Hawai‘i Island police seek help finding Honoka‘a man wanted for burglary

Hawai’i Island Police are asking for the public’s help in finding Kohl Noho Ikaika Sylva, 38, of Honoka’a, who is wanted on numerous outstanding bench warrants, a warrant of arrest for a burglary, and questioning relative to several other criminal investigations.

Sylva has a thin build, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 160 pounds, with medium-length black hair and hazel eyes. He has numerous tattoos, including a shark on his left arm, tattoos on his right forearm, and “Sylva” on his back. He is known to frequent the Honoka‘a-Waipio Road area.

The Hawai’i Police Department would like to remind the public that harboring or concealing a wanted person can result in criminal charges against the person who aides the wanted person.

Police ask anyone with information on Sylva’s whereabouts to please call the department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311. They may also contact Detective Amy Omaya, of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section, at 808-961-2381 or amy.omaya@hawaiicounty.gov.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the island-wide Crime Stoppers number at 808-961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers does not record calls or subscribe to any Caller ID service. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.