45 year-old Ronald P.K. Kahihikolo of Ocean View appeared in Kona Circuit Court where he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for 2023 shooting and manhunt incidents.

On February 27, he pleaded “No Contest” to the charges of Attempted Assault in the First Degree and Carrying or Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony in relation to a March 7, 2023 incident where he shot at his girlfriend at an Outrigger Drive residence. He also pleaded “No Contest” to Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle in the First Degree and Resisting Order to Stop in the First Degree in relation to a March 10, 2023 incident, where he disregarded police attempts to arrest him while operating a stolen Dodge Charger.

Carrying or Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony carries a penalty of a twenty-year prison term. Attempted Assault in the First Degree carries a penalty of a ten-year prison term.

The case was prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys Kate Perazich, Matt Woodward, and Chase Murray

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