UPDATE: Police charge Honolulu man with drug offenses after recovering 5 pounds of methamphetamine

Update 4 p.m. on Sept. 15: Hawaiʻi police and the Hawaiʻi County Prosecutor’s Office have conferred to charge 29-year-old Sione Misinale, of Honolulu, with methamphetamine-related drug offenses among others.

At 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, Vice Section officers, in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations, stopped a vehicle driven by Misinale. He was arrested, and the vehicle was recovered pending a search warrant. following a traffic stop in Kea‘au.

Misinale was charged with the following offenses:

•    Two counts of first-degree promotion of a Dangerous Drug
•    Criminal littering 
•    Driving without a valid driver’s license
•    No motor vehicle insurance

His bail was set at $502,000. Misinale is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Monday afternoon, Sept. 15, in South Hilo District Court.

Police ask anyone who may have information regarding this incident to contact Officer Spencer Thomas of the Vice Section at (808) 961-2258, or via email at Spencer.Thomas@HawaiiPolice.gov. Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous can call the Vice tip line at 808 961-VICE (808 961-8423).

Original story 10:47 a.m. on Sept. 15: An O‘ahu man is facing drug charges after a search of his vehicle yielded nearly 6 pounds of suspected methamphetamine.

The incident occurred on Sept. 10 when Hawai‘i Island police made a traffic stop in East Hawai‘i, where Sione Misinale, 29, of Honolulu, was an occupant. According to a press release from police, Vice officers later executed a narcotics search warrant upon an Audi sedan. They recovered a combined total of 2,668.95 net grams or 5.88 pounds of a substance that tested presumptive positive for methamphetamine.

Misinale remains in custody in lieu of $502,000 bail and is slated to make his initial appearance in Hilo District Court today.

The 29-year-old is facing first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and first-degree attempted promotion of a dangerous drug, which are both class A felonies.

These offenses carry a penalty of either a 20-year prison term or 10 years probation and up to two years in jail.

Misinale was also charged with criminal littering, driving without a license and no no-fault insurance.