38-year-old Jesse Tamashiro-Aiona of Kapa‘au was arrested and charged following recent domestic incidents.

According to police, Tamashiro-Aiona threw a hammer at his girlfriend and brandished a box cutter with the blade exposed. Officers later executed a search warrant upon a Kynnersley Road residence where they recovered an unregistered Ruger mini-14, .223 caliber, semi-automatic rifle.

On Wednesday, Tamashiro-Aiona made his initial appearance in Kona District Court, where over Prosecutors’ objections, the District Court judge reduced Tamashiro-Aiona’s bail from $73,000 to $20,000 and ordered him to appear for a preliminary hearing on May 22.

As the Complaint alleges, Tamashiro-Aiona is charged with Criminal Property Damage in the Third Degree, Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree (use of a dangerous instrument, a hammer, mallet, or a box cutter), Ownership or Possession of Firearm Prohibited (prior felony convictions), Permit to Acquire, and Registration Mandatory. The most serious offense, Ownership or Possession Prohibited, is a class B felony offense and carries a maximum penalty of a ten-year prison term. Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree is a class C felony offense and carries a maximum penalty of a five-year prison term.

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kate Perazich.

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