Arkansas man charged in reported West Hawai’i sexual assaults

A 64-year-old Hot Springs, Ark., man was charged with sexual assault following investigations by Big Island police into two incidents in West Hawaiʻi.

Timothy Efird is charged with first-degree and second-degree sexual assault. His initial bail was set at $300,000 and he made his initial court appearance Aug. 7 in Kona District Court.

His bail was maintained, with conditions, and he remains in custody. He was ordered to appear at 3 p.m. Aug. 11 in Kona District Court for a preliminary hearing in the case.

Prosecutors informed the court during Efird’s preliminary hearing that the case was indicted in Kona Circuit Court. The Circuit Court allowed the Arkansas man to post a surety bond of $55,000 and be released.

He also was ordered to not contact, threaten, harm or harass the complainant or her minor children and not to leave the state. Efird also was ordered to appear in Kona Circuit Court again at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 12.

South Kohala patrol officers responded just before 6:30 p.m. Aug. 4 to a Waikōloa condominium complex after a sexual assault report. Officers learned that Efird allegedly assaulted the woman on two separate occasions.

The first reportedly occurred during the early morning hours of July 31 at a Kailua-Kona residence. The second reportedly happened the morning of Aug. 4 at the Waikōloa condo.

South Kohala officers located and arrested Efird shortly before 8 p.m. Aug. 4 while Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Juvenile Aid Section detectives continued investigating.

Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact Detective Aaron Yamanaka at 808-326-4646, extension 3304, or via email at aaron.yamanaka@hawaiipolice.gov.