On May 11, 2022,  a Kauaʻi County grand jury indicted former Kaua`i Police Department employee Mikalynn Hiranaka on charges arising from alleged conduct from 2017 through 2019, while employed as a clerk in Kaua`i Police Department Records Division and involving funds collected on behalf of the State of Hawai‘i.

Ms. Hiranaka surrendered to law enforcement on May 12, 2022 and was released after posting a $10,000 bond.  She is scheduled to appear for arraignment and plea on May 24, 2022 at the Circuit Court (Fifth Circuit) in Lihu`e.

Hiranaka’s charges are as follows:

Count 1:  Computer Fraud in the First Degree, a class A felony punishable by an automatic prison term of up to 20 years and a fine not exceeding $50,000.

Count 2: Theft in the First Degree, a class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine not exceeding $25,000.

The investigation was coordinated by the Department of the Attorney General Investigations Division and the Kauai Police Department.

Ms. Hiranaka is presumed innocent unless and until she is found guilty of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.

A copy of the filing can be found here.