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A 26-year-old male inmate from the HawaiÊ»i Community Correctional Center was arrested this afternoon (April 5) after reportedly escaping from the facility. Responding to the 1:23 p.m. report of a male inmate running from the facility, South Hilo Patrol officers located the inmate hiding behind a residence on Omao street, approximately ¾ of a mile […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 39-year-old Puna man who was reported as an escapee from Hale Nani Correctional Facility. Jeremy Allan Ward was last seen at the correctional facility at about 8 a.m. on August 27. He is described as a local male, 5-foot-5, 135 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He […]

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A 27-year-old Hilo man is back in jail after being arrested in connection with a reported escape Friday (August 22) from the Hale Nani correctional facility. Kalaikona Fukuhara was located in Hilo on Sunday (August 24) and taken into custody without incident. He was arrested on suspicion of second-degree escape and promoting prison contraband. He […]

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Hawaii County Police are reporting two escapees from Hale Nani Correctional Center in Hilo. The escapees are Robert Garcia and Andrew Wanat who were last seen at 6 p.m. Wednesday (Sept 4).

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have charged a 21-year-old PepeÊ»ekeo woman in connection with an escape from a Hilo correctional facility. At 5:32 p.m. Sunday (April 7), after conferring with prosecutors, detectives charged Shaylyn Momi Araw with second-degree escape. Her bail was set at $10,000. She was scheduled to make her initial court appearance Monday afternoon (April […]

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Hawaiʻi County Police have received information that two inmates who escaped from Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center on Wednesday intend to rob a bank. Police recommend heightened security measures at financial institutions.

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Big Island police have located 20-year-old Joshua Kalili of Hōnaunau, who was wanted for escape. He was arrested in Kona at 7 p.m. Tuesday (August 21) and charged with second-degree escape.

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Big Island police are looking for a 31-year-old Kailua-Kona man who allegedly escaped from a correctional facility Tuesday (August 14.). Ryan James Jeffries-Hamar was last seen allegedly fleeing from Hale Nani off Route 11 Tuesday at about 2 p.m. He is described as Caucasian, about 5-foot-7, about 170 pounds with blue eyes and short reddish-blond […]

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Dallas Runyon[/caption] Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating an inmate wanted for escape. At 10:58 on July 21, police responded to Hale Nani off Route 11 in Hilo after receiving a report that Dallas Wesley Runyon, 32, of Kaʻū had left the facility without authorization.

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A 19-year-old Waikoloa man who was the subject of a one-and-a-half-hour manhunt is in police custody facing possible escape charges. Airiel Jost , who was at the Waimea courthouse for resisting an order to stop and two counts of theft, was in the process of being arrested on a $10,000 contempt of court warrant Tuesday […]

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Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 39-year-old man wanted for escape. Nathan Keali’i Apolo is wanted for escaping from the Hawai’i Community Correctional Center’s Hale Nani Facility on Wednesday (August 17) at 6:20 p.m.

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Big Island police have located a 19-year-old man who escaped on June 11 while being processed at the Kea’au police station for a bench warrant. Rico Nasario of Pāhoa was located in Beaverton, Oregon. He was returned to Hawai’i on Monday (August 9) and charged with second-degree escape, criminal contempt of court and violating terms […]

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