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CONRAD NISHIHARA …missing since April 29, 2000 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMEN JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 JULY 28, 2000 G-27362/HL MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 18-year-old male who walked off from the Children’s Comprehensive Service facility in Hilo on April 29, 2000, and never returned. The escapee […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 26, 2000 G-36405 MEDIA RELEASE A 21-year-old Kona man died Wednesday night (July 26, 2000) after the motorcycle he was riding ran off Alii Drive and collided with a driveway chain near the 5-mile marker in the Keauhou area of Kona. The victim was […]

MISSING SINCE MID-JUNE – Edward Thill, 17, left, and his sister, Tina, 15, are being sought by police. HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 JULY 25, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for two juveniles, a brother and sister, who have been missing since mid-June. They were identified […]

FATHER AND SON MISSING – Jonathan Masutani, 34, left, of Kurtistown, Puna, and his son, Akeno, 3, have been missing since April 24, 2000. HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL OFFICER MARVIN TROUTMAN PHONE: 887-3080 JULY 25, 2000 G-29751 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 34-year-old […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 24, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 17-23, 2000, Big Island police arrested 34 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and seven were under the age of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER ROBERT Y. FUJITAKE JR. PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 23, 2000 G-36014 MEDIA RELEASE The Akaka Falls Inn in Honomu was destroyed by fire Sunday (July 23, 2000). Responding to a 9:30 a.m. call, firefighters extinguished the blaze by 11:05 a.m. Two persons were injured slightly. One of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JULY 22, 2000 G-35885/HL MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives are investigating an incident in which shots were fired early Saturday (July 22, 2000) in the Wainaku residential area of Hilo. Responding to a 2:17 a.m. call, South Hilo Patrol officers […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 20, 2000 G-35676 MEDIA RELEASE A 35-year-old Puna woman died Thursday afternoon (July 20, 2000) following a two-car collision that occurred on Volcano Highway (Route 11) in Mountain View, Puna. The victim was identified as Shawn Kaikala, of a Mountain View […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 20, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE As part of their enforcement efforts against impaired driving, Big Island police have joined other law enforcement agencies nationwide in the “You Drink & Drive, You Lose” campaign. Officers have arrested 666 drunk drivers on the Big […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER WILLIAM A. TORRES PHONE: 961-8859 JULY 19, 2000 G-35525 MEDIA RELEASE A 69-year-old Hilo man died Tuesday (July 18, 2000) of injuries he suffered in a one-car accident. The victim was identified as Robert W. Mushlitz, of a Kinoole Street address. Responding to a 1:32 p.m. call, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 JULY 9, 2000 G-35443 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona police have charged a 20-year-old man with attempted murder and a variety of other offenses for driving his truck head-on into a moped, critically injuring the rider. At 8:15 p.m., Kona Criminal Investigation […]

FUGITIVES SOUGHT – Police are seeking Jennifer Renee Reed, 15, left, and George West Craigen, 38. The two are believed to have fled together after Craigen assaulted an adult woman last May at a residence in the Puna subdivision of Hawaiian Paradise Park. HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT DETECTIVE RON PAUL PHONE: 961-8883 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT JOSEPH HING PHONE: 326-4208 JULY 18, 2000 G-35443 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police have arrested two suspects for attempted murder after they allegedly ran down a moped rider early Tuesday (July 18, 2000). Responding to a 12:58 a.m. call, police determined that three moped riders were traveling east […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 326-4208 JULY 18, 2000 G-35443 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona police have arrested two suspects for attempted murder after they allegedly ran down a moped rider early Tuesday (July 18, 2000). Responding to a 12:58 a.m. call, police determined that three moped riders were traveling […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT OFFICER JOHN MASA PAGAY PHONE: 961-8848 JULY 18, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department, working with other public and private agencies, has scheduled a public meeting to plan for a bicycle park in Hilo. Community Policing Officer Masa Pagay said the meeting will be […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 17, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are cautioning motorists that they will begin enforcing a new seatbelt law. The new law, Section 291-11.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, makes it mandatory that all back seat passengers between the ages of 4 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 17, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 10-16, 2000, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and three were under the age of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JEFFERSON GRANTZ PHONE: 966-5835 JULY 14, 2000 G-35054/PN MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are looking for the driver of a car that struck a 9-year-old girl who was riding her bicycle Thursday (July 13, 2000) on Maile Street in the Puna subdivision of Leilani Estates and left the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 14, 2000 G-35145 MEDIA RELEASE A female visitor died Friday afternoon (July 14, 2000) as the result of a single-car accident that occurred when the vehicle she was riding in ran off the shoulder of Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) and overturned […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 14, 2000 G-35144 MEDIA RELEASE A lone masked gunman robbed the Waianuenue Avenue branch of the First Hawaiian Bank Friday afternoon (July 14, 2000) and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Responding to a 4:28 p.m. call, Hilo police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE DANA CHONG TIM PHONE: 961-3280 JULY 13, 2000 G-34965 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested and charged a 41-year-old Hilo man after he allegedly threatened two persons with a handgun. Byron Miyashiro, 41, was charged at 1:30 p.m. Thursday (July 13, 2000) with two counts of first-degree […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT OFFICER ELSON P. CABATU PHONE: 961-2350 JULY 12, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hilo Community Policing Unit and Hawaii Police Activities League are signing up teams for a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to be held August 11-13, 2000, at Lokahi Park. The aim of the tournament, to be held […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JULY 10, 2000 PHOTO CAPTION FUNDRAISING EFFORTS RECOGNIZED — Lieutenant Kurt Kendro of the Honolulu Police Department, right, presents Hawaii County Deputy Police Chief James Correa with a plaque displaying the design on T-shirts made especially for this year’s Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Run. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 10, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 3-9, 2000, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and five were under the age of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER DAYNE BOLOS PHONE: 966-5835 JULY 7, 2000 G-34035/PN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Puna police have identified a man who apparently drowned Tuesday evening (July 4, 2000) as Irvil Donald Phelps Jr., 57, of the Puna subdivision of Ainaloa. Phelps, whose name was withheld until Friday pending notification of […]

CHARLES SADINO …nabbed in Puna HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JULY 6, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police Thursday (July 6, 2000) captured an inmate who escaped from the Kulani Correctional Facility nearly two months ago. Acting on a tip at 6:07 a.m., Hilo Criminal Investigation and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JAMES PACHECO PHONE: 966-5835 JULY 5, 2000 G-34055 MEDIA RELEASE A vacant home in Hawaiian Beaches, Puna, was destroyed by fire early Wednesday (July 5, 2000). Responding a 3:55 a.m. call, police and fire personnel arrived to find the single-story, wooden structure on Moana Street completely engulfed […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER DAYNE BOLOS PHONE: 966-5835 JULY 5, 2000 G-34035/PN MEDIA RELEASE A 57-year-old Puna man apparently drowned Tuesday (July 4, 2000) when he fell off a cliff into waters off Hawaiian Paradise Park in Puna. Responding to a 8:53 p.m. call, police and fire units learned that the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 5, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 26-July 2, 2000, Big Island police arrested 21 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and four were under the age […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION OFFICER LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 JULY 3, 2000 G-33733 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police officers have cited 21 retailers in East Hawaii for illegally selling tobacco products to young people under the age of 18. Working with the State Health Department’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER VINCE SIVANKEO PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 7, 2000 G-33823 MEDIA RELEASE A Hilo home was extensively damaged by fire Sunday (July 2, 2000) after a bucket of wet charcoal next to the house ignited itself. Responding to a 10:39 a.m. call, police and fire units arrived to […]

SUSPECTS CHARGED IN ROBBERY-Jacob Lareau, 21, left and Isaac Caraballo, 29, have been charged in the robbery of a pizza deliveryman at the Hilo Civil Auditorium. HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RANDAL M. ISHII PHONE: 961-2385 JUNE 30, 2000 F-60682/HL ROBBERY MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives have arrested and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 30, 2000 G-33545 MEDIA RELEASE A 37-year-old Hilo man died Thursday (June 29, 2000) of injuries he received after his motorcycle rear-ended a car traveling north on Volcano Highway (Route 11) about five miles south of Mamaki Street. The victim was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JUNE 29, 2000 G-33099 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are looking for a thief or thieves who burglarized Henri’s on Kapiolani early Monday (June 26, 2000). Responding to a call from a security guard, police determined that burglars broke into the bar […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT P. HICKOX PHONE: 326-4205 JUNE 27, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police have seized a total of 3,875 marijuana plants ranging in height from one to four feet as part of its continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” During a two-day operation Monday and Tuesday (June 26 and 27, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JUNE 26, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department welcomed 33 new police officers into its ranks Friday (June 23, 2000). The 33 were members of the 58th Police Recruit Class, who graduated during luncheon ceremonies held at the Nani Mau Gardens in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT DONNA M. SPRINGER PHONE: 326-4203 JUNE 26, 2000 G-33021 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Preliminary results from an autopsy show that a woman whose body was found amid the ruins of a fire Sunday (June 25, 2000) in North Kohala died of smoke inhalation. The results of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 26, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 19-25, 2000, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and three were under the age of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 25, 2000 G-33016 MEDIA RELEASE A 21-year-old Kona woman died Sunday (June 25, 2000) of injuries she suffered in a single-vehicle crash in Opihihali, South Kona. The victim was identified as Yolanda Momilani La Marco of Honaunau. Responding to a 2:28 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA DISTRICT CAPTAIN JOHN DAWRS PHONE: 889-6540 JUNE 25, 2000 G-33021 MEDIA RELEASE On June 25, 2000, at 4:55 a.m., emergency dispatch received a report of a structural fire in the Kokoiki area of North Kohala. At 5:07 a.m., responding fire units found a stand-alone garage that had been converted […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT SID YANABU PHONE: 326-4208 JUNE 21, 2000 G-32455 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE An autopsy conducted Tuesday (June 20, 2000) determined that a 60-year-old Colorado man died of salt water drowning. The victim, Timothy Cavanagh, of Greeley, Colorado, died Monday while swimming in Kealakekua Bay, South Kona. Cavanagh, among […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT SID YANABU PHONE: 326-4208 JUNE 20, 2000 G-32455 MEDIA RELEASE A 60-year-old Colorado man apparently drowned Monday (June 19, 2000) while swimming in Kealakekua Bay, South Kona. The victim was identified as Timothy Cavanagh, of Greeley, Colorado. Responding to an 11:37 a.m. call, fire rescue personnel learned […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PHONE: 961-8875 JUNE 19, 2000 MURDER SUSPECT – Jesus Reyes Jr., 71, of Kailua-Kona, has been charged in the shooting death of Kenneth Kaniho Jr. Reyes was charged Sunday with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a firearm in commission of a felony and having an illegal place to keep a firearm. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GRACE CASTILLO PHONE: 961-2377 JUNE 19, 2000 G-31895 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives have charged a 56-year-old suspect in connection with two robberies that occurred last Tuesday (June 12, 2000) in Hilo. Rocky Caraballo, of a Pahoa, Puna, address, was charged with two counts […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 19, 2000 G-32420 MEDIA RELEASE A 16-year-old girl died Sunday (June 18, 2000) of injuries she suffered in a single-car accident on Ainako Street in Hilo. The victim was identified as Kailani Ishibashi. Responding to a 2:07 a.m. call, police officers determined […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 5, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 12-18, 2000, Big Island police arrested 23 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was arrested for DUI after being involved in a traffic accident, and one was under the age […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE DONNA M. SPRINGER PHONE: 326-4203 JUNE 18, 2000 G-32308 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives have charged Jesus Reyes Jr., 71, of Kailua-Kona, with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Kenneth Kaniho Jr. At 8:30 p.m. Sunday (June 18, 2000), Reyes was also […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 18, 2000 G-31824 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A third person has died as a result of a head-on collision that occurred Monday (June 12, 2000) on the Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) in North Kohala. Dr. Barton M. Eveleth, 87, of Hawaii, was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN JULIAN H. SHIROMA PHONE: 326-4213 JUNE 17, 2000 G-32308 MEDIA RELEASE A 41-year-old Kailua-Kona man was shot to death Saturday (June 17, 2000) at his workplace in the Kailua Industrial Area, and a suspect later turned himself in to police. Responding to an 11:44 a.m. call, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 17, 2000 G-32132 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a man who was killed Thursday (June 15, 2000) as Robert Thatcher, 56, of Kealakekua, Kona. Thatcher was killed in an accident on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) about a tenth of a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 JUNE 16, 2000 G-32097 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have seized a total of 4,265 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to four feet as part of its continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” During the one-day operation Thursday (June 15, 2000), officers conducted […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 16, 2000 G-32132 MEDIA RELEASE A 56-year-old Kealakekua, Kona, man was killed Thursday in a motorcycle accident on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) in Kealakekua. The name of the victim is being withheld until notification of his next of kin. Responding to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT DIVISION OR SECTION OFFICER CLAYTON TAYAMEN PHONE: 939-2520 JUNE 15, 2000 G-32049 MEDIA RELEASE A vacant two-story dwelling in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision in Ka’u was destroyed by fire early Thursday (June 15, 2000). Responding to a 2:30 a.m. call, officers learned from nearby residents that there was a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 5, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 5-11, 2000, Big Island police arrested 26 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and three were under the age of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 14, 2000 G-31966 MEDIA RELEASE A 53-year-old Hilo man died Wednesday morning (June 14, 2000) of injuries he sustained the day before in a motorcycle crash. The victim was identified as Moses Makuakane of a Hilo address. The accident occurred on […]

HAWAII COUNTRY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 12, 2000 G-31824 MEDIA RELEASE Two people are dead following a head-on collision Monday evening (June 12, 2000) that occurred on Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) near the 18-mile marker and fronting the Pukea Bay Ranch in North Kohala. The victims […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 13, 2000 G-31680 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have released the identity of the pedestrian killed in the accident that occurred on Saturday night (June 10, 2000). The victim was killed after he was struck by a vehicle heading toward Keaau on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 11, 2000 G-31680 MEDIA RELEASE A 55-year-old Puna man died early Sunday morning (June 11, 2000) after he was struck by a vehicle while walking on Volcano Highway (Route 11) near Mamaki Street in Hilo. The name of the victim is being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 JUNE 8, 2000 G-31297 MEDIA RELEASE An inmate escaped Wednesday (June 7, 2000) from the Hale Nani correctional facility in Hilo. At 11:58 p.m., personnel from the State Department of Public Safety reported that Kawika Taihaa Anderson, 20, failed to return from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL LIEUTENANT JAMES KELLY PHONE: 966-5835 JUNE 7, 2000 MERIT CERTIFICATE — Marilyn Haymore of the Puna Traffic Safety Council presents Puna Patrol Officer John Weber Jr. with a certificate of merit for his enforcement of drunk driving and other traffic laws during the month of April 2000. Captain Elroy […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM SERGEANT JERRY COLOMA PHONE: 961-2220 JUNE 7, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Allyson Yafuso scored 11 points and Lindsey Lee and Jaci Coloma followed with eight points each to power WHAT? past the KONA KATS, 37-24, for the championship of the HI-PAL Girls 14 and Under Basketball Tournament held at the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL LIEUTENANT JAMES KELLY PHONE: 966-5835 JUNE 7, 2000 OFFICER OF YEAR AWARD — Puna Patrol Officer Robert Hatton, center, is shown here receiving the Puna Traffic Safety Council’s Traffic Enforcement Officer of 1999 award. Presenting the award to Hatton is Marilyn Haymore, representing the safety council, and Captain Elroy […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER SAMUEL JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 5, 2000 G-31044 MEDIA RELEASE A 52-year-old Kohala woman died Monday afternoon (June 5, 2000) following a head-on collision that occurred on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) near the 96-mile marker in North Kona. The victim was identified as Bonnie Lee Wahl […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 5, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE A total of six persons were arrested for 12 offenses over the weekend in a crackdown on underage and public drinking in Hilo. A special crime reduction unit comprised of Juvenile Aid officers arrested four adults on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 5, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 30-June 4, 2000, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and one was under the age […]

JERALDINE CARAVALHO …sought on outstanding warrants HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RANDAL ISHII PHONE: 961-2385 JUNE 5, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a Puna woman being sought on several outstanding warrants and for questioning. She was identified as Jeraldene Caravalho, 26, whose last known […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT FIELD OPERATIONS, AREA I MAJOR DAVID KAWAUCHI PHONE: 961-2345 JUNE 2, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island residents are receiving cards asking them for a $10 check to find out if the state owes them unclaimed money. The problem is, police said, residents can find out if they are owed unclaimed money […]

CHARLES SADINO …escapee from Kulani HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JUNE 1, 2000 G-28788 MEDIA RELEASE Police are renewing a request for the public’s help in finding an inmate who escaped May 14, 2000, from the Kulani Correctional Facility. The escapee was identified as Charles Sadino, 42, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 326-4208 JUNE 1, 2000 G-30571 MEDIA RELEASE A house in Kailua-Kona was destroyed by fire Thursday (June 1, 2000). Responding to a 12:29 p.m. call, police and fire units arrived to find the house, located at 75-208 B Kalani Street, engulfed in flames. Fire […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4205 JUNE 1, 2000 G-30361 MEDIA RELEASE Kona Vice Section officers arrested a 39-year-old Honaunau, South Kona, man Tuesday (May 30, 2000) for possession of dangerous drugs after executing search warrants on his car and his home. The suspect was released Wednesday pending […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 30, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 22-29, 2000, Big Island police arrested 29 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and four were under the age of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER JOEL J. FIELD PHONE: 961-2311 MAY 29, 2000 G-30224 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in determining what happened during a fight that left a 23-year-old man in guarded condition at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu. Responding to a 12:02 p.m. call Monday (May […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL LIEUTENANT JAMES KELLY PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 27, 2000 G-30084 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police were called to break up a large unruly party in which vehicles completely blocked off a portion of 37th Avenue in the Orchidland subdivision Friday night (May 26, 2000). Responding to a 10:17 p.m. report of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MAY 26, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Sergeant Samuel Jelsma of the Hawaii County Police Department has been recognized by the statewide Mothers Against Drunk Driving as the recipient of its 2000 Law Enforcement Award. Jelsma, head of the Traffic Enforcement Unit, was recognized for his […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE SERGEANT JERRY D. COLOMA PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 26, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Leilani Galdones and Natasha Ludwig scored 14 and 12 points respectively to lead Yo to a 33-19 victory over the Paauilo Tigers Sunday (May 21, 2000) to capture the championship in the Hawaii Isle Police […]

PROGRAM RECOGNIZED — Mayor Stephen Yamashiro has proclaimed the week of June 19-25 as “Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Week” in recognition of the fifth anniversary of the SANE program. Looking on in the mayor’s office is County Prosecutor Jay Kimura, Police Chief Wayne Carvalho and Phoebe Lambeth, a sexual assault nurse examiner and president of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL OFFICER GREG A. YAMADA PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 15, 2000 G-28874 MEDIA RELEASE A man and wife visiting from the Netherlands were robbed Monday (May 15, 2000) at Isaac Hale Beach Park in Pohoiki, Puna. Investigators learned that the husband, 29, and his wife, 26, from Groningen, Netherlands, were at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING TEAM OFFICER ROBERT ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 25, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are cautioning residents that they will be enforcing drinking, curfew and traffic laws. Community Policing Officer Robert Almeida said the Red Road area of lower Puna has been plagued by large numbers of persons gathering, […]

JITCHAKU FAMILY — Pictured above are family members and friends of the late Ronald Shigeru “Shige” Jitchaku, a veteran police officer who was killed in the line of duty on May 7, 1990, and in whose memory the “Shige 5K” run is named. Family members are, from left, forefront, Tony Jitchaku; first row, Manoa Johansen, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 MAY 25, 2000 G-29551 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have seized a total of 14,070 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to five feet as part of its continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” During the three-day operation that began Monday (May 22, 2000), […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM SERGEANT JERRY COLOMA PHONE: 961-2220 MAY 25, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is seeking boys 15 to 16 years old who are interested in playing Colt Baseball. The age cutoff date is August 1, 2000, which means the player must not be 17 years old […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2311 MAY 24, 2000 G-29793 MEDIA RELEASE A three-bedroom Hilo home was destroyed by fire Wednesday (May 24, 2000). Responding to a 4:10 p.m. call, police and fire units arrived at the residence, located at 762 Waianuenue Avenue, to find the single-story […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 24, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will hold a referees’ meeting for the upcoming HI-PAL Summer Basketball League. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2000, at the Boys and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 24, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE CORRECTION Police are cautioning Big Island motorists that they have stepped up enforcement efforts to see that young children are properly buckled up when traveling in a vehicle. The Police Department has joined thousands of agencies nationwide […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER JOEL J. FIELD PHONE: 961-2213 MAY 22, 2000 G-29503 MEDIA RELEASE About $8,500 in merchandise, most of it in Pokemon and other trading cards, were stolen over the weekend from a downtown Hilo shop. Sometime between 3:30 p.m. Saturday (May 20, 2000) and 12 p.m. Sunday, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 22, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 15-21, 2000, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and four were under the age of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 22, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are cautioning Big Island motorists that they are stepping up enforcement efforts to see that young children are properly buckled up when traveling in a vehicle. The Police Department has joined thousands of agencies nationwide in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL OFFICER WILLIAM HODSON PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 21, 2000 G-29379 MEDIA RELEASE A Hawaiian Shores, Puna, home was badly damaged by fire Saturday night (May 20, 2000). Responding to a 10:52 p.m. call, fire and police units arrived to find the home on South La’i Street about half engulfed in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 18, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will hold a mandatory coaches meeting for teams in the 8 & under, 9 & 10 and all girls divisions of its 2000 HI-PAL Basketball League. The meeting will start at […]

T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE — T-shirts marking the 10th anniversary Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund tournament are still available for purchase. Here, Detectives Harold Sumaoang of the Hilo Vice Section and Grace Castillo of the Hilo Criminal Investigation Section model the shirts, which cost $15 apiece. HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 349 KAPIOLANI STREET HILO, HAWAII 96720 […]

PAULINE TOLI …missing from Oahu home HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 16, 2000 G-28926 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing from her residence in Honolulu, Oahu, since April 5, 2000. The missing girl, Pauline Toli, is believed […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 MAY 16, 2000 G-28254 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A second suspect sought by police in connection with an argument at a Kailua-Kona bar in which gunshots were fired has turned himself in. The suspect, Gabriel Dwayne Broder, 19, of a Kailua-Kona address, […]

CHARLES SADINO …Kulani prison escapee HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN FRANCIS H. RODILLAS PHONE: 961-2214 MAY 15, 2000 G-28788 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in finding an inmate who escaped Sunday (May 14, 2000) from the Kulani Correctional Facility. The inmate was identified as Charles Sadino, 42, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 15, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE A police crime reduction unit arrested two juvenile males over the weekend in a continuing sweep to crack down on drinking in parks and other public places in Hilo. The youths, ages 17 and 16, were arrested […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 15, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 8-14, 2000, Big Island police arrested 21 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and six were under the age of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 MAY 15, 2000 G-28703 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a 23-year-old Hilo man Sunday (May 14, 2000) for allegedly setting fire to his residence. At 5 p.m., Aka Benjamin, of 100 Kapaka Street, was charged with first-degree […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 15, 2000 G-28703 MEDIA RELEASE A 23-year-old Hilo man was arrested early Sunday (May 14, 2000) on suspicion of setting fire to a house destroyed by flames. The suspect is being held in the Hilo police cellblock pending further investigation […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 MAY 13, 2000 G-28568 MEDIA RELEASE A 40-year-old Honomu man is being held in the Hilo police cellblock on $10,000 bail after he allegedly shot a two-prong spear at his girlfriend Friday night (May 12, 2000) and spread gasoline inside his […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 12, 2000 G-22348 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have located a 13-year-old girl who had been missing from her home in Pahoa, Puna, since March 8, 2000. Police said the girl, Nicole Akana, was reported to be in good health. # […]