Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred at Honl’s Beach Park in Kailua-Kona on Friday, December 17, 2021.

When Kona patrol officers arrived, they learned that a 42-year-old and a 47-year-old, both of Kailua-Kona, were involved in a heated verbal argument that turned physical. As they were fighting, a 48-year-old Na‘alehu man assisted the 42-year-old man.  During this altercation, the 48-year-old man sustained non-life threatening stab wounds to his back and thigh, as well as several cuts to his hands. He was treated and later released from Kona Community Hospital. The 47-year-old male was arrested at the scene, but later released pending further investigation.

Anyone with information about the investigation is encouraged to contact Detective Kim Makuakane-Jarrell, of the Area II Criminal Investigations Section, at (808) 326-4646 ext. 262 or via email at kimmerlyn.makuakane-jarrell@hawaiicounty.gov.