Crime

So far this year, There have been 582 DUI arrests so far this year, a 13.78% decrease compared with 675 during the same period last year.

Viewer discretion advised; footage from an incident Wednesday afternoon during which an officer shot and killed 31-year-old Nafetelai Teisina of Ocean View, who was determined to have died from a single gunshot wound, following an alleged theft in the parking lot of an Ocean View shopping center.

The incident began when a woman flagged down a police officer in a commercial parking lot for the theft of her glasses or sunglasses, Hawaiʻi Police Chief Reed Mahuna said.

35-year-old Joshua Delmar Randall was arrested and charged after police officers responding to a welfare check found him passed out in the driver’s seat of a sedan near an intersection in ʻĀinaloa.

Jill Dunston, 54, faces charges of attempted murder and assault following a violent domestic incident in ʻĀinaloa last week.

There have been 573 DUI arrests so far in 2026, an 11.98% decrease compared with 651 during the same period last year; there also have been 22 fatal crashes and 24 fatalities on Big Island roadways so far in 2026.

Guevarra made his initial appearance in Hilo District Court following his arrest Sept. 22; he appeared Friday afternoon in Hilo Circuit Court for his return on the indictment warrant, during which his bail was maintained at $1,823,000 and a a jury trial was scheduled Feb. 8, 2027.

But police say information developed during the investigation indicates that the people involved are currently not in Hawai‘i County.

According to court documents, the wanted man was indicted on Sept. 21 on felony theft and second-degree burglary charges in connection with reportedly taking jewelry from Mountain Gold Jewelers.

Bradley Young was arrested Sept. 22 following an incident that morning and subsequently charged Sept. 23 for Felony abuse in the presence of a minor and misdemeanor abuse.

The Sept. 19 incident at Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Center resulted in the death of 41-year-old Jose Manuel Adame Romero.

While being taken to jail, Justin Santagati injured two officers who both were treated at Hilo Benioff Medical Center, according to court documents.

Police have charged Bryant Guevarra with second degree murder following a fatal shooting in Hawaiian Paradise Park on Saturday.

In a major islandwide operation, numerous individuals were apprehended due to outstanding warrants for serious offenses, including drug-related crimes and illegal firearm possession.

The 44-year-old became combative as officers attempted to take him into custody at a shopping center in Kea‘au.

Two people took cover inside the home as the 21-year-old reportedly threw rocks that broke windows and caused exterior damage.

Hawai‘i Island police responded to the incident after receiving a call from a man reporting he’d been attacked and that he shot another man.

A total of 555 DUI arrests have been made so far this year on island roads, an 11.76% decrease from 629 by the same time in 2025; DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.

Crime in Hawaiʻi declined by more than 10% in 2025 compared with the year before, according to statewide crime statistics.

South Hilo patrol officers responded at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to a residence in the 400 block of Iloko Street in Hilo following a report of a male in possession of a firearm who was making threatening statements.