Last week, 44 year-old Ronald P.K. Kahihikolo, was indicted by a Hilo grand jury in relation to a March 7  incident at an Ocean View residence where he is alleged to have shot a female in the head. He was also charged for a March 10 incident where he is alleged to have disregarded police attempts to arrest him for outstanding warrants while operating a stolen Dodge Charger.

Kahihikolo is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Kona Circuit Court today. Prosecutors have filed a motion requesting to detain Kahihikolo without bail pending his trial. He remains in custody in lieu of $196,000.00 bail.

As the Indictment alleges, Kahihikolo was charged with eight offenses including, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree (intentionally discharged a firearm in the direction of another person), Abuse of Family or Household Member, Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle in the First Degree, Resisting Order to Stop in the First Degree, Theft in the First Degree (theft of a motor vehicle, a Dodge Charger), Ownership or Possession of Firearm Prohibited, Ownership of Possession of Ammunition Prohibited, Carrying or Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony. Attempted Murder in the Second Degree carries a sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.

The case was initiated by Officers Melissa D’Angelo, Isaac Michaels, and Xylon Takata, Ka‘u Patrol, and the felony investigation was led by Detective Blayne Matsui and assisted by Detectives Len Hamakado, Jason Foxworthy, and Donovan Kohara, Area II Criminal Investigations Division, Hawai‘i Police Department. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Chase Murray is prosecuting the case.

The charges are merely allegations, and the Defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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