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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 23, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 16-22, 2001, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Eleven of the drivers arrested were involved in traffic collisions, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 JULY 18, 2001 G-72763 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE An investigation has revealed that the circumstances of a shooting reported July 3, 2001, in a Ka’u subdivision was the result of a domestic dispute and not of a confrontation with armed intruders as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE WHITNEY D. JENKINS PHONE: 326-4235 JULY 17, 2001 G-73344/NK SHANE HONOLII SALIS …still sought by police MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police are still seeking public’s help in locating a North Kohala man wanted for burglary and assault. Police identified the suspect as Shane Honolii Salis, 21, also […]

BOGUS BILLS — Big Island police are warning residents that counterfeit $20 and $50 bills are circulating throughout the Big Island. The bogus bills are easiest to determine by holding the front of it to the light. The counterfeit bills lack a magnetic stripe on the left side the the watermark of the engraving of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 16, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 9-15, 2001, Big Island police arrested nine motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers arrested were involved in a traffic collision and one was under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 13, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Police Officer Robert Hatton of the Hawaii County Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit has won the annual Law Enforcement Award from the Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Hatton was honored for his dedication in keeping drunk drivers off […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 JULY 12, 2001 G-73443 MEDIA RELEASE Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives are investigating the death of a 47-year-old man who died Monday (July 9, 2001) after a fight in Waimea, South Kohala. Harold Estes, 47, died at 6:33 p.m. at the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION DETECTIVE MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 JULY 12, 2001 G-73659/PN MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section detectives and officers arrested seven persons while executing a drug search warrant Wednesday (July 11, 2001) at a residence in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision of Puna. During the 3:45 p.m. operation, police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 JULY 12, 2001 G-73374 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona detectives arrested a 24-year-old suspect Thursday (July 12, 2001) in the death of Alden Pauline, who died at the Kona Community Hospital after he was found unconscious in a public park. The suspect […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE WHITNEY D. JENKINS PHONE: 326-4235 JULY 12, 2001 G-73344/NK SHANE HONOLII SALIS …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a North Kohala man wanted for burglary and assault. Police identified the suspect as Shane Honolii Salis, 21, also known as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 11, 2001 G-73516/PN MEDIA RELEASE A 39-year-old Puna man died Wednesday (June 11, 2001) of injuries he received after being involved in a one-vehicle traffic accident the day before in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision of Puna. The victim was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 11, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are reminding motorists that except under certain specific circumstances, it’s illegal to use the right side of the road to overtake and pass another vehicle. Sergeant Randy Apele, acting head of the Traffic Services […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN FRANCIS H. RODILLAS PHONE: 961-2214 JULY 11, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The circulation of counterfeit $20 and $50 bills apparently is expanding throughout the Big Island, police said Wednesday (July 7, 2001) Counterfeit $20 bills were first reported circulating in Kona last week. But police have started […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JULY 10, 2001 FRAN UILANI KAHIHO …photo taken in 1988 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have renewed a request for assistance in located a woman who has been missing since August 1988. The woman was identified as Fran Uilani Kaniho, who was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 JULY 10, 2001 G-73374 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Preliminary autopsy results Tuesday (July 10, 2001) indicated that a man who police found unconscious in a public park died as a result of physical assault with blunt force trauma to the head. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION OFFICER GERALD WIKE PHONE: 326-4252 JULY 9, 2001 G-68351 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are seeking the public’s help in solving a burglary in which several computers, cameras, videocassette recorders, a television and computer accessories were stolen from the Waimea School in South Kohala. The electronic equipment, valued […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING PROJECT SERGEANT JAMES SANBORN PHONE: 961-2350 JULY 9, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Community police officers and personnel from the Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement (DOCARE) kicked off Project PAU, a crackdown on underage drinking. On Friday night (July 6, 2001), police and DOCARE officers arrested two adults and a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 9, 2001 G-73318 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 31-year-old man who was killed in a three-vehicle collision Sunday (July 8, 2001) on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway in North Kona. He was Steven Thomas Simmons, of a Kailua-Kona address. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GILBERT GASPAR PHONE: 326-4229 JULY 9, 2001 G-73374 MEDIA RELEASE Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives are investigating the death of a man who apparently had been beaten Sunday (July 8, 2001) at a Kona beach park. The victim was identified as Alden Pauline, 46, of a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 9, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 2-8, 2001, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers arrested was involved in a traffic collision and seven of them were under the age of 21. So […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2379 JANUARY 9, 2001 G-54671MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police arrested a 46-year-old male suspect Monday (July 9, 2001) for an alleged attempted sexual assault on a female Japanese tourist that occurred last January. The suspect was identified as Peter Ministero of a Leilani […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 8, 2001 G-73318 MEDIA RELEASE A 31-year-old Kailua-Kona man and a 49-year-old Waimea woman were killed Sunday (July 8, 2001) in a three-vehicle collision on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) near the 90-mile marker in North Kona. The woman victim […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY J. TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 JULY 6, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department will hold a public hearing next month on its proposed Administrative Rules and Regulations governing marijuana eradication operations and reconnaissance missions and medical marijuana investigations. The hearing will start at 9 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4208 JULY 6, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning residents about counterfeit $20 bills currently being circulated in Kona. The counterfeit $20 bills can be distinguished from the legal bills because: They are slightly smaller. They have no watermarks or magnetic metal strip […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 5, 2001 G-72869 MEDIA RELEASE A man tried to rob the Hawaii National Bank branch in downtown Hilo on Thursday (July 5, 2001). At 9:17 a.m., a lone male entered the bank branch and handed a teller a note demanding […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE WAYNE YOUNG PHONE: 326-7806 JULY 4, 2001 G-72763 MEDIA RELEASE Ka’u police and paramedics responding to a 6:53 p.m. call Tuesday (July 3, 2001) from Hawaiian Ocean View Estates found a 55-year-old male shot at his residence. Police learned that the victim had entered his residence […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 3, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a man whose badly burned body was found last Friday (June 29, 2001) inside a vehicle left on North Kopua Road in Mountain View, Puna. The victim was identified as Roger Iwahashi, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 3, 2001 G-72085/SK MEDIA RELEASE CORRECTION Police said Tuesday (July 3, 2001) that the driver of a car which collided with another car and killed a 56-year-old Paauilo woman was Daniel Carse. The driver had been incorrectly identified as David […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 2, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police arrested two adults and three juveniles Friday night (June 29, 2001) for liquor law violations, specifically for drinking under the legal age of 21 or supplying alcohol to juveniles. A crime reduction unit comprised of Juvenile […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 2, 2001 G-72085/SK MEDIA RELEASE A 56-year-old Paauilo woman died Sunday night (July 1, 2001) of injuries she received in a two-car traffic collision on Wednesday (June 27, 2001) in South Kohala. The victim, identified as Rita Jose, was flown […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 2, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 25-July 1, 2001, Big Island police arrested 10 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers arrested was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 370 DUI arrests, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2379 JULY 2, 2001 KEOLA NATHEN KANAE …charged in earlier shooting MEDIA RELEASE A 19-year-old male who was shot by police last month was arrested Monday (July 2, 2001) and charged with a variety of felony offenses for an earlier shooting incident […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 1, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives have reclassified as murder the death of an unknown person found badly burned in a vehicle. Police said the body is that of a male who was found burned beyond […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER ROBERT FUJITAKE PHONE: 961-2311 JUNE 30, 2001 G-72379 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a gunman who robbed a 53-year-old Hilo man Friday morning (June 29, 2001) at Panaewa Park. The victim told police that he had caught a ride with the suspect to the park […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 JUNE 29, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo detectives are investigating the death of a person whose body was found burned beyond recognition Friday (June 29, 2001) inside a vehicle in the Mountain View area of Puna. Responding to an 8:41 a.m. report of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JUNE 29, 2001 SWEARING IN — The 12 members of the 59th Police Recruit Class are sworn in during draduation ceremonies at the Nani Mau Gardens outside Hilo. The new officers will be assigned to vereran police officers around the island to undergo another […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER DONALD HALL PHONE: 326-4208 JUNE 28, 2001 01-2841 MEDIA RELEASE A male driver was killed early Thursday (June 28, 2001) in a single-vehicle accident on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) in South Kona. Police identified the victim as Jeffrey Mullineaux, 39, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates in Ka’u. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 JUNE 28, 2001 G-70456/ G-70335 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are seeking the public’s help in solving two burglaries in which several computers were stolen from both Kona Krafts and Konawaena High School in Kealakekua. The computers, along with monitors and printers, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 28, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are urging motorists to drive with extra caution throughout the weekend through the Fourth of July holiday. Sergeant Randy Apele, head of the Traffic Services Section, said police officers will be manning drunk driving checkpoints […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM SERGEANT JAMES SANBORN PHONE: 961-2350 JUNE 29, 2001MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department has issued the following information for the general public about the upcoming July Fourth activities on the Big Island: The County Department of Parks and Recreation will prohibit the setting up of tents […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN RONALD NAKAMICHI PHONE: 939-2520 JUNE 25, 2001 G-71769 THEFT MEDIA RELEASE Ka’u police are looking for a thief or thieves who stole 80 bags of cement from a construction site at the Keaiwa Bridge on the Belt Highway (Route 11) at the 51-mile marker just outside of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 25, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 18-24, 2001, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers arrested was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 360 DUI arrests, a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JUNE 24, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are looking for a suspect who robbed the Kozmic Cones ice cream stand on Waianuenue Avenue on Friday night (June 22, 2001). South Hilo patrol officers responded to an 8:20 p.m. call about an armed […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS ASSISTANT CHIEF WENDELL D. PAIVA PHONE: 961-2341 JUNE 21, 2001 KEOLA NATHEN KANAE …charged as a result of confrontation MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 19-year-old man shot by police last week was released from the hospital Thursday (June 21, 2001) and immediately arrested and charged with a number of offenses […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 20, 2001MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking teenagers and adult drivers to obey the speed limits and refrain from racing on public roadways. The plea was made because there have been an increasing number of reports of speed racing on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JUNE 18, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department has promoted two lieutenants to the rank of captain to fill the vacant positions of commander in the North and South Kohala Districts. They are Lieutenant Robert K. Kaaua, who will take over as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 18, 2001 RECENT GRAFFITI …an example of recent graffiti at Kalanianaole School MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in solving a recent rash of graffiti property damage in and around the Hilo area. Graffiti taggers have caused […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 18, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 11-17, 2001, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers arrested was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 347 DUI arrests, a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF WENDELL PAIVA PHONE: 961-2341 JUNE 16, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Medical Center authorities have upgraded to satisfactory the condition of a 19-year-old male wounded in a confrontation with police on Thursday (June 14, 2001). The youth had been admitted to the hospital in guarded […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JUNE 16, 2001 SHAUN “MIKA” THOMPSON …well known to police MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 20-year-old man who died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds Thursday (June 14, 2001) during a confrontation with uniformed officers was well known to police. Hilo Criminal Investigation Section […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF WENDELL PAIVA PHONE: 961-2341 JUNE 15, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo detectives have identified a 20-year-old victim involved in a shooting with police as Shaun “Mika” Thompson of the Ainaloa subdivision of Puna. Autopsy results released Friday (June 15, 2001) indicate that Thompson died from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF WENDELL PAIVA PHONE: 961-2341 JUNE 15, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo detectives are continuing an investigation into the shooting incidents that occurred about 7:50 p.m. yesterday (June 14, 2001) on Ainaloa Boulevard near the junction with Route 130 in the Ainaloa subdivision of Puna. After interviewing […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4205 JUNE 15, 2001 G-70504 MEDIA RELEASE Kona Vice Section officers seized 689 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 4 feet as part of their continuing “Green Harvest Field Operation.” The two-day operation was conducted Tuesday and Wednesday (June 12 and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 13, 2001 G-70602 MEDIA RELEASE A Puna male juvenile died Wednesday afternoon (June 13, 2001) as a result of a drowning incident that occurred at the Wailuku River in Hilo, near the area of Wainaku Bridge. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 11, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 4-10, 2001, Big Island police arrested six motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers arrested was involved in a traffic accident and one was under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER CHRIS CORREIA PHONE: 326-4646 June 9, 2001 G-70273 MEDIA RELEASE A 34-year-old Kona man was shot in the ribs with a spear on Saturday night (June 9, 2001) after a “road rage” incident in North Kona. A 17-year-old female was arrested for Attempted Murder for allegedly shooting […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 June 7, 2001 G-70003MEDIA RELEASE A 19-year-old Hilo man died and three others were injured in an early morning crash that occurred on Thursday (June 7, 2001) involving two vehicles on Route 11 near the Ikaika Street intersection in the Panaewa area […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 4, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 28-June 4, 2001, Big Island police arrested 10 motorists for drunk driving. So far this year, there have been 329 DUI arrests, a 36 percent decrease from the 516 arrested during the same […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 JUNE 2, 2001 G-69332 MEDIA RELEASE On May 31, 2001, at 9:00 a.m., Hilo Vice and Criminal Intelligence Unit Officers, with the assistance of the State Narcotics Enforcement Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Customs, and Immigration and Naturalization Service, executed a search warrant […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 29, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 21-28, 2001, Big Island police arrested 11 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers arrested were involved in traffic accidents and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT VICE SECTION – AREA I LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 MAY 25, 2001 G-68430 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police and members of the Statewide Marijuana eradication Task Foce confiscated 7,131 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to six feet during a five-day operation that ended Friday (May 25, 2001). This […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 24, 2001 G-68650 MEDIA RELEASE A 48-year-old Kona man died and two others were injured Wednesday night (May 23, 2001) after a head-on collision that occurred on Hinalani Street near the Manumele Street intersection in Kailua-Kona. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO COMMUNITY POLICING TEAM OFFICER RICHARD B. TOLEDO PHONE: 961-2350 MAY 23, 2001 CLEANING UP HILO – The Aina Keepers have struck another blow against vandalism by painting over a graffiti-ridden shipping container at Hualani Street and Kanoelehua Avenue. Shown here are Hilo Community Police Officers Richard Toledo, left, and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 MAY 22, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE “Da Guys” beat “Most Wanted” 25-9 to win the Kenneth Keliipio Softball Tournament. In the tournament featuring nine teams, “Da Guys” were led by Rob Stewart, Russell Paiva and Rob Mecham. “Most Wanted” were led by Clarence […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 21, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 14-20, 2001, Big Island police arrested 21 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers arrested were involved in traffic accidents and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAMAKUA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JESSE KERR PHONE: 775-7535 MAY 18, 2001 G-68001 MEDIA RELEASE A pilot and his four passengers were rescued from waters off Pauuilo after the charter twin-engine plane went down into the ocean Friday morning (May 18, 2001). Fire rescue personnel quickly got the pilot and his passengers, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAMAKUA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JESSE KERR PHONE: 775-7535 MAY 18, 2001 G-68001 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A pilot and his four passengers were rescued from waters off Pauuilo after their charter twin-engine prop plane was forced to ditch into the ocean Friday morning (May 18, 2001). The pilot and four passengers quickly […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT? HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 17, 2001MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will sponsor the 2001 HI-PAL Summer Basketball League. The league is open to players in the Boys and Girls 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10 age divisions and Girls […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 MAY 17, 2001 G-69935 MEDIA RELEASE A 24-year-old Alaska man was robbed Thursday (May 17, 2001) after catching a ride with two unknown males on Banyan Drive in Hilo. The victim, from Fairbanks, Alaska, told police that while walking along Banyan Drive […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN ELROY OSORIO, DISTRICT COMMANDER PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 17, 2001MEDIA RELEASE The Puna District of the Hawaii County Police Department celebrated Police Week with a luncheon Wednesday (May 16, 2001) to honor Officer Iris McGuire as the Puna Patrol Officer of the Year for 2000. McGuire, who lives […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT CHAD FUJKUI PHONE: 961-2311 MAY 17, 2001 G-67867 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are seeking the public’s help in locating an unknown male who tried to rob the Wiki Wiki Mart on Wednesday night (May 16, 2001). Responding to a 10:27 p.m. call, police learned that a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MAY 14, 2001 POLICE WEEK CEREMONIES-The Hawaii County Police Department officially kicks off Police Week with ceremonies at the hilo Police Headquarters honoring officers who have fallen in the line of duty. Above, members of the family of one of the officers, Manuel Cadinha, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 MAY 14, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Reservations are still being taken for two events in the 11th annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament — the Shige 5K run and 1.5-mile walk and the Shige Golf Tournament. The events are part of a three-day multi-event sports tournament to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM SERGEANT JERRY COLOMA PHONE: 961-2220 MAY 14, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The Paauilo Tigers beat the What? 27-7 to win the championship of the Girls 12 Under Basketball Tournament held Saturday and Sunday (May 12-13, 2001) at the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii-Hilo Clubhouse Gym. Joliese Ancheta-DeMello with 8 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 14, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 7-13, 2001, Big Island police arrested 21 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers arrested were involved in traffic accidents 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 MAY 10, 2001 G-67111MEDIA RELEASE A South Kohala man died Thursday night (May 10, 2001) following a head-on collision that occurred on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) near the White Road intersection at the 54-mile marker in Waimea. The victim was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE SERGEANT JERRY COLOMA PHONE: 961-2220 MAY 10, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The Kona Stingrays raced by the What 47-29 on Sunday (May 6, 2001) to win the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League’s Girls 14 & Under Basketball Tournament. In the battle of two undefeated teams for the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY RELATIONS SECTION OFFICER DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2264 MAY 9, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department is warning residents, especially senior citizens, to be on the lookout for people who represent themselves as being part of a fundraising organization for local police. Community Relations Officer Dexter Veriato said police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER ROYCE SERRAO PHONE: 961-2213 MAY 8, 2001 G-66745 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are asking for the public’s help in solving a robbery and assault that occurred shortly before noon on Monday (May 8, 2001) in the downtown area. Police said a 21-year-old man was walking toward […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MAY 8, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE POLAROID CAMERAS — The Hawaii County Police Department has accepted 105 Polaroid Express cameras to help police officers investigate domestic violence cases. The cameras, gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Bill True, part-time residents of Kailua-Kona, will be used to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE RONALD A. PAUL PHONE: 961-9883 MAY 7, 2001 G-66265 MEDIA RELEASE Police have charged a 31-year-old Hilo man with a number of offenses, including kidnapping, for allegedly abducting his former girlfriend and holding her against her will for several hours. Gregory K. Isabel was charged Monday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 7, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 30-May 1, 2001, Big Island police arrested 15 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 266 DUI arrests, a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 6, 2001 G-66636MEDIA RELEASE A Hilo woman died Sunday (May 6, 2001) following an apparent deliberate head-on collision with a bus on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) near the 12-mile marker in the Pepeekeo area of South Hilo. The victim […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 MAY 4, 2001 G-58177 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Acting on a tip, Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives have arrested and charged an 18-year-old Hilo male with attempted murder as the result of a severe beating last February in downtown Hilo. At 5 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 3, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE A Hilo woman died Thursday afternoon (May 3, 2001) following a two-car collision that occurred Kaholo Bridge near the 31-mile marker on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) in North Hilo. The victim was identified Dana Calderon, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY RELATIONS SECTION OFFICER DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2264 MAY 2, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department will celebrate Police Week this month with a ceremony at its Hilo headquarters and tours of all police stations on the Big Island. The week of May 13-19 has been proclaimed Police Week […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MAY 2, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Thanks to a generous gift from a couple who live part-time in Kailua-Kona, the Hawaii County Police Department is distributing 105 Polaroid Express cameras to help police officers investigate domestic violence cases. Mr. and Mrs. Bill True, who also […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 1, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have moved to revoke the safety inspection license of both a service station and its vehicle safety inspector for allegedly issuing safety inspection certificates to vehicles that were improperly inspected. Police also initiated criminal […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 MAY 1, 2001 G-66009 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police helped military personnel recover unidentified remains found recently in the vicinity of a plane crash that occurred on Mauna Kea in 1974. On Tuesday (April 24, 2001), police received a request for […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER MATTHEW SLAYDEN PHONE: 326-4646 APRIL 30, 2001 FRANCISCO NASARIO …missing since November 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 17-year-old Kona youth who has been missing since November 24, 2000. The missing youth, Francisco Nasario, is described as being part […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 30, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 23-30, 2001, Big Island police arrested 14 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 SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER TERRENCE JOHNASEN PHONE: 961-2311 APRIL 29, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are asking for the victim of a car break-in Sunday (April 29, 2001) to call them so they can return a stolen jacket that belongs to him. Police have also arrested three suspects — two […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2251 APRIL 27, 2001 G-65129 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police arrested a 50-year-old Puna man Friday (April 27, 2001) for attempted murder in a shooting attempt that occurred last Sunday in Pepeekeo, South Hilo. The suspect, Melchor Ventura, was arrested at 9:55 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 APRIL 27, 2001 G-64387 MEDIA RELEASE County, state and federal law enforcement officers confiscated 3,736 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to five feet during a five-day operation that ended Friday (April 27, 2001). Big Island police were joined by personnel from […]

<<title>Sex Assault Arrest 04-27-01 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 APRIL 27, 2001 G-50422/G-47979 MEDIA RELEASES UPDATE A 19-year-old youth was charged Friday (April 27, 2001) with sexual assault and other offenses resulting from a burglary that occurred November 28, 2000, in Hawi, North Kohala. Ezra Bob […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 26, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Noting a recent increase in traffic fatalities islandwide, Big Island police are urging motorists to drive safely and obey traffic laws, especially those prohibiting driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding and mandating the wearing of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 25, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Police are reminding Hilo motorists that starting Thursday (April 26, 2001), Waianuenue Avenue will return to its morning one-way traffic pattern during school days. The one-way makai pattern will be in effect from 7:15 to 8 a.m. Mondays […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO COMMUNITY POLICING TEAM OFFICER JOHN PAGAY PHONE: 961-2350 APRIL 25, 2001 KEEPING HILO BEAUTIFUL – Community policing officers and members of the ‘Aina Keepers pause for a photo, above, while cleaning up the canal running by Kapiolani Elementary School in Hilo. Below, the group makes progress in painting over […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 24, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Nine persons were arrested for 15 liquor law offenses and seven other offenses Friday and Saturday nights (April 20 and 21, 2001) in a crackdown on underage and public drinking in Hilo. A special crime reduction unit […]