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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MARCH 18, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Detective Andrew S. Burian received a certificate of appreciation Thursday (March 18, 1999) from the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), Pacific Region. At the monthly district commander’s meeting, Police Chief Wayne Carvalho presented the award to Burian, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2253 MARCH 16, 1999 F-88649 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police Monday (March 16, 1999) seized 8,844 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 3 feet as part of their continuing “Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.” The plants were seized in the Ainaloa, Fern Forest, Kapoho […]

TOMILYN DASALLA Missing Since February 12, 1999 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION CAPTAIN RONALD NAKAMICHI PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 16, 1999 F-85472 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Hilo residence since February 12, 1999. The missing girl is Tomilyn Dasalla. Dasalla is described […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MARCH 16, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is registering teams for the 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. The registration deadline […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM SERGEANT JERRY D. COLOMA PHONE: 961-2219 MARCH 16, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will sponsor a HI-PAL PONY Baseball Tournament on April 16-18, 1999, at the Walter Victor Stadium in Hilo. The tournament is for 13- and 14-year-olds. It will be limited to 10 teams, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 MARCH 15, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 8-15, 1999, Big Island police arrested 46 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 349 KAPIOLANI STREET HILO, HAWAII 96720 TELEPHONE 961-2346 MARCH 12, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE The 1999 First Hawaiian Bank Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run will be held on Saturday, April 10, in Kona and Saturday, April 17, in Hilo to help raise funds for the Hawaii Special Olympics. Big Island police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER PAUL FUKUDA PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 11, 1999 F-87450 MISSING PERSON MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo police are still looking for a woman reported missing from her Wainaku home since Thursday evening (March 4, 1999). Published reports that the woman, identified as Roseline Pawai, 40, was seen in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT MARTIN B. ELLAZAR PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 11, 1999 F-88105 MEDIA RELEASE An 88-year-old woman died in a two-car collision Thursday morning (March 11, 1999) on Palani Road in Kailua-Kona. The victim, identified as Viola Withenshaw, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Ka’u, was pronounced dead at 7:38 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2258 MARCH 9, 1999 F-87978/PN MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section, Criminal Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigation Section and Puna Patrol officers arrested six men for a variety of offenses as a result of a raid on a cockfight Tuesday evening (March 9, 1999) in the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER THOMAS E. FRATINARDO PHONE: 887-3081 MARCH 9, 1999 F-87703 MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police are asking for the public’s help in apprehending vandals responsible for damaging a car Saturday evening (March 6, 1999) in the parking lot of the Royal Waikoloan Hotel. Police said that at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER ROBERT F. WAGNER PHONE: 966-5835 MARCH 8, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Puna Community Policing and Patrol officers arrested seven persons Friday night (March 5, 1999) for drinking in public and other offenses. During a Crime Reduction Unit action, the officers arrested: One person on a warrant in […]

ROSELINE PAWAI Missing since March 4, 1999 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER PAUL FUKUDA PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 8, 1999 F-87450 MISSING PERSON MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman reported missing from her Wainaku home since Thursday evening (March 4, 1999). The missing woman […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 MARCH 8, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 1-7, 1999, Big Island police arrested 47 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 KONA VICE SECTION DETECTIVE BOB HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4238 MARCH 7, 1999 F-87613/SK MEDIA RELEASE Kona Vice and Criminal Intelligence Unit officers arrested 13 people Saturday (March 6, 1999) for a variety of drug and firearm offenses after executing a search warrant at a Waimea residence. During a search of the Ahuli […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE ELSTON SEO PHONE: 326-4233 MARCH 7, 1999 F-86910 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona Juvenile Aid Section detectives arrested and charged an 18-year-old Waimea male with several offenses Sunday (March 7, 1999) in connection with a robbery that occurred last month in Hawi, North Kohala. At 10:55 a.m., […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2253 MARCH 7, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo and Kona Vice Section and Criminal Intelligence Unit officers arrested four men for a variety of offenses as the result of a raid on a cockfight Sunday (March 7, 1999) in Pahala, Ka’u District. About 175 persons […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING SECTION OFFICER DEXTER CHAVES PHONE: 961-2350 MARCH 6, 1999 F-87491 MEDIA RELEASE South Hilo Community Policing officers arrested and charged eight persons Friday night (March 5, 1999) for drinking illegally in public places. Checks conducted at public park areas in Hilo resulted in eight arrests for intoxicating liquor prohibited […]

BOB SABARATNAM …missing since November 27, 1998 HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE WAYNE K. YOUNG PHONE: 326-4275 MARCH 5, 1999 F-78868 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are renewing a request for the public’s help in locating a 62-year-old man who was reported missing since November 27, 1998, when he was last […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2253 MARCH 4, 1999 F-85273 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Vice and Intelligence Unit officers have arrested three men for a variety of drug offenses and seized two vehicles and more than $1,500 in cash in West Hawaii. Assisted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE ELSTON SEO PHONE: 326-4233 MARCH 4, 1999 F-86910 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Detectives from the Kona Criminal Investigation Section and Juvenile Aid Section have arrested three male juveniles in connection with a robbery that occurred Sunday (February 28, 1999) in the garage area outside a home in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER EDWIN A. NAMOHALA JR. PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 4, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are warning Big Island residents to be on guard against another scam, this one promising to reduce property taxes for a fee. In the latest scam, a Hilo woman notified police she had […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MARCH 3, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Fourteen new officers have joined the ranks of the Hawaii County Police Department. The 14 were members of the 56th Police Recruit Class, who graduated during luncheon ceremonies held at the Kilohana Room of the Hawaii Naniloa Resort. They […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION OFFICER PETER KUALII PHONE: 961-2278 MARCH 2, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE Local Jam took honors as Intermediate School Volleyball Champions during the seventh annual Positive Alternative Gang Education (P.A.G.E.) Intermediate Division Volleyball Tournament. Hilo Intermediate School was the runner-up in the tournament, held February 13 and 20, 1999, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER MARSHALL NEY PHONE: 889-6540 MARCH 1, 1999 F-86910 MEDIA RELEASE A man was robbed Sunday (February 28, 1999) in the garage area outside a home he was caring for in Hawi, North Kohala. Responding to a 5:45 p.m. call, North Kohala patrol officers learned that the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ERNEST E. CORREIA PHONE: 961-2225 MARCH 1, 1999 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 22-28, 1999, Big Island police arrested 24 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 […]