#Hawaii County Prosecutors Office

Downtown Hilo robbery suspect charged following reported assault of drone surveyors

Kukaua Keli’iho’oluhi Kaupe Bright remains in custody pending his initial court appearance, as he is unable to post bail set at $12,100.

Pāhoa man charged following 8-hour standoff with police

The charges against Jameel Comier stem from a Tuesday morning incident.

Man indicted for receiving package at Volcano Post Office with methamphetamine

Eric W. Clough, 42 of Volcano, was indicted by a Hilo grand jury earlier this month for receiving nearly a pound of methamphetamine in a package at the Volcano Post Office a year ago.

4 Kona men charged with child sex solicitation in Operation Keiki Shield

Operation Keiki Shield took place in Kona via the internet with investigators posing as underage teens on the Big Island.

Mountain View man charged with 12 drug and firearms offenses

Hawaiʻi Island police officers executed a vehicle narcotics search warrant and recovered approximately 12 ounces of methamphetamine and two P80 framed, unserialized, and unregistered handguns from the vehicle of Daniel Keith Kia‘i Tavares.

Big Island prosecutors reviewing case of horse killed by hunter targeting wild pigs in Honomū

The Hawai’i Police Department has referred a mid-September case involving a momma horse shot at night by a hunter targeting wild pigs on private property in Honomu to the prosecutor’s office.