As part of a joint-agency operation, a team of officers from various units within the Hawai’i County Police Department and the United States Marshals Service conducted a warrant sweep in the South Kohala District on April 19, 2021.  The sweeps resulted in the arrest of seven individuals wanted on a total of 11 outstanding warrants. The suspects were wanted for a range of crimes including terroristic threatening, criminal property theft, and promotion of a dangerous drug.

The team strategically gathered information on the whereabouts and locations frequented by the offenders and during the course of the day, apprehended seven individuals, for five felony warrants, four criminal contempt warrants, and two failure-to-appear warrants with their combined bail totaling $25,650.

Arrested during the dual-agency project were; Kenson Kimi, Isaac Paulino-Pawai, Kauahauoli Mailolo-Sears, Marjorie Bento, Sarah Batalona, Mana Garmon-Pagan and Franszell Soares.

Police are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of other wanted fugitives to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311, or contact South Kohala Patrol Sergeant Thomas Chun-Ming, via email at Thomas.Chun-Ming@hawaiicounty.gov or by phone (808) 887-3080.

Photo courtesy of the Hawaiʻi County Police Department