#Class B felony

23-year-old Kainalu Palik was arrested June 22 in the parking lot at Parker Ranch Center in Waimea; he is accused of allegedly using social media to pursue sex acts with a 14-year-old girl.

Na Aliʻi Peralta, 50, faces charges of burglary, theft and promoting a dangerous drug.

Kole Race-Joaquin, 43, was charged with theft and unauthorized vehicle control and could face a mandatory prison term if convicted.

Kimo K. Medeiros, 43 of Kurtistown, is facing 12 charges, including two counts of manslaughter.

Adonis Higa was arrested and charged in relation to a sexual assault incident that occurred in Hawaiian Paradise Park last week.

Kunia Hassard, 39, is being charged with habitual property crime and arson in the second degree.

A Hilo jury in September 2024 found Frank William Funes guilty of first-degree burglary and second-degree assault; he received the maximum penalties for both offenses, which the court ordered to be served consecutively.

30-year-old Justin Yamauchi made his initial court appearance the afternoon of July 16 in Hilo District Court, where his bail was maintained at $135,000. He was ordered to appear July 18 for a preliminary hearing.

Douglas Louis of Pāhala faces drug and firearms charges after authorities in Hilo discovered over 1.8 pounds of methamphetamine, ghost guns, and various firearms in his possession on July 12.

61-year-old Dason DeRego pleaded guilty March 3 to five counts of second-degree sexual assault of a then-14-year-old girl between September and December 2016. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison on each offense to be served concurrently.

32-year-old Sonny E. Puerto was found guilty by a jury in July of first-degree electronic enticement of a child as part of Operation Keiki Shield in May 2021, when he was texting an undercover police officer he thought was a 13-year-old girl, asking her for sex and other sex acts.

35 year-old Sarah King, who is charged with first-degree burglary, made her initial appearance Monday in Hilo District Court, where she was granted supervised release despite the objections of prosecutors.

According to a press release from the Hawai‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, the vehicle was stolen on Oct. 17.

30-year-old Brandon Sanchez faces charges of first-degree theft, first-degree unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and habitual property crime.

32-year-old Kamren Forest Adams was ordered to return for a hearing at 1 p.m. June 19 in Kona District Court after an exam is completed to determine his fitness to proceed in the case.

Both women are facing theft and drug charges.

This measure, along with its companion bill, House Bill 2058 Draft 1, is striking a chord with the Hawai‘i Island residents as communities have been plagued with packs of dangerous dogs attacking and even killing people, with the dog owners suffering little to no consequence.

The incident happened Tuesday morning in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on the Big Island and is being investigated by the Hawai‘i Police Department as a negligent failure to control a dangerous dog case.

Omar Kesment New, 46 of Puna, pleaded no contest in 2022 to ownership or possession prohibited of a firearm and third-degree promoting a dangerous drug — and was sentenced this week in Hilo Circuit Court.

Levon Vares-Young made her initial court appearance for the firearms charges Friday. She appeared in court Thursday for charges related to criminal property damage and resisting an order to stop.