A Kona grand jury indicted 45-year-old Luis Pagano Colon of Kailua-Kona following the execution of narcotics search warrants as a part of a collaborative law enforcement effort between the Hawai‘i County Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

According to police, HPD VICE West officers recovered the following items from within a Mazda sedan that was operated by Colon: 4.7 ounces of a substance that tested presumptive positive for cocaine, 1.1 ounces of a substance that tested presumptive positive for methamphetamine, a loaded 9mm Taurus GX2 pistol with a high-capacity magazine, a second high-capacity magazine, and additional live 9mm and 12-gauge shotgun ammunition.

Officers also recovered the following a .40 caliber Glock pistol with three high-capacity magazines, including two 50- round drum magazines, various ammunition, over one pound of a substance that tested presumptive positive for marijuana, and over two pounds of a substance that tested presumptive positive for marijuana.

On April 27, Colon made his initial appearance in Kona District Court where over Prosecutors’ objections, the Court granted his request for a bail reduction, lowering his bail from $288,000 to $150,000.

On Wednesday morning, Colon appeared in Kona Circuit Court for a return on the Indictment warrant. A jury trial is scheduled for September 8, 2026.

As the Indictment alleges, Colon is charged with three counts of Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree, Promoting a Detrimental Drug in the First Degree, Commercial Promotion of Marijuana in the Second Degree, Ownership or Possession of Firearm Prohibited, two counts of Ownership Prohibited (high-capacity magazine), Place to Keep Ammunition, Place to Keep Pistol or Revolver, Carrying or Possessing a Loaded Firearm on a Public Highway, and Possession of a Firearm with Intent to Facilitate the Commission of a Felony Drug Offense.

The most serious offense, Possession of a Firearm with Intent to Facilitate the Commission of a Felony Drug Offense is a class A felony that carries a penalty of a twenty-year prison term. Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree, is also a class A felony offense, 2 but carries a penalty of either a twenty-year prison term or ten years probation and up to two years in jail.

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Camden Bisson

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