Hawaiʻi Island police looking for Hale Nani work furlough inmate who failed to return

Work furlough inmate Michael Saragosa-Galon failed to return from a furlough pass to the Hale Nani Reintegration Center in Panaʻewa by his deadline of 2 p.m. Friday, according the Hawaiʻi State Department of Safety that operates the facility.

Hawai‘i Island Police were notified and are now on the lookout for him.

Saragosa-Galon, 28, is a community custody inmate in the work furlough program with pass privileges. Community custody is the lowest classification status.

Saragosa-Galon is 6 feet tall and weighs 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

He is serving time for third-degree promoting a dangerous drug. He faces an added escape charge when found.

Saragosa-Galon’s maximum release date is Nov. 20, 2023.

If you see him, call 911.

Hale Nani is Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center’s reintegration program, located in a dorm-style building. Hale Nani offers offenders’ reintegration services and a work release program for sentenced inmates who will be released on Hawaiʻi Island.