday (August 29, 2002) for promoting and possession of crystal methamphetamine and marijuana. One of the suspects, identified as Johnathan M. Koshi, 27, was charged with promoting a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 AUGUST 27, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is sponsoring its fifth Annual HI-PAL 8 and Under Basketball Jam to be held September 27-29, 2002, in Hilo. The tournament will be limited to the first 12 teams. Teams […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4646 AUGUST 26, 2002 GREGORY ANDRADE …wanted for grand jury indictments MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 39-year-old Captain Cook man wanted for outstanding warrants and questioning in an automobile theft. The suspect was identified as Gregory Andrade. Andrade […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 AUGUST 26, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is sponsoring its Annual HI-PAL Intermediate Basketball League. HI-PAL is accepting volunteers who are responsible adults interested in coaching an intermediate team. Coaches will be responsible for a team representing […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 26, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 19-25, 2002, Big Island police arrested 10 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 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 26, 2002 H-16933 RECKLESS ENDANGER MILTON CARTER …wanted for a variety of offenses MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted on several warrants and serious traffic violations. The suspect was identified as Milton Carter, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL OFFICER DONALD HALL PHONE: 939-2520 AUGUST 25, 2002 H-18725/H-18726 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect or suspects believed to have deliberately started brush fires Friday (August 23, 2002) in the Ka’u District. Two brush fires were deliberately set in the Punalu’u area […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEDMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 23, 2002 H-18709 MEDIA RELEASE A 43-year-old Hilo man died Friday (August 23, 2002) after a tractor-trailer he was driving ran onto the shoulder and overturned while traveling on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) in the Kawalii Gulch in North Hilo. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY J. TAVARES JR. PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers ripped up a total of 12,418 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 10 feet during a five-day eradication effort that ended Friday (August 23, 2002). The eradication effort concentrated in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 AUGUST 23, 2002 H-18381 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged an 18-year-old Hilo male early Friday (August 23, 2002) with a variety of felony crimes resulting from a car chase involving patrol officers in South Kohala, Kona and South […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 AUGUST 21, 2002 H-15859/H-17978/H-18238 Steven Willis Justin Rabang MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested and charged two 18-year-old males for terroristic threatening, assault and robbery that occurred in separate incidents in Hilo. The suspects were identified as Steven Willis and Justin Rabang, both […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 AUGUST 21, 2002 H-18381 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police have arrested and are holding two teen-aged males after a car chase that involved patrol officers in South Kohala, Kona and South Hilo. Arrested Wednesday (August 21, 2002) were Joey K. Caseres, 18, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER JAMES K. CORREA PHONE: 961-2311 AUGUST 20, 2002 H-18275 MEDIA RELEASE A fire of unknown origin damaged several classrooms on the Waiakea High School campus early Tuesday (August 20, 2002). Responding to a 3:27 a.m. call of a structure fire, Hilo police arrived to find a building […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 AUGUST 19, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is sponsoring its annual HI-PAL Boys and Girls Intermediate Basketball League. League play will start on September 17 and run through November 16, 2002. With the help of the HI-PAL staff, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 19, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 12-18, 2002, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been 540 DUI arrests, compared to 496 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER SHERWIN W. TAKA PHONE: 966-5835 AUGUST 12, 2002 STOLEN ATV’s – Two 1986 Honda ATV’s were stolen sometime between August 4 and 5 from the Keaau construction site of Kamehameha Schools in Keaau. One of the stolen ATV’s is pictured above. MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are seeking […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 12, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 5-11, 2002, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and one of the drivers was under the age of 21. So far […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT WILLIAM SOUTHER PHONE: 939-2520 AUGUST 11, 2002 H-17423 MEDIA RELEASE A 19-year-old male died Sunday afternoon (August 11, 2002) after he was free-diving with friends at the shoreline just north of Maunuka Bay, Kona. The victim was identified as Dayton Kalani Goodman, of a Hilo address. Responding […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 9, 2002 H-17216 MEDIA RELEASE A 22-year-old Hamakua man died Friday (August 9, 2002) at Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident the night before in Hilo. The victim was identified as Shawn Walker, of a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN JOHN E. DAWRS PHONE: 326-4211 AUGUST 5, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE In response to a rash of car break-ins and home burglaries in the North Kona area, Kona Patrol and Community Police Officers set up surveillance Thursday night (August 1, 2002) that resulted in the arrest of two […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 5, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 29-August 4, 2002, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been 514 DUI arrests, compared to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII FIELD OPERATIONS MAJOR DAVID KAWAUCHI PHONE: 961-2345 AUGUST 2, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are warning residents to be wary of a scam in which individuals use the pretext of a health inspection to get inside residences. Police received a complaint that a man drove up in a van, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 1, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are reminding motorists that one-way traffic patterns on portions of Waianuenue Avenue and Kapiolani Street are now in effect because Big Island schools are reopening for the fall semester. Traffic on Waianuenue below Komohana Street […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 AUGUST 1, 2002 H-16157 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a 38-year-old man Thursday (August 8, 2002) with second-degree murder in the death of his wife. The suspect, Warlito C. Gorospe, of a Pepeekeo address, is being held in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION FFICER DARRYEL M. TOLENTINO PHONE: 961-2311 AUGUST 1, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police arrested and charged a 32-year-old man with escape Thursday (August 1, 2002) after he turned himself in to authorities at the Hawaii Community Correctional Facility in Hilo. The escapee, identified as Floyd Chapman III, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 31, 2002 H-16157 WARLITO GOROSPE …arrested for murder MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives are investigating the apparent murder of a 27-year-old woman in Pepeekeo, South Hilo. They have arrested a 38-year-old suspect, identified as Warlito C. Gorospe, of Pepeekeo, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER JOHN P. STEWART PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 31, 2002 FLOYD CHAPMAN …escapee from Hale Nani MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 32-year-old man who escaped Wednesday (July 31, 2002) from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility in Hilo. The escapee was identified as Floyd Chapman […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 30, 2002 H-16095/HL MEDIA RELEASE A 46-year-old Hilo man was killed Tuesday (July 30, 2002) after his motorcycle collided with an automobile at the intersection of Waianuenue Avenue and Ululani Street in Hilo. Responding to a 12:31 p.m. call, Hilo […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JULY 29, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Four police-related segments will air Thursday (August 1, 2002) and Friday over cable television’s Public Access Channel 55. The segments, to be featured on the “Hawai’i Aloha” program, will be shown at 8:00-9:30 p.m. on Thursday and at 10:00-11:30 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 29, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 22-28, 2002, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was younger than 21. So far this year, there have been 502 DUI arrests, compared to 440 during […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JULY 26, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police Chief James S. Correa formally announced to the Hawaii County Police Commission on Friday (July 26, 2002) that he will retire from the Hawaii County Police Department. A veteran with more than 27 years in the department, Correa […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JEFFREY L. NATIVIDAD PHONE: 966-5835 JULY 26, 2002 H-15487 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are asking for the public’s help in apprehending a thief or thieves who burglarized a Mountain View coffee company and stole more than $10,000 worth of tools and miscellaneous items. Police said the burglary […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-2377 JULY 25, 2002 ROY ERNEST ESPINOSA JR. …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 22-year-old man wanted on three outstanding warrants for contempt of court. The suspect was identified as Roy Ernest Espinosa Jr., whose last known […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 24, 2002 H-15393/KN MEDIA RELEASE A 52-year-old Hamakua man was killed Wednesday (July 24, 2002) in a traffic accident at the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and the Four Seasons Resort in Kona. The victim was identified as Andy Pascubillo […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section officers arrested a man and a woman after finding marijuana while executing a search warrant Tuesday (July 23, 2002) at a residence in the Kalapana Black Sands subdivision of Puna. The suspects […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 23, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Officers from the Hilo Vice Section and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have arrested three suspects after discovering more than a pound of crystal methamphetamine Monday (July 22, 2002) at the Federal Express office at the Hilo […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 22, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 15-21, 2002, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and one was younger than 21. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JULY 22, 2002 MAJOR DONORS-The Hawaii County Police Department has kicked off its annual blood drive. Pictured here during tghe department’s kick-off ceremonies, from left, are Lieutenant James Kelly, Gary Maesato, Assistant Chief Lasrence Mahuna and Captain Ronald Nakamichi. MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 326-4646 JULY 19, 2002 H-14828 MEDIA RELEASE Police have identified an infant who died in an apparent drowning Thursday afternoon (July 18, 2002). The victim was identified as Keelan Kalani Ken Tomita, 23 months old, of a Kaiminani Street address in the Kona Palisades […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY J. TAVARES JR. PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 19, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers ripped up a total of 9,283 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to eight feet during a five-day eradication effort that ended Friday (July 19, 2002). The eradication effort concentrated in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER ROBERT E. ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 JULY 18, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents about a telephone scam in which a company promises to take the recipient’s name off a list for telemarketers, implying the service is free, and then charges a $299 fee. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT OFFICER PAULA JELSMA PHONE: 326-4284 JULY 18, 2002 H-14380 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona Domestic Violence Unit officers have charged a 27-year-old Captain Cook man with attempted murder and a variety of other offenses stemming from an argument that occurred Monday (July 15, 2002) in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 17, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The police will hold pedestrian safety classes — one in Hilo and the other in Kona — for senior citizens. The classes are designed to make walking safer for Big Island senior citizens. On Monday, July 29, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION OFFICER PAULA JELSMA PHONE: 326-4284 JULY 17, 2002 H-14380 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police have arrested a 27-year-old Captain Cook man for attempted murder and a variety of other offenses stemming from a domestic dispute that occurred early Monday (July 15, 2002) in which he shot at his […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 15, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 8-14, 2002, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been 466 DUI arrests, compared to 405 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 1-7, 2002, Big Island police arrested 28 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police issued a total of 172 seat belt, nine child restraint and 73 other citations and made three arrests for traffic violations at 18 seat belt enforcement projects over the July 4 holiday weekend. During […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 11, 2002 H-13461 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers investigating the distribution of crystal methamphetamine converged Monday afternoon (July 8, 2002) on what appeared to be a drug transaction in Hilo. Vice officers arrested Jay Kailimai, 49, of Hilo, for possession […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE A recent statewide study of seat belt usage shows that motorists in the Puna District had the lowest seat belt usage rate in the County of Hawaii. The study, conducted June 1-5 by researchers from the University […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER ROBERT MAKUAKANE (RETIRED) PHONE: 928-6118 JULY 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE A free youth volleyball clinic will be held on July 20, 2002, at the Ka’u High School Gymnasium. The clinic, for boys and girls aged 6 through 17, will be conducted by University of Hawaii-Hilo Volleyball Coach […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER ROBERT E. HATTON TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 10, 2002 02-3018 NON-TRAFFIC FATALITY MEDIA RELEASE CORRECTION Police have corrected the name of one of two sisters who were killed Monday (July 8, 2002) when they were hit by a family truck that rolled backwards down a driveway. The victim […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER ROBERT E. HATTON TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 9, 2002 02-3018 NON-TRAFFIC FATALITY MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Two girls who were killed Monday (July 8, 2002) when they were run over by their family pickup truck have been identified. They were identified as Anela Kauhaihao, 3, and her sister, Camille […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS KONA PATROL DIVISION PHONE: 326-4208 JULY 8, 2002 02-3018 NON-TRAFFIC FATALITY MEDIA RELEASE Two girls, one three years old and the other 12, were killed Monday (July 8, 2002) when they were run over by their family pickup truck. The accident occurred in the driveway of their residence […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 ALFRED KEAHILIHAU …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 29-year-old male wanted on three warrants, two for contempt of court and one for failure to appear in court. The suspect was identified as Alfred Keahilihau of no permanent address. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JULY 3, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Li’i, the Hilo Vice Section’s narcotic canine, will be featured on the government access cable television channel. The county-sponsored program, “What’s Up in Hawaii County,” will show how the police use the black Labrador retriever and her keen sense […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 1, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 24-30, 2002, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Ten of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents and six were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 1, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police turned over custody Monday (July 1, 2002) of a 46-year-old female suspect to federal law enforcement officials. The suspect, Lenora Aitcheson, of a Mountain View, Puna, address, had been held in the Hilo police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER KENNETH QUIOCHO PHONE: 887-3080 JUNE 28, 2002 H-10157 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A man and a woman sought by police have been arrested and charged with various criminal offenses. Arrested Wednesday (June 26, 2002) were Aaron Becker and Elona Keanini, both 25. Becker was charged with one […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY J. TAVARES JR. PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 28, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers ripped up a total of 14,425 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to six feet during a five-day eradication effort that ended Friday (June 28, 2002). The eradication effort concentrated in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JUNE 28, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department’s marijuana eradication operation will be featured next week on public access television. The county-sponsored program, “What’s Up in Hawaii County?”, will be shown at 8 p.m. Tuesday (July 2) and Thursday (July 4, 2002) […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER JOSEPH J. BOTELHO JR. PHONE: 961-2311 JUNE 28, 2002 H-12454 MEDIA RELEASE A fire badly damaged the kitchen and dining area of a home in the Papaikou area Friday Morning (June 28, 2002). Responding to an 11:16 a.m. call, police arrived to find firefighters extinguishing a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RODNEY AURELLO PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 27, 2002 H-12186 JESSLYN QUINTOS …missing from Ookala home MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 17-year-old girl who has been missing from her residence in Ookala, Hawaii, since Tuesday (June 25, 2002). The missing girl was identified as Jesslyn […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RODNEY AURELLO PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 27, 2002 H-12186 NIKKOLE CASTRO …missing from Pahoa home MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Police Department is searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing from her residence in Pahoa, Hawaii, since June 8, 2002. She was identified as Nikkole Castro. Castro described […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JUNE 26, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department is reminding residents that they must purchase a permit in order to set off fireworks on the Fourth of July holiday. The use of fireworks for the Independence Day holiday is permitted only between […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT WILLIAM GARY SOUTHER PHONE: 939-2520 JUNE 26, 2002 H-11510 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off a search for a 47-year-old woman who had been reported missing since Sunday (June 16, 2002). The woman, identified as Marjorie Kalua’u, of South Point, Ka’u, was located Wednesday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JUNE 25, 2002 GLENN JONES …wanted for contempt of court MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 43-year-old man wanted on three outstanding warrants for contempt of court. The man was identified as Glenn Jones, of no permanent address. He […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER AKIRA EDMOUNDSON PHONE: 326-4646 JUNE 25, 2002 H-11934 MEDIA RELEASE Police have identified a 44-year-old man who drowned in waters off Kailua-Kona pier Sunday (June 23, 2002). The victim was identified as Yasuji Yoshimura of Tokyo, Japan. The results of an autopsy disclosed that Yoshimura died as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO PATROL SERGEANT RAYMOND RODRIGUES PHONE: 961-2311 JUNE 25, 2002 H-12074 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have called off their search for a 75-year-old man missing overnight after he was found in good health and returned home Tuesday (June 25, 2002). The missing man, Raymond Joseph Druzd, of a Hilo address, was […]