Crime

The 52-year-old pleaded not guilty in August 2025 to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin, and possession with intent to distribute those controlled substances.

Total DUI arrests are down by 13% compared with last year, while fatalities are up by more than 50%

52-year-old Eric Lee Boltz admitted in a plea agreement that he was motivated by Gov. Josh Green’s official government position and religion; he told law enforcement during an interview that he made the series of threatening and antisemitic voicemails to ‘shake [Gov. Green] up.’

Kona patrol officers responded to the 74-0000 block of Ane Keohokalole Highway at 9:35 p.m. on Oct. 27 after receiving a report about an unresponsive woman.

Police say school personnel interviewed on scene did not report hearing gunshots, seeing injured individuals or observing suspicious persons on campus.

There has been a total of 630 DUI arrests so far this year, a decrease of 12.86% compared with 723 total arrests during the same period in 2025.

The 44-year-old man appeared in Hilo District Court on charges of second- and third- degree promotion of child abuse and second-degree promotion of a detrimental drug.

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.