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Man arrested following calls of vehicles being shot at while driving by on Māmalahoa Highway in Hoʻokena

Hoʻokena Elementary School was also locked down after an employee saw a man walking on the highway with a gun who was staring into the schoolyard while children were playing.

Car crashes through Hilo home’s living room, injuring 7-year-old boy

71-year-old Wayne Okutsu of Hilo, who was driving the car, was arrested for first-degree negligent injury and is being detained at the East Hawai‘i Detention Facility in Hilo. The investigation is ongoing.

Pāhoa man faces slew of charges after threatening to light 15-year-old on fire

George Dale Foote Jr. of Pāhoa was released on bond and is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Aug. 1 in Puna District Court.

Kaʻū man arrested, later released after man was shot in right thigh in Ocean View

The May 10 incident began with a report of 3 men yelling in the area of Coral Parkway, between King Kamehameha Boulevard and Tiki Lane, and ended with a man whose sister says is mentally ill identifying 48-year-old Daniel Moriarty as the person who shot him with a rusty black powder revolver.

Ex-police officer charged after allegedly choking wife in front of couple’s children

Daniel Raymond Ulrich worked as an officer for the Hawai‘i Police Department six years ago. In April 2019, he was arrested and charged for a similar type of domestic-related incident.

Man who was allegedly armed with baseball bat charged in two Kona robberies

25-year-old Marty Pangelinan was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and one count of fourth-degree criminal property damage after two separate businesses along Kuakini Highway were robbed Feb. 26.

Līhu‘e man arrested in case involving threats made against Kaua‘i County Council member

67-year-old Glenn Gruenhagen was arrested Friday afternoon for first-degree terroristic threatening and harassment.

Waikōloa man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, other offenses after reported shooting incident in Kawaihae

39-year-old Alexander Alika Akau III of Waikōloa is being detained in the Kona Police Station cellblock and has not yet been charged with any crimes.

2 Big Island men arrested after man is reportedly shot at during road rage incident

Adib Beyah, a 36-year-old from Pāhoa, and 40-year-old John Elijah Lewis of Pāpa‘ikou were arrested following the incident the evening of Oct. 5 on Papaya Farms Road in Pāhoa.

Big Island man faces charges after allegedly stealing vehicle, evading police and ramming into hotel gate

46-year-old Orion Kiesch of Ocean View is charged with eight offenses, including second-degree theft, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and third-degree criminal property damage.

Routine patrol in ʻĀinaloa leads to firearms, theft charges against Big Island man

After conferring with the Hawai‘i County prosecuting attorney’s office, police on Wednesday arrested and charged 39-year-old Sergey Anatolyevich Tkachuk of Pāhoa with an array of offenses.

18 motorists arrested for DUI during week of May 1-7

So far this year, there have been 355 DUI arrests on the Big Island compared with 372 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.6 percent.

Oʻokala man charged with firearms, drug offenses

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 30-year-old Chace Kakela Gambill with firearms and drug offenses for a May 6 incident. 

Attempted murder suspect faces litany of charges following five-day manhunt

The Hawai‘i Police Department says 44-year old Ronald Kahihikolo of Ocean View was arrested just before 11 a.m. Saturday near the 39.5-mile marker on Highway 19 in Hāmākua, north of Hilo, after a five-day manhunt.

Two Big Island women face felony drug charges

Shannon Landgraf, 45, of Pāhoa and Shaina Popp, 39, of Hilo were indicted on several charges, including felony possession and attempted distribution of dangerous drugs. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant in December at a Hilo residence.

Hilo woman charged in connection with convenience store robbery, theft of Toyota Tacoma

Jessica Lancaster, 33, faces several charges in connection with two separate incidents earlier this month at a Kurtistown convenience store and a Hilo business.

Hilo man charged following reported domestic incident with teen daughter

Jacob Walter Umemoto faces abuse and firearm charges connected with the alleged incident.

Police investigating pedestrian fatality in Kea‘au

The man was transported to Hilo Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:07 p.m. The victim is unknown at this time.

Hilo Man Indicted For Alleged Sexual Assault of a Minor

An East Hawai‘i man faces several charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor.

Hilo Man Charged with Burglary and Theft

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 34-year-old Richard “Kini Boy” Kuakini Kaleohano Jr., of Hilo, with burglary and theft offenses.
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