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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 JUNE 1, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 24-31, 1999, Big Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER ERIC UEHANA PHONE: 889-6540 MAY 29, 1999 F-95927/NK MEDIA RELEASE A single story three-bedroom house was destroyed by fire on Saturday (May 29, 1999) in Halaula, North Kohala. Responding to a 5:07 p.m. call, North Kohala Police and Fire Department personnel arrived at the scene to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LEWIS WILSON PHONE: 961-2382 MAY 26, 1999 F-85192 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in solving a theft and robbery that occurred last February at Kehena Beach Park in Puna. Between 4 and 4:30 p.m., a bystander told a male visitor […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE WAYNE K. YOUNG PHONE: 326-4275 MAY 26, 1999 F-95310 MEDIA RELEASE Police have identified a 33-year-old man whose body was found Sunday (May 23, 1999) in Kailua-Kona as Christopher Paul Rein. Preliminary results of an autopsy conducted Wednesday also determined that Rein, of Hawaiian Ocean View […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2311 MAY 24, 1999 F-94368 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the occupants of a stolen car involved in a police chase and collision early Sunday (May 23, 1999). The car, a 1994 Toyota four-door sedan, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 24, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is registering teams for its 1999 HI-PAL Summer Basketball League. The league will start on June 21 and end on August 31, 1999. The league is open to Boys and Girls […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 MAY 24, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 17-23, 1999, Big Island police arrested 23 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 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 23, 1999 F-95297 MEDIA RELEASE A 16-year-old boy died early Sunday (May 23, 1999) following a one-car accident that occurred on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) in North Kona. The victim was identified as Keoki Ahuna, of Ookala. Responding to a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 MAY 23, 1999 F-95310 MEDIA RELEASE The body of a 33-year-old Caucasian man was found Sunday (May 23, 1999) on the front lawn of the Head Start Building on Hualalai Road in Kailua-Kona. Two pedestrians were walking along the road when […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT TEOFILO JIMENEZ PHONE: 939-2522 MAY 23, 1999 F-95349/KU MEDIA RELEASE A vacant two-story house was destroyed by fire Sunday night (May 23, 1999) in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Ka’u. Responding to a 7:25 p.m. call, Ka’u police and fire and Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Volunteer Fire Department […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT LIEUTENANT JAMES KELLY PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 20, 1999 F-95071 MEDIA RELEASE On May 20, 1999, at about 6:15 p.m., Puna police officers and Hawaii Fire Department emergency medical personnel were dispatched to a reported shooting at a business establishment in Pahoa Village. Upon arrival, officers found a 25-year-old […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN JOHN DAWRS PHONE: 889-6540 MAY 20, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The hours for obtaining a driver’s license or registering firearms will be limited during most of the month of June 1999 at the Kapaau, North Kohala, police station. Starting June 9 and ending June 30, the station […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER DUANE VILORIA PHONE: 889-6540 MAY 20, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in recovering two computers taken from Kohala High School last February. On Monday, February 1, 1999, teachers arrived at the school to find that the computers had been stolen from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2213 MAY 19, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The ninth annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament held last weekend (May 14-16, 1999) raised about $3,500 for worthy causes. The tournament, coordinated by Officer Greg Esteban and held at the Carvalho Park Complex, featured a total of 27 teams, 37 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RANDAL M. ISHII PHONE: 961-2385 MAY 19, 1999 F-94488 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The results of an autopsy conducted Tuesday (May 18, 1999) show that Randolph Hall died of gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Hall, 37, of a Hilo address, was shot to death Saturday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 19, 1999 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. Throughout the month of May leading up to Memorial Day […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 18, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will hold a meeting for individuals interested in being referees for the upcoming HI-PAL Summer Basketball League. The referees’ meeting will be Thursday, June 3, 1999, at the Boys and Girls […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 18, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will hold its 1999 HI-PAL Girls Intermediate Basketball Tournament from Friday through Sunday (May 21-23, 1999) at the Boys and Girls Club gym. On Friday, first-round games will start at 5 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 May 14, 1999 F-94440 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police seized a total of 34,859 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 5 feet during the past four days as part of its continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The plants were seized in the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 MAY 16, 1999 F-94488 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section Sunday (May 16, 1999) charged a Hilo man with murder and other offenses in the death of a 37-year-old Hilo man after a dispute involving a love triangle, at an […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 MAY 17, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 10-16, 1999, 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 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 16, 1999 F-94545 MEDIA RELEASE A 26-year-old Hilo man died and four persons were injured late Saturday (May 15, 1999) in a two-car traffic accident that occurred on the Iron Bridge, commonly known as the “Singing Bridge,” on Hawaii Belt Road […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION DETECTIVE RANDAL M. ISHII PHONE: 961-2385 MAY15, 1999 F-87450 MISSING PERSON MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE ROSELINE PAWAI …missing since March 4, 1999 Police have renewed their request for the public’s help in locating a Hilo woman reported missing from her Wainaku home since March 4, 1999. The woman, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RUSSELL PAIO PHONE: 326-4646 MAY 15, 1999 F-94524 MEDIA RELEASE A single-story house burned to the ground Saturday (May 15, 1999) in Keauhou Mauka, North Kona. Responding to a 4:14 p.m. report, police and fire units arrived to find the wooden structure destroyed by flames. The house, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 MAY 15, 1999 F-94488 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested a 49-year-old man in the shooting death of a Hilo man Saturday (May 15, 1999) in Hilo’s Panaewa area. The victim was identified as Randolph Hall, 37, of Hilo. Police arrested the suspect, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4646 MAY 14, 1999 F-94393 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a male suspect who was stabbed with a screwdriver while trying to sexually assault an adult female early Tuesday (May 11, 1999) along Mamalahoa Highway. The victim had stopped her car […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER DALTON S. KANEKO PHONE: 961-2311 MAY 13, 1999 F-94305 MEDIA RELEASE Police arrested a 35-year-old suspect Thursday (May 13, 1999) for robbery after he allegedly robbed a 55-year-old man at James Kealoha Beach Park in Hilo’s Keaukaha area. Acting on a description of the suspect at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RANDAL M. ISHII PHONE: 961-2385 MAY 13, 1999 F-93961 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a father and son Thursday (May 13, 1999) with a variety of offenses for an alleged kidnapping of two men that occurred Sunday. At 3:12 p.m., detectives charged Josiah […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER GARY N. SOJOT PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 11, 1999 F-99340 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are asking for the public’s help in catching a thief or thieves who essentially cleaned out a house in Hawaiian Paradise Park of all its furniture. Sometime between April 24 and May 3, 1999, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 May 10, 1999 F-93979 MEDIA RELEASE A 22-year-old Ka’u man died early Monday (May 10, 1999) following a two-car traffic accident late Sunday night on the Keaau-Pahoa Highway (Route 130). The victim was identified as Kekoa Viernes, of South Point in Ka’u. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 MAY 10, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 3-9, 1999, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER GREGORY M. ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2213 May 6, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE It’s still not to late to sign up to take part in any of the sports events featured in the ninth annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament next week. The annual fund-raising event, to be held […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY RELATIONS SECTION OFFICER GRACE CASTILLO PHONE: 961-2264 MAY 5, 1999 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 9-15 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT P.A.G.E. PROGRAM, JUVENILE AID SECTION OFFICER PETER KUALII PHONE: 961-2278 MAY 5, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The YMCA Na Opio Jrs. were the winners of the seventh annual Positive Alternative Gang Education (P.A.G.E.) Elementary School Division Volleyball Tournament. The Boys & Girls Club of Hilo’s Team Harmony were runners-up in the police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE THEODORE GASPAR PHONE: 326-4204 MAY 5, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A man was being held without bail in the Kona police cellblock after he was charged Wednesday (May 5, 1999) in an assault on two women last month. At 1:03 p.m., Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 5, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is registering players for its upcoming 1999 HI-PAL Girls Intermediate Basketball Tournament. The tournament, a single elimination with a consolation, will be held May 21-23, 1999, at the Boys & Girls Club. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM SERGEANT JERRY D. COLOMA PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 5, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will be sponsoring two basketball officiating clinics for anyone interested in becoming a HI-PAL basketball official. One clinic each will be held in East and West Hawaii. Through videos and lectures, the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 326-4646 MAY 4, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kahaluu area residents early Tuesday (May 4, 1999) apprehended a suspect wanted by Kona police for assault in an attack last month on two women. Police arrested Michael Moore, 48, of Kona, who was being sought for […]

Chapter 291-11.5. Child passenger restraints. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person operating a motor vehicle on a public highway in the State shall transport a child under four years of age except under the following circumstances. (1) If the child is under three years of age, the person operating the motor […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION CHARLES M. CHAI JR. PHONE: 961-2247 MAY 3, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department will be stepping up its enforcement of child restraint laws next week as part of National Safe Kids Week in Hawaii. The week, to be observed May 2-8, 1999, is aimed at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER JAMES PACHECO PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 3, 1999 F-91652 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are looking for a thief or thieves who stole a large tarp and poles from the Hawaiian educational center at Ahalanui Beach Park in Kapoho. Police said the center’s caretaker reported that the 20 by […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 MAY 3, 1999 F-93153/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Preliminary autopsy results Monday (May 3, 1999) have determined that a Ka’u man whose body was found the day before died of traumatic head injuries. A police investigation also shows that the victim’s injuries […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 MAY 3, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 26-May 2, 1999, Big Island police arrested 24 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GUY KANIHO PHONE: 326-4232 MAY 2, 1999 F-93153/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona police have identified a man whose body was found early Sunday (May 2, 1999) as Jonathan Umiamaka, 24, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. Responding to a 12:45 a.m. call, Kona patrol officers found Umiamaka’s […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 MAY 2, 1999 F-93153/KN MEDIA RELEASE Police are investigating the death of a man Sunday (May 2, 1999) in Kailua-Kona. Responding to a 12:45 a.m. call, Kona patrol officers found the body of an adult Polynesian-looking man face down in the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 MAY 2, 1999 F-93159 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island vice officers arrested 23 people early Sunday (May 2, 1999) in a raid on a gambling game in Hilo’s Keaukaha area. Acting on a search warrant at 1:55 a.m., the officers raided a Todd Avenue […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2311 MAY 1, 1999 F-93049 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Thanks to an anonymous tip, police Saturday (May 1, 1999) apprehended a man who had escaped from the Hale Nani minimum security facility the night before. At 8:10 a.m., police arrested Troy A. Samson, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2311 APRIL 30, 1999 F-93049 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in locating an inmate who escaped from the Hale Nani minimum security facility Friday (April 30, 1999) in Hilo. Officials at the facility said the inmate, identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAMAKUA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER DOMINIC A. UYETAKE JR. PHONE: 775-7533 APRIL 30, 1999 F-93007 MEDIA RELEASE A 27-year-old man died Friday morning (April 30, 1999) when he fell off a cliff while picking opihi below Paahau in the Hamakua District. The victim was identified as Anthony Jeremy Ancheta, of a Paahau […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 APRIL 29, 1999 F-92950 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police seized a total of 4,150 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 5 feet during the past three days as part of its continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The plants were seized in the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RUSSELL PAIO PHONE: 326-4646 APRIL 28, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are looking for a 48-year-old man who injured two women in an attack Wednesday morning (April 28, 1999). The suspect was identified as Michael Moore, of Kona. Moore fled the scene of the attack, in the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 APRIL 27, 1999 F-92756/PN MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police Tuesday (April 27, 1999) seized 1,892 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 5 feet and arrested two people as part of their continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The plants were seized in the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 APRIL 26, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 19-25, 1999, Big Island police arrested 27 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 OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 APRIL 23, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department has developed its own Internet World Wide Web site, Police Chief Wayne Carvalho announced Friday (April 23, 1999). The site will be used to distribute news releases and other information to the general public […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER DEXTER K. CHAVES PHONE: 961-2350 APRIL 23, 1999 F-92353/HL MEDIA RELEASE South Hilo Community Policing and Patrol officers arrested three adults for liquor and illicit drug violations in a sweep of public areas in Hilo Friday night (April 23, 1999). Police arrested and charged James Haber, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN ELROY OSORIO JR. PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 22, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The annual “Shige 5K” run will be held Saturday, May 15, 1999, in Hilo. The five-kilometer run is being held as part of the Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament, a three-day multi-event sports tournament to be held […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 22, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents of another scam, this one for a “request for urgent business relationship” with alleged officials of the Nigerian federal government offering a questionable business scheme. The letter says the “officials” […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT MARTIN B. ELLAZAR PHONE: 961-2332 APRIL 21, 1999 F-92129 MEDIA RELEASE Police found the body of a 50-year-old man beside the Keaau-Puna highway (Route 130) after a passing motorist reported it to police Wednesday morning (April 21, 1999). It was determined that the victim, identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER ELSON P. CABATU PHONE: 961-2283 APRIL 21, 1999 F-65180 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are seeking the public’s help in solving a burglary that occurred last June. Between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 1998, burglars broke into a Haihai Street residence and stole numerous […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BURTON H. YAMAGUCHI PHONE: 961-2311 APRIL 20, 1999 F-92073 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified the victim of an apparent drowning Tuesday afternoon (April 20, 1999) while diving in waters off King’s Landing in Hilo. The victim was identified as Albert L. Kahuena, of King’s Landing. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BURTON H. YAMAGUCHI PHONE: 961-2311 APRIL 20, 1999 F-92073 MEDIA RELEASE A 51-year-old Hilo man apparently drowned Tuesday afternoon (April 20, 1999) while diving in waters off King’s Landing in Hilo. The victim’s name was being withheld until positive identification is made and his next of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM OFFICER JOSEPH KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4276 APRIL 20, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is registering teams for its upcoming West Hawaii HI-PAL Summer Basketball League. The league, tentatively scheduled to begin on June 29, 1999, will feature seven divisions. They are 5-6 and 7-8 years old […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 APRIL 19, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 12-18, 1999, Big Island police arrested 20 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 VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2340 APRIL 17, 1999 F-91714 MEDIA RELEASE Police officers from the Hilo Vice Section, Criminal Investigation Unit, Hilo Community Policing Team and Puna Patrol raided a cockfight Friday (April 16, 1999) in Kurtistown, Puna, and arrested two men. Executing a search warrant at 7:40 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER ROBERT E. ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 16, 1999 F-91583 MEDIA RELEASE Puna Community Policing and Patrol officers arrested a 31-year-old Pahoa man Thursday (April 15, 1999) after running across an unfinished indoor marijuana growing operation. Officers arrested Gary M. Krenpl, 31, on suspicion of commercial promotion of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING TEAM OFFICER NIXON D. MEDINA PHONE: 961-2395 APRIL 16, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in solving a rash of thefts of palm trees in South Hilo. So far this April, more than 20 palm trees have been stolen in three separate incidents […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT BRADLEY H. BALLESTEROS PHONE: 326-4208 APRIL 16, 1999 F-91682 MEDIA RELEASE A 56-year-old visitor from Fort Mills, South Carolina, apparently drowned Friday (April 16, 1999) while snorkeling off Kahuluu Beach in North Kona. Police are withholding the victim’s name until notification of next of kin. Police and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE NANCY HAITSUKA PHONE: 326-4227 APRIL 16, 1999 F-84695 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Final autopsy results Friday (April 16, 1999) determined that a 36-year-old man who died in police custody last February died of mixed chemical intoxication and that there was no foul play involved. Toxicological tests showed […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER GARY N. SOJOT PHONE: 966-5839 APRIL 15, 1999 F-91517 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police and fire rescue personnel are searching for a Hawaiian Beaches man who fell off a cliff into the ocean early Thursday (April 15, 1999). Police said Harvey S. Eblacas, 48, of a Hinalea Street […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAMAKUA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JOSEPH T. LALLY PHONE: 775-7534 APRIL 15, 1999 F-91578 MEDIA RELEASE Hamakua police arrested and charged a Waipio Valley man Thursday (April 15, 1999) after he allegedly threatened a Florida tourist with a firearm. Responding to a 1:53 p.m. report of a domestic dispute, officers arrested and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2382 APRIL 15, 1999 F-91540 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police arrested a 40-year-old man for a fireworks violation Thursday morning (April 15, 1999). The man, identified as Salvador Cruz, of a Nanawale Estates address in Puna, was arrested for failure to have a permit […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING TEAM OFFICER NIXON D. MEDINA PHONE: 961-2395 APRIL 14, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police report that there have been a number of thefts of farm equipment and gardening supplies over the past six months. They are asking for the public’s help in solving the thefts, which have occurred […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER GREGORY M. ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2211 APRIL 13, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The ninth annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament will be held May 14-16, 1999, at the Carvalho Park Complex in Hilo. Sponsored by members, families and friends of the Hawaii County Police Department, the annual fund-raising […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION DETECTIVE WAYNE K. YOUNG PHONE: 326-4275 APRIL 12, 1999 F-90372 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in finding a Kailua-Kona man wanted on suspicion of unlawful imprisonment and terroristic threatening. The suspect was identified as James Boyd Brumaghim, 26, who is called […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER WILLIAM DOAR PHONE: 939-2520 APRIL 12, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Ka’u police are seeking the public’s help in solving a series of protea thefts from flower growers in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. Police said the flower thefts have been going on for several months, and so far the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 APRIL 12, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 4-11, 1999, Big Island police arrested 36 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 PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER MICHAEL DE COITO PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 9, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are seeking the public’s help in determining who vandalized six trucks parked at BJ’s 76 service station in Kurtistown, Puna. The vehicles, large semi-trailer trucks, were damaged by vandals about 3:30 a.m. Friday (April 9, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA POLICE DISTRICT CAPTAIN JOHN E. DAWRS PHONE: 889-6540 APRIL 9, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in the investigation of a fire that occurred last February in North Kohala. At about 1:31 a.m. on February 22, 1999, police and fire units responded to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 APRIL 7, 1999 F-90863/PN MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police Wednesday (April 7, 1999) seized 14,005 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 5 feet as part of their continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The plants were seized in the Kurtistown, Mauna Loa Estates, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 APRIL 6, 1999 F-90769/PN MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police Tuesday (April 6, 1999) seized 5,978 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 6 feet as part of their continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The plants were seized in the Keaau, Pahoa, Waawaa, Kapoho, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 APRIL 6, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona Juvenile Aid Section detectives charged a 17-year-old San Diego, California, male Monday (April 5, 1999) in connection with a robbery and assault on a 19-year-old tourist Sunday in Kailua-Kona. At 6:25 a.m. Monday, the juvenile […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 349 KAPIOLANI STREET HILO, HAWAII 96720 TELEPHONE 961-2346 APRIL 5, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The 1999 First Hawaiian Bank Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run will be held next Saturday (April 10, 1999) in Kona and Saturday, April 17, in Hilo to help raise funds for the Hawaii Special Olympics. Big Island […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 APRIL 5, 1999 F-90668/PN MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police Monday (April 5, 1999) seized 4,769 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 5 feet as part of their continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The plants were seized in the Fern Forest, Paradise Park, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT BOB HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4205 APRIL 5, 1999 F-96084 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police arrested one man during a raid Monday (April 5, 1999) on a cockfight in Kealakekua, South Kona. Acting on a search warrant at 3:24 p.m., police arrested Dean Fernandes, 50, of Kealakekua, for three counts […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 APRIL 5, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 29 through April 4, 1999, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT ALEXANDER GRAVES PHONE: 326-4208 APRIL 3, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE It took more than three hours for Kona police officers to break up an unruly mob of young people gathered at the access road to Kiholo Bay early Saturday (April 3, 1999). Responding to a 12:37 a.m. call […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 APRIL 3, 1999 F-90376 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police arrested a 19-year-old Papaikou male for robbery Friday (April 2, 1999) after he was caught shoplifting at the JC Penney store in the Prince Kuhio Mall. Jacob Lareau was charged with second-degree robbery. He […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER JOHN RODRIGUES JR. PHONE: 961-2293 APRIL 3, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Residents of Maile Street were treated to a “Maile Easter Block Party” Saturday (April 3, 1999). Officers from the Community Policing Program and Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), State Health Department personnel and private businesses sponsored the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM SERGEANT JAMES SANBORN PHONE: 961-2350 APRIL 1, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department is offering a joint training course to help police officers and citizens work together to address the issues of crime and disorder in their communities. A class on “Developing Community-Police Teams” will be […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER ROBERT E. ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 MARCH 31, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are warning residents to be on the alert for a scam involving a local man who is fraudulently soliciting money for various organizations. Police said a man identifying himself as “Dan” or “Danny” is […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 MARCH 29, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 22-29, 1999, Big Island police arrested 47 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 26, 1999 F-89653 MEDIA RELEASE A visitor from Germany successfully fought off a would-be robber Friday (March 26, 1999) along the Onomea Scenic Route in South Hilo. Responding to a 4:15 p.m. call, Hilo patrol officers determined that the victim, a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2382 MARCH 23, 1999 F-89334 MEDIA RELEASE An 18-year-old Hilo male was arrested and charged after he allegedly tried to rob a male visitor Tuesday (March 23, 1999) on Banyan Drive. Arrested and charged with first-degree attempted robbery and prohibited possession of a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT MARTIN B. ELLAZAR PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 22, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police recently received a portable Speed Monitoring Awareness Radar Trailer, or SMART, which shows drivers exactly how fast they are going and what the speed limit is. The police department already has four speed […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 MARCH 22, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 16-21, 1999, Big Island police arrested 27 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 SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 19, 1999 F-88866 RECKLESS ENDANGERING MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in apprehending the person or persons responsible for firing a gun Wednesday night (March 18, 1999) in the Kaumana City subdivision of Hilo. At about 7:36 p.m., police received a call […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 MARCH 19, 1999 F-88959 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police Friday (March 19, 1999) seized 1,887 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 2 feet as part of their continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The plants were seized in the Paradise Park, Kapoho, Fern […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 MARCH 18, 1999 F-88830 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police Thursday (March 18, 1999) seized 3,469 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 4 feet as part of their continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The plants were seized in the Kaiwiki, Pepeekeo, Kaumana, Hakalau, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4231 MARCH 18, 1999 F-88754 MEDIA RELEASE Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a 25-year-old woman with first-degree custodial interference Thursday (March 18, 1999) after she kept a young boy overnight without the parents’ permission. The suspect, identified as Leina Lewis, of […]