#20 years in prison

Puna man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assault of minor

The case stems from incidents that occurred between 2019 and 2022, when Bryan Flores was the minor’s muay thai coach; Flores pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual assault in October 2025.

California man gets 20 years for stabbing his girlfriend with steak knife at Waikōloa resort

67-year-old Richard Lopez and his 64-year-old girlfriend of 17 years, who he stabbed multiple times, were visiting the island and staying at the Waikōloa Beach Marriot Resort on Sept. 1, 2022, when the incident happened.

25-year-old sentenced to 20 years in prison for assault, robbery in Hilo

Cohlby Espaniola, 25 of Mountain View, was sentenced to a 20-year prison term in Hilo Circuit Court for a stabbing and robbery that occurred in 2018 at a residence on Leilani Street in Hilo.