Hawaii County police charged a 70-year-old Hilo man today with second-degree negligent homicide and failure to render aid after a fatal collision Tuesday involving 79-year-old recumbent cyclist Barbara Klein of Hilo.
A 30-year-old Captain Cook man, found guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree arson in a shooting in an area known as the”End of the World,” was sentenced Sept. 1 to life in prison with the possibility of parole, the Hawaii County Prosecutor Kelden Waltjen announced today.
Hawai‘i Island police came into contact with the suspect at 11:20 a.m. on Friday after they saw the vehicle exiting the parking lot in the 75-6000 block of Kuakini Highway in Kailua-Kona and conducted a traffic stop.
A Kona grand jury indicted a 30-year-old Captain Cook man on charges related to a May 13 hit-and-run incident in South Kona that left a 24-year-old male pedestrian critically injured.
HILO For the 42nd year, this week has been dedicated to survivors of crime and victim s rights. The Hawaii County Prosecutor s Office wrapped its final event for the week Thursday,