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HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN ELROY OSORIO JR. PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 12, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Shige 5K run and 1.5-mile walk will be held at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, at Gilbert Carvalho Park in Hilo to benefit the Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund. Anyone interested in participating in either event may pick up an […]

CHELSEA CRIVELLO …missing since April 13, 2000 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2554 MAY 12, 2000 G-25784 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Keaau, Puna, home since April 13, 2000. The girl, Chelsea Crivello, is described as being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 12, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is taking applications for its HI-PAL 2000 Summer Basketball League. The league will be open to boys and girls in the 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, 11 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 11, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department has joined thousands of agencies nationwide in “Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children,” declaring zero tolerance for drivers with unbuckled kids. Starting Monday, May 22, 2000, and leading up to Memorial […]

PEDRO DAGDAG …held without bail HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 MAY 11, 2000 G-28254 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have charged a 29-year-old Kealakekua man with a variety of felony offenses after he allegedly tried to kill four other men with a rifle during an argument Tuesday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4208 MAY 10, 2000 G-28254 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police arrested a 29-year-old Kealakekua man early Wednesday for attempted murder after a fight at a Kailua-Kona bar in which shots were fired. Police received a 10:16 p.m. call Tuesday (May 9, 2000) that seven […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 9, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Ten persons were arrested for a total of 18 offenses over the weekend in a crackdown on drinking in parks and other public places in Hilo. A special crime reduction unit comprised of Juvenile Aid and Community […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 8, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 1-7, 2000, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY RELATIONS SECTION OFFICER DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2264 MAY 8, 2000 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. Mayor Stephen Yamashiro has proclaimed the week of May 14-20 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 MAY 5, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The 10th Annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament has added a new event — a goodwill golf tournament. The tournament is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., Saturday, May 20, 2000, at the Banyan Drive Golf Course […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 MAY 5, 2000 G-22984 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives have charged a 19-year-old male in an armed robbery that occurred last March at the Waikoloa State Park in Hilo. The suspect, Isaac Caraballo, of a Hilo address, was charged […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION. ACTING LIEUTENANT MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 MAY 4 2000 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Vice Section detectives have arrested six more persons for a variety of drug offenses in connection with a joint operation by the Hawaii County Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. One of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGTION SECTION DETECTIVE NIXON MEDINA PHONE: 961-2379 MAY 4, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives are asking residents of Waiakea Uka who have been burglarized recently and missing items from their garages to notify the police. Detectives have recovered a boogie board, a gasoline-powered string grass trimmer […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL OFFICER KAHIKI HODSON PHONE: 966-5839 MAY 4, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE A single-story house in Opihikao, Puna, and its contents were destroyed by fire Thursday (May 4, 2000). Responding to a 12:57 a.m. call, police and fire personnel arrived at the site to find the home completely engulfed in flames. […]

NICOLE AKANA …missing since March 8 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 3, 2000 G-22348 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing from her Pahoa, Puna, residence since March 8, 2000. The girl, Nicole Akana, is described as being of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 1, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 24-30, 2000, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 1, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Fifteen persons, five of them juveniles, were arrested for liquor and other violations in parks and other public areas in Hilo on Friday and Saturday nights (April 28 and 29, 2000). The 10 adults and five juveniles […]

RACHEL BALBIN …missing since November 3, 1999 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 1, 2000 G-10343 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have renewed their request for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Hilo home since November 3, 1999. The missing […]

ARACELI “TANIA” HARRIE …missing since December 18, 1999 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 1, 2000 G-14645 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have renewed their request for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Hilo home since December 18, 1999. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL CAPTAIN HARRY S. KUBOJIRI PHONE: 887-3080 MAY 1, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are notifying the public of an apparent variation on a repeating scam by an individual claiming to be from Nigeria. At least one Big Island resident has received a letter from “Dr. James Osaigbovo,” […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN ELROY OSORIO JR. PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 1, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, May 17, 2000, is the deadline for signing up for the annual “Shige 5K” run, to be held the following Saturday in Hilo. The five-kilometer run is being held as part of the 10th annual Hawaii […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT LIEUTENANT JAMES KELLY PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 29, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE A 54-year-old man visiting Hilo with the Texas hula halau apparently drowned Saturday (April 29, 2000) while snorkeling in waters off Kehena Beach in Puna. The victim was identified as David Allison, of Houston, Texas, who was visiting […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 APRIL 28, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Twelve persons, five of them juveniles, were arrested for liquor violations in parks and other public areas in Hilo over the Easter holiday. The seven adults were arrested for 11 liquor law violations; the five juveniles, for […]

IOKEPA LEIALOHA …missing since February 14 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 APRIL 28, 2000 G-20342 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old boy who has been missing from his Puna residence since February 14, 2000. The missing boy, Iokepa Leialoha, is described as being […]

DENISE KAY OLLER …sought for questioning HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GILBERT GASPAR PHONE: 326-4229 APRIL 27, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are looking for a 41-year-old woman for questioning in an investigation into possible embezzlement. The woman is Denise Kay Oller, of a Kailua-Kona address. Oller is described as being […]

Vince Agliam Ronald Auwae John Caputo James Costa Lance Kailimai Henry Lani Zak Shimose Raphael Solis Donald Soares Jr. HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 APRIL 27, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE A joint operation by the Hawaii County Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has resulted in the […]

NORBERT LEE ALCAIDE …held on $450,000 bail HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4230 APRIL 26, 2000 G-26470 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a 26-year-old Kailua-Kona man Wednesday (April 26, 2000) with a variety of offenses stemming from a knife attack and sexual assault […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN JULIAN H. SHIROMA PHONE: 326-4213 APRIL 27, 2000 G-27052 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are investigating an incident in which a Holualoa man was shot in the leg Wednesday evening (April 26, 2000). Police received a call at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday that a man had been shot. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 26, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 17-23, 2000, Big Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents; three of the drivers arrested were under […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 APRIL 26, 2000 G-26262 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a woman whose body was found floating in the water April 18, 2000, near the second bridge of Honolii Pali. Through her fingerprints, police identified the victim as Annette Denise Clark, 29, […]

NORBERT LEE ALCAIDE …gives himself up to police HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4230 APRIL 25, 2000 G-26470 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested a 26-year-old Kailua-Kona man in connection with a burglary, assault and sexual assault that occurred Thursday (April 20, 2000) in Kalaoa, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 23, 2000 G-26680 MEDIA RELEASE A 38-year-old Puna man underwent surgery Sunday (April 23, 2000) at the Hilo Medical Center for a gunshot wound in his lower left leg. The victim, identified as Scott Furtado of an Orchidland Estates address, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GILBERT GASPAR PHONE: 326-4229 APRIL 23, 2000 G-26606/MURDER MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives have charged a 37-year-old Holualoa man with murder in the stabbing death of his younger brother during a domestic dispute. Paul Somalinog was charged at 11:15 a.m. Sunday (April 23, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT BRADLEY H. BALLESTEROS PHONE: 326-4208 APRIL 22, 2000 G-26606/MURDER MEDIA RELEASE A 33-year-old Holualoa man died Saturday (April 22, 2000) after being stabbed in a domestic dispute at a Holualoa residence. Responding to a 12:22 p.m. call, Kona determined that the man was involved in a dispute […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE THEODORE GASPAR PHONE: 326-4231 APRIL 21, 2000 G-26470 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A female adult was seriously injured during a burglary and sexual assault Thursday (April 20, 2000) when a nude male confronted her in her apartment. Responding to an 11:20 p.m. call, Kona police learned that […]

GOLD DIVISION CHAMPIONS — Kalanianaole Elementary School won the Gold Division championship in the eighth annual Positive Alternative Gang Education Elementary School Division Volleyball Tournament. The team members are, back row from left, Coach Clyde Yafuso, Mark Kaapuni, Kyle Kennedy, Cody Figueroa and Coach Grant Kozohara; front row from left, Kassie Paiva, Kisha Rae Pulgados, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ALBERT PACHECO PHONE: 326-4230 APRIL 20, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 22-year-old man who has been missing since November 25, 1999. The missing person, John Cameron Reece, of a Volcano address, was last seen at the entrance to Pololu Valley in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 APRIL 20, 2000 G-26384 MEDIA RELEASE A 46-year-old Kona woman died early Thursday (April 20, 2000) after the vehicle she was driving ran off Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) and struck a utility pole in the Puuanahulu area of North Kona. A 28-year-old […]

END OF RUN — Major Morton A. Carter of the Hawaii County Police Department (front, fourth from left) leads runners on a lap around the Hilo High School track just before the start of the Special Olympics track and field area games. HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 349 KAPIOLANI STREET HILO, HAWAII 96720 PHONE: 961-2346 APRIL […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 APRIL 19, 2000 G-26004 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives Wednesday (April 19, 2000) charged a Hilo patrol officer on leave with terroristic threatening. The officer, Sean C. Kobayashi, 34, of Hawaiian Paradise Park in Puna, is currently on leave without […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 APRIL 19, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police have taken precautions against possible acts of violence on Big Island school campuses Thursday (April 20, 2000) on the first anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Although they do not expect any incidents […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 18, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Kapiolani Street in Hilo will have one-way traffic during certain hours to accommodate religious services on Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. One-way traffic will flow in the east, or Puna, direction on Kapiolani Street between […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT OFFICER JOHN RODRIGUES JR. PHONE: 961-2350 APRIL 18, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The 10th annual Police Commemorative Softball Tournament will be held May 19-21, 2000, at Gilbert Carvalho Park in Hilo. The first 10 teams to sign up will be eligible to play in the tournament. The deadline for […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 18, 2000 G-26262 MEDIA RELEASE A fully clothed body was discovered floating in the water Tuesday (April 18, 2000) near the second bridge of Honolii Pali. Police received a call about the body at 1:37 p.m., and at 2:25 p.m., […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT OFFICER ROBERT E. ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 17, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are reminding residents and visitors alike to guard against break-ins when parking their cars at scenic and recreational sites around the island, particularly in Puna. The reminder was prompted by a recent rash of break-ins into […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 17, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 10-16, 2000, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. None of the drivers was arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents; two of the drivers arrested were under […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 14, 2000 G-25824 MEDIA RELEASE A 17-year-old boy was pronounced dead Friday (April 14, 2000) of undetermined causes after he was taken to the Hilo Medical Center. At 7:36 a.m., Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of an unresponsive […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT OFFICER VAN REYES PHONE: 961-2395 APRIL 12, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police report that there have been a number of thefts of farm equipment and gardening supplies over the past three months. They are asking for the public’s help in solving the thefts, which have occurred in […]

RADFORD KAHALEWAI …sought for contempt HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 APRIL 11, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 33-year-old man on two outstanding warrants for contempt of court. Police identified the suspect as Radford “Rad” Kahalewai. Kahalewai is described as being 5-feet-7 in height, weighing […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION MAJOR DAVID KAWAUCHI PHONE: 961-2345 APRIL 10, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police served a total of 57 warrants on 45 individuals during a three-day sweep of South Hilo last week. The sweep was carried out on Tuesday (April 4, 2000) through Thursday. It was held to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 10, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 3-9, 2000, Big Island police arrested 23 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and two of the drivers were under […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL OFFICER KENNETH QUIOCH0 PHONE: 887-3080 APRIL 9, 2000 G-25317 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Searchers found a missing 80-year-old hiker Sunday (April 9, 2000) who was reported missing the previous morning on a hike in the Koaia area of South Kohala. A county helicopter found the hiker, Jerry Brotherton, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL OFFICER KENNETH QUIOCHO PHONE: 887-3080 APRIL 8, 2000 G-25317 MEDIA RELEASE A search will resume Sunday (April 9, 2000) for an 80-year-old male hiker in the Koaia area of South Kohala. The hiker, Jerry Brotherton, of Kailua, Oahu, was reported missing Saturday after he got separated from other […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 APRIL 8, 2000 G-25252 MEDIA RELEASE A 50-year-old man died Friday night (April 7, 2000) when his motorcycle collided with a Corvette on the Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) in North Kohala. The victim was identified as Daniel Eads of Halaula in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 APRIL 7, 2000 G-25192 MEDIA RELEASE A 63-year-old female visitor from California died Friday (April 7, 2000) following a two-vehicle collision that occurred earlier in the day at the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) and Waikoloa Beach Drive in South […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 APRIL 7, 2000 G-24889 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have seized a total of 4,920 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to six feet as part of its continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” During the four-day operation that began Tuesday (April 4, 2000), […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 APRIL 6, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE An analysis of Big Island police traffic statistics for the past year shows that drivers are most likely to be arrested for driving under the influence on weekends. Statistics show that islandwide during the year 2000, 454 of the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 349 KAPIOLANI STREET HILO, HAWAII 96720 PHONE: 961-2346 APRIL 5, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The First Hawaiian Bank Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run 2000 will be held on Saturday, April 15, in Hilo to help raise funds for the Hawaii Special Olympics. Big Island police officers, joined by various law enforcement […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 APRIL 5, 2000 G-24840 MEDIA RELEASE A 46-year-old Puna man died Tuesday morning (April 4, 2000) in a one-car crash on 40th Avenue at the intersection of Napua Street in the Orchidland subdivision of Puna. The victim was identified as Duncan Castro, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT ROBERT F. WAGNER PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 3, 2000 G-24775 MEDIA RELEASE A one-story house was destroyed by fire Monday (April 3, 2000) in the Paradise Park subdivision of Puna. Responding to an 8:45 a.m. call, police and fire units arrived to find the wooden 800-square-foot house in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 3, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE April is National Booster Seat Month, and the Hawaii County Police Department is reminding parents to see that their young children are properly restrained in motor vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic accidents […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 326-4208 APRIL 2, 2000 G-24636 MEDIA RELEASE A 64-year-old Colorado man apparently drowned Saturday (April 1, 2000) while diving in waters off the “Pine Trees” area north of Kailua-Kona. The victim was pronounced dead at 11:10 a.m. at the Kona Community Hospital. Hospital personnel […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 3, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 27-April 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. So far this year, there have […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 31, 2000 G-15141 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have located at 15-year-old boy who had been missing from his Hilo residence since December 23, 1999. Puna police located the missing boy, Richard Oili-Sanchez, on Wednesday (March 29, 2000) in Keaau. Oili-Sanchez was reported […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MARCH 22, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Activities League will sponsor two basketball officiating clinics, one each in East and West Hawaii. The East Hawaii clinic will be held April 10-May 26, 2000, and the West Hawaii clinic will run May […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 30, 2000 G-24291 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Juvenile Aid Section detectives have charged a 22-year-old man with a variety of sex offenses resulting from the sexual assault on a woman late Tuesday (March 28, 2000) in Hilo’s Kanoelehua Industrial Area. At 9:50 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 30, 2000 G-24274 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Juvenile Aid Section detectives have charged a 27-year-old Hilo man with several offenses as the result of an assault and abduction that took place Tuesday evening (March 28, 2000). At 9:48 p.m. Wednesday, officers charged […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 29, 2000 G-24291 MEDIA RELEASE A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Hilo’s Kanoelehua Industrial Area late Tuesday (March 28, 2000). Investigating officers determined that an adult Hilo woman was getting out of her car at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 29, 2000 G-24274 MEDIA RELEASE A 27-year-old Hilo man was arrested Tuesday evening (March 28, 2000) on a variety of offenses for allegedly assaulting and abducting a female juvenile. Responding police officers determined that the Mountain View, Puna, girl was fishing in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 28, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 20-26, 2000, Big Island police arrested 29 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 MARCH 26, 2000 G-24017 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives are investigating a fight Saturday (March 26, 2000) in which two men were arrested for using knives in an assault on three victims at Hilo’s Onekahakaha Beach Park. At 6:30 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 23, 2000 G-23794 MEDIA RELEASE A 51-year-old North Kohala man was pronounced dead Thursday (March 23, 2000) following a one-vehicle accident that occurred the night before on the Kohala Mountain Road (Route 250) in South Kohala. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE DANA CHONG TIM PHONE: 961-2380 MARCH 23, 2000 G-23646 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 23-year-old Hilo man was arrested and charged with a several offenses Wednesday (March 22, 2000) in connection with a robbery and assault that left his male victim in critical condition. At 10:30 p.m., […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN ELROY OSORIO JR. PHONE: 966-5835 MARCH 22, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The annual “Shige 5K” run will be held Saturday, May 20, 2000, in Hilo. The five-kilometer run is being held as part of the 10th annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament, a three-day multi-event sports tournament to […]

ARACELI “TANIA” HAIREE …missing since December 18 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 22, 2000 G-14645 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Hilo home since December 18, 1999. The missing girl is Araceli “Tania” Harrie, who is […]

RACHEL BALBIN …missing since November 3 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 22, 2000 G-10343 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Hilo home since November 3, 1999. The missing girl, Rachel Balbin, is described as being Caucasian, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE DANA CHONG TIM PHONE: 961-2380 MARCH 22, 2000 G-23646 MEDIA RELEASE A 36-year-old Keaau man was reported in critical but stable condition in Honolulu after he was beaten during an alleged robbery Wednesday (March 22, 2000) in a Hilo park. Suffering from a fractured skull and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 20, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 13-19, 2000, Big Island police arrested 23 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been […]

WANTED FOR ROBBERY …police release composite sketch HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 MARCH 15, 2000 G-22984 MEDIA RELEASE Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect wanted in an armed robbery Tuesday night (March 14, 2000) at the Wailoa State Park in Hilo. Responding to a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 14, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are seeking the public’s help in apprehending vandals who are apparently driving around Hilo and shooting out windows with a BB gun and defacing property with a paint ball gun. Police said the culprits […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 13, 2000 G-17134 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have located a 15-year-old girl who had been missing from her Hilo home since January 4, 2000. The missing girl, Sarah S.L. Drapesa, was located Monday (March 13, 2000) in Hilo. She was reported […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 13, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 6-12, 2000, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 MARCH 11, 2000 G-22541 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police seized a total of 6,099 marijuana plants during a four-day sweep as part of its continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The marijuana eradication operation was conducted Tuesday (December 7, 1999) through Friday in the Orchidland, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 10, 2000 G-22537 MEDIA RELEASE An 18-year-old Konawaena student died Friday afternoon (March 10, 2000) in a car-truck collision earlier in the day on Kuakini Highway near the 116-mile marker in the Keauhou mauka area of North Kona. The victim was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 7, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are cautioning Big Island motorists to heed speed limits on roads and highways around the island. The State Department of Transportation has designated the month of March as a time to focus on speeding as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER MELVIN YAMAMOTO PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 7, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving a burglary that occurred on February 5, 2000, at a residence on Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo. A burglar or burglars entered the home, ransacked it and stole a variety […]

NO DINX — The Gold Division championship team consists of Coach Tristan Remmers, left, and players Leila Sibayton, Chesley Desa, Danelle Oshiro, Kehau Kekuawela, Jodi Kalawe and Julie McKeague. Coach Gail Rosehill is missing from photo. TEAM VOLLEY 12 — The Boys & Girls Club Team Volley 12, Silver Division winners, consists of, back frow, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 MARCH 6, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have arrested a 27-year-old man sought on an outstanding warrant. Kai Nelson, also known as “Ky Nelson,” was arrested at 6:15 p.m. Sunday (March 5, 2000) in Kahaluu, Kona. Nelson was later charged on the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 6, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 28-March 5, 2000, Big Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 349 KAPIOLANI STREET HILO, HAWAII 96720 PHONE: 961-2346 MARCH 1, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Members of the Hawaii County Police Department, families and friends are planning the 10th annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament, which is scheduled for May 19-21, 2000, at the Carvalho Park Sports Complex in Hilo. This three-day, multi-sport […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MARCH 3, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is taking registration for its upcoming HI-PAL Student Volleyball League. The league will be limited to the first six teams for the boys and four teams for the girls. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 MARCH 2, 2000 G-21743 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo vice officers arrested three men while conducting two raids Wednesday (March 1, 2000) on separate indoor marijuana growing operations in Puna. At 10:10 a.m., Hilo Vice Section officers executed a search warrant on a residence in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER TERRENCE JOHNASEN PHONE: 961-2213 MARCH 2, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents about another telephone scam, this one soliciting funds allegedly for the Hawaii County Police Department. A would-be victim called police and reported she had received a telephone call from a man […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 MARCH 1, 2000 G-21146 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested a 16-year-old Puna youth and charged him in the robbery last week of the Kalani Honua Gift Shop. At 12:05 p.m. Wednesday (March 1, 2000), police arrested the suspect […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-2377 MARCH 1, 2000 G-20116/BURG MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a burglary in which koa furniture was stolen from a house on Kanoelani Street in the Waiakea Homestead area of Hilo. Sometime between early December 1999 and […]

SARAH DRAPESA …missing since January 4 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 29, 2000 G-17134 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Hilo home since January 4, 2000. The missing girl, Sarah S.L. Drapesa, is described as being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 29, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 21-27, 2000, Big Island police arrested 25 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 28, 2000 G-20007 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have located Andrew Martinez, 16, who reported missing from his Hilo residence since February 12, 2000. The missing youth, located in Hilo, was reported in good health. # # #

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 FEBRUARY 28, 2000 F-97009/SK CRIME STOPPERS RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a backhoe stolen sometime between May 28 and June 5, 1999, in West Hawaii. The backhoe is a 1991 model 580K with the serial number […]